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To Live and Die in L.A. (Wang Chung song)

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B-side
  
"Black-Blue-White"

Format
  
CD, LP

Length
  
4:53

Released
  
September 25, 1985

Genre
  
Pop rock, new wave

Label
  
Geffen

"To Live and Die in L.A." is a single from the soundtrack of the same name by Wang Chung. Released in September 1985, the song peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #41.

On the To Live and Die in L.A. DVD audio commentary, director William Friedkin stated to Wang Chung that he “didn’t want a theme song for To Live and Die in L.A.” One day, though, Jack Hues & Nick Feldman gave Friedkin a copy of "To Live and Die in L.A." (to his dismay). Surprisingly, Friedkin was impressed and decided to keep the song as part of the movie and the soundtrack.

References

To Live and Die in L.A. (Wang Chung song) Wikipedia