Life, Death and Dennis Hopper

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Life, Death and Dennis Hopper
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Studio album by
The Waterboys
Released4 April 2025 (2025-04-04)
Length60:37
Label Sun
Producer
The Waterboys chronology
All Souls Hill
(2022)		Life, Death and Dennis Hopper
(2025)
Singles from Life, Death and Dennis Hopper
  1. "Hopper's on Top (Genius)"
    Released: 10 January 2025
  2. "Letter from an Unknown Girlfriend"
    Released: 21 March 2025

Life, Death and Dennis Hopper is the sixteenth studio album by Scottish folk rock group the Waterboys, released by Sun Records on 4 April 2025. The title refers to the actor and director Dennis Hopper. [1]

Contents

Release and promotion

The album was announced on 6 January 2025 [2] along with its lead single "Hopper's on Top (Genius)", which was released on 10 January. [3]

The second single, "Letter from an Unknown Girlfriend", features Fiona Apple and was released on 21 March 2025. [4] [5]

Track listing

Life, Death and Dennis Hopper track listing [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kansas" (featuring Steve Earle)
2:14
2."Hollywood'55"
1:34
3."Live in the Moment, Baby"
2:28
4."Brooke / 1712 North Crescent Heights"
1:30
5."Andy (A Guy Like You)"
  • Hallawell
  • Scott
  • Dine
2:23
6."The Tourist" (featuring Barny Fletcher)
  • Ralston
  • Scott
4:01
7."Freaks on Wheels"
  • Scott
  • Dine
0:58
8."Blues for Terry Southern"
  • Hallawell
  • Scott
2:45
9."Memories of Monterey"Scott1:16
10."Riding Down to Mardi Gras"
  • Hallawell
  • Scott
2:20
11."Hopper's on Top (Genius)"
  • Hallawell
  • Ralston
  • Scott
  • Salmins
3:09
12."Transcendental Peruvian Blues"
  • Hallawell
  • Ralston
  • Scott
  • Salmins
2:24
13."Michelle (Always Stay)"
  • Hallawell
  • Scott
3:07
14."Freakout at the Mud Palace"
  • Scott
  • Benjamin Talbott
3:04
15."Daria"
  • P. Brown
  • April Brown
1:09
16."Ten Years Gone" (featuring Bruce Springsteen)Scott3:32
17."Letter from an Unknown Girlfriend" (featuring Fiona Apple)Scott2:08
18."Rock Bottom"Scott1:16
19."I Don’t Know How I Made It" (featuring Taylor Goldsmith)
  • Ralston
  • Scott
  • Salmins
2:34
20."Frank (Let's Fuck)"
  • Hallawell
  • Scott
  • Dine
2:00
21."Katherine" (featuring Anana Kaye)
  • Irakli Gaprindashvili
  • Anana Katsadze
1:31
22."Everybody Loves Dennis Hopper"Scott3:02
23."Golf, They Say"
  • Hallawell
  • Scott
3:31
24."Venice, California (Victoria) / The Passing of Hopper"
  • Scott
  • Talbott
4:04
25."Aftermath"
  • P. Brown
  • Scott
2:37
Total length:60:37

Charts

Chart performance for Life, Death and Dennis Hopper
Chart (2025)Peak
position
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) [7] 57
Irish Albums (IRMA) [8] 65
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [9] 57
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 48
UK Albums (OCC) [12] 72
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] 4

References

  1. ↑ Anagricel Duran (6 January 2025). "The Waterboys announce new album 'Life, Death And Dennis Hopper' with Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple and more". NME. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Tyler Damara Kelly (6 January 2025). "Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle and Fiona Apple feature on new album from The Waterboys". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Daniel Kreps (10 January 2025). "See the Waterboys Take Psychedelic Trip in Video for 'Hopper's on Top (Genius)'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Larisha Paul (21 March 2025). "The Waterboys Deliver 'Letter From an Unknown Girlfriend' Through Fiona Apple on New Single". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Eddie Fu (21 March 2025). "Fiona Apple Guests on The Waterboys' New Song "Letter from an Unknown Girlfriend": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Abby Jones (6 January 2024). "The Waterboys Announce Dennis Hopper Concept Album Feat. Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple, & More". Stereogum. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Top 100 Rock & Metal Albums du semaine 20, 2025" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 15, 2025)". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Album 2025 uke 15". VG-lista . Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Waterboys – Life, Death and Dennis Hopper". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
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