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1977 single by Blue Öyster Cult From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Godzilla" is a single by U.S. hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, the first track on the band's fifth studio album Spectres. The lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the popular movie monster of the same name. The single release had a picture sleeve featuring a promotional still from the movie Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster.[4] Despite failing to chart, the song received significant airplay on rock radio stations[5] and became a sleeper hit. The song, along with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and "Burnin' for You," is one of the band's best-known songs and has become a staple of its live performances. It has been covered by bands such as moe., Racer X, Fu Manchu, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sebastian Bach, Double Experience and Fighting Gravity.[6] It was the walk up song for New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui from 2003-2009.
"Godzilla" | ||||
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![]() Japan single picture sleeve | ||||
Single by Blue Öyster Cult | ||||
from the album Spectres | ||||
B-side | "Nosferatu" | |||
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Recorded | 1977 | |||
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Length | 3:41 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Donald Roeser a.k.a. Buck Dharma | |||
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Blue Öyster Cult singles chronology | ||||
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Cash Box called it "a clever rocker tale of Godzilla...with a strong, catchy hook, excellent guitar and special effects."[7]
In 2019, a cover of the song, sung by Serj Tankian, was featured in the credits of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, marking the first usage of the song in a Godzilla film.
In response to the song's absence from the 1998 Godzilla soundtrack, Blue Öyster Cult members Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma created their own parody called "NoZilla",[8] released only to radio stations.
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[9] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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