People Are Strange
"People Are Strange" is a 1967 song by The Doors. It was taken from their second studio album Strange Days. It went to number 1 in Canada, number 9 in New Zealand and number 12 in the United States. The track was first released with "Unhappy Girl" as its B-side.
| "People Are Strange" | ||||
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| Single by the Doors | ||||
| from Strange Days" | ||||
| B-side | "Unhappy Girl" | |||
| Released | September 4, 1967 | |||
| Recorded | April 1967 | |||
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| Length | 2:12 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Paul A. Rothchild | |||
| The Doors singles chronology | ||||
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Echo & the Bunnymen cover
| "People Are Strange" | ||||
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| Single by Echo & the Bunnymen | ||||
| from The Lost Boys: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" | ||||
| B-side | "Run, Run, Run" | |||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | WEA, EastWest | |||
| Songwriter(s) | The Doors | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Manzarek | |||
| Echo & the Bunnymen singles chronology | ||||
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In 1987, British group Echo & the Bunnymen covered People Are Strange for the 1987 film The Lost Boys. It went to number 29 in the United Kingdom and number 13 in Ireland in 1991.
References
- ↑ Forty Years on, Jim Morrison Cult Thrives at Paris Cemetery. July 1, 2011. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/forty-years-on-jim-morrison-cult-thrives-at-paris-cemetery-2305977.html. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
