Pretend We're Dead
"Pretend We're Dead" is a 1992 song by American all-female rock band L7, from the album Bricks Are Heavy. It was written by Donita Sparks. It was the first single from Bricks Are Heavy and achieved moderate international success. It spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks, peaking at #8. It also reached #21 on the UK Singles Chart and charted in Belgium and Australia.
| "Pretend We're Dead" | ||||
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| Single by L7 | ||||
| from the album Bricks Are Heavy | ||||
| B-side | "Shitlist" | |||
| Released | April 1992 | |||
| Studio | Smart Studios (Madison, WI), Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, CA) | |||
| Genre | Grunge | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Slash | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Donita Sparks | |||
| Producer(s) | L7, Butch Vig | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Pretend We're Dead" on YouTube | ||||
It has been featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Rock Band 2, as well as numerous TV programs and films.
A documentary about L7 directed by Sarah Price and titled L7: Pretend We're Dead was released in 2016. The film covers the band discussing challenges associated with producing the video for "Pretend We're Dead" including a crane failure that injured Suzi Gardner and heavy handed video producers that stifled the creative vision of Sparks.