Statues (Hüsker Dü song)

"Statues" is a song by Hüsker Dü released as a single in 1981.^[3] It was the band's first single, b/w the song "Amusement."^[4] This release finds the band in a period where its music was drifting from punk to post-punk. Briony Edwards of Louder wrote, "Though it shows an interest in experimentation that would follow the band through each stage of their career, the ... Krautrock inspired, Keith Levene-esque guitar is far removed from the boisterous hardcore that followed in its wake."^[5] The single's pressing was limited to 2,000 copies. The two tracks appear on the Everything Falls Apart and More CD.

In 2013, the Numero Group reissued the single with the studio outtakes "Writer's Cramp" and "Let's Go Die" as a 7" pairing in a gatefold jacket. The studio recordings are remastered from a first-generation sub-master, while "Amusement" is from the original live board tape.^[1]

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Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Statues"	Grant Hart	4:14

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Amusement"	Bob Mould	4:19

2013 reissue track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Statues"	Hart	4:29

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
2.	"Amusement"	Mould	5:11

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Writers Cramp"	Mould	2:22

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
2.	"Let’s Go Die"	Greg Norton	1:55

Notes^[6]

"Statues", "Writers Cramp" and "Let’s Go Die" were recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, August 1980
"Amusement" was recorded live at Duffy's, Minneapolis, October 1980. The 2013 version has a later fadeout than the original single.
The timings on the original single are not the accurate. The 2013 timing is correct for Statues. The timing for the original version of Amusement is around 4:59.

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of Everything Falls Apart and More.^[6]

Hüsker Dü

Bob Mould – guitar, vocals,
Grant Hart – drums, vocals
Greg Norton – bass, vocals

Technical

Hüsker Dü – producer (all tracks)
Colin Mansfield – producer ("Statues", "Writers Cramp", "Let’s Go Die"), engineer ("Amusement")
Steve Fjelstad – engineer (all tracks)
Terry Katzman – recorded by ("Amusement")
Fake Name Graphx – artwork

References

^ ^a ^b "Amusement +3". The Numero Group. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
^ Louis Pattison (January 23, 2013). "Listen – Hüsker Dü Rerelease 'Statues'". NME. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
^ "Husker Du Discography > Husker Du - Discography". Thirdav.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "Statues/Amusement". Thirdav.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ Briony Edwards (September 14, 2017). "The 10 best Hüsker Dü songs written by Grant Hart". Louder. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Everything Falls Apart and More (CD). Hüsker Dü. Rhino. 1993. R2 71163.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

v t e Hüsker Dü
Grant Hart Bob Mould Greg Norton
Studio albums	Everything Falls Apart Zen Arcade New Day Rising Flip Your Wig Candy Apple Grey Warehouse: Songs and Stories
Extended plays	Metal Circus Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely Sorry Somehow Ice Cold Ice
Live albums	Land Speed Record The Living End
Singles	"Statues" b/w "Amusement" "In a Free Land" "Eight Miles High" "Celebrated Summer" "Makes No Sense at All" "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" "Sorry Somehow" "Could You Be the One?" "She's a Woman (And Now He Is a Man)" "Ice Cold Ice"
Other songs	"Diane" "Turn On the News" "Pink Turns to Blue"
Related articles	Hüsker Dü discography Sugar Reflex Records Terry Katzman

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