Song · Iggy Pop
“Run Like a Villain” by Iggy Pop
From the album Zombie Birdhouse (1982)
“Run Like a Villain” by Iggy Pop appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1982 and 2003. It was first released in 1982 on the album Zombie Birdhouse. Its best result is #89 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #126 alternative song of 1982 and #6,581 alternative song of all time.
Iggy Pop wrote "Run Like a Villain" with Rob Duprey for Zombie Birdhouse, his sixth solo album, cut on 16-track at Blank Tape Studios in New York in June 1982 and released that September on Animal. Chris Stein of Blondie produced it and played bass, Duprey handled guitar and keyboards, Clem Burke was on drums, and Joe Arlotta and Butch Jones engineered.
The album has earned a reputation as one of the strangest things Iggy ever put out, the experimental last gasp of an erratic stretch in his career: droning synths, beats with an African lilt and free-associating words. One writer heard sleazy rock and roll given an electronic edge, and it has drawn the odd comparison to Suicide, Throbbing Gristle and Talking Heads.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 89 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1658 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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