| "Rip Her to Shreds" | ||||
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| Single by Blondie | ||||
| from the album Blondie | ||||
| B-side | ||||
| Released | November 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis (UK) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Deborah Harry, Chris Stein | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Gottehrer | |||
| Blondie singles chronology | ||||
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"Rip Her to Shreds" is a song by American new wave band Blondie, which features on the band's self-titled debut album.
"Rip Her to Shreds" was Blondie's first UK single, released on Chrysalis Records in the UK in late 1977, though it did not chart. The single peaked at No. 81 in Australia in March 1978. [6] The B-sides to this single were "In the Flesh" and "X Offender", both previously issued as A-side singles by Private Stock Records, and both moderately successful in certain territories. As a promotional gimmick the song was also released as a 12" single (at that time a relative rarity), selling for 99p. [ citation needed ]
In a BBC Radio documentary about Blondie, singer Debbie Harry said "Rip Her to Shreds" is about what gossip columns do to people's lives. [7]
"Rip Her to Shreds" was included on Blondie's first greatest hits compilation The Best of Blondie , released in October 1981.
Two versions of the song are featured in the 2011 film Bridesmaids where the original studio version plays in the opening of the film and the live version plays during the end credits. [8]
Blondie re-recorded the song for their 2014 compilation album Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux. The compilation was part of a 2-disc set called Blondie 4(0) Ever which included their 10th studio album Ghosts of Download and marked the 40th anniversary of the forming of the band.
| Chart (1978) | Peak |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [6] | 81 |
Pop duo Boomkat recorded a version of the song for 2004 film Mean Girls .
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"X Offender" is the debut single by American band Blondie. Written by Gary Valentine and Debbie Harry for the band's self-titled debut album, Blondie, the song was released as the album's lead single on Private Stock in June 1976.
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