Song · Killing Joke
“America” by Killing Joke
From the album Outside the Gate (1988)
“America” by Killing Joke appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1988. It was first released in 1988 on the album Outside the Gate. Its best result is #39 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #139 alternative song of 1988.
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"America" was the first single from Outside the Gate, Killing Joke's seventh studio album, released on E.G. Records on 18 April 1988, and it marked a changing of the guard behind the desk: with producer Chris Kimsey gone, it was the band's first official single to be self-produced. Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker share the writing credit.
The video went for satire, casting Coleman as a presidential candidate got up as Uncle Sam in a dystopian vision of the United States. The seven-inch paired it with "Jihad", the 12-inch led with an extended mix, and it was the first Killing Joke single to come out as a CD maxi single, with a Glenn Skinner remix on board. It reached 77 on the UK singles chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 39 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988 | 107 |
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