Released March 1988 Dying for It(1988) Release date March 1988 | Length 11:02 Label 53rd & 3rd Records | |
Recorded 26th-27th October 1987, Pierhouse Studios, Edinburgh Producer Stephen PastelThe Vaselines |
The vaselines dying for it
Dying for It is the second release by Glasgow alternative rock group The Vaselines, like its predecessor an extended play single. The EP was later included on their career retrospective collection The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History. "Teenage Superstars" was later included as the fourth track on their debut album Dum-Dum in 1989.
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Alternative rock figurehead Kurt Cobain listed the "Dying for It" single as his fourth favorite 'album' ever. His band Nirvana covered "Molly's Lips," named in tribute to well-known Scottish television personality Molly Weir, as well as a song from the earlier Vaselines EP, on their 1992 Compilation Incesticide. They also performed "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" (original song name "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam") for their MTV Unplugged in New York concert.
Track listing
All songs written by Kelly and McKee.
Side A
- "Dying for It"
- "Molly's Lips"
Side B
- "Teenage Superstars"
- "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam"
Personnel
Additional personnel
Songs
1Dying for It2:23
2Molly's Lips1:44
3Teenage Superstars3:29