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White Wedding
Billy Idol
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- Album
- Billy Idol
- Released
- 1982
- Genres
- Length
- 4:11
- Tempo
- 147 BPM
- Label
- Chrysalis\EMI Records (USA)
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About this song
White Wedding is the second track on Billy Idol's self-titled album. It was released as a single on October 23, 1982, and reached #6 on the UK singles chart and #36 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Guitarist Steve Stevens has said the song's opening arpeggio riff was inspired by the spaghetti western soundtracks of Sergio Leone from the 1960s.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 2 other songs, like “Get Goth by Sour Gummy”.
- Covered 14 times, including “White Wedding by MajorVoice”.
- Written by Billy Idol.
- Produced by Keith Forsey.
- Recorded at Westlake Audio (Los Angeles.