Life, Death and Dennis Hopper

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

Life, Death and Dennis Hopper
Studio album by The Waterboys
Released	4 April 2025 (2025-04-04)
Length	60:37
Label	Sun
Producer	Brother Paul Famous James Mick Puck
The Waterboys chronology
All Souls Hill (2022) Life, Death and Dennis Hopper (2025)
Singles from Life, Death and Dennis Hopper
"Hopper's on Top (Genius)" Released: 10 January 2025 "Letter from an Unknown Girlfriend" Released: 21 March 2025

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Kansas" (featuring Steve Earle)	Mike Scott Steve Earle	2:14
2.	"Hollywood'55"	Scott Ralph Salmins	1:34
3.	"Live in the Moment, Baby"	Paul Brown Aongus Ralston Scott Salmins Steve Wickham	2:28
4.	"Brooke / 1712 North Crescent Heights"	James Hallawell Scott Simon Dine	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"	Scott	1:16
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)	Scott	3:32
17.	"Letter from an Unknown Girlfriend" (featuring Fiona Apple)	Scott	2:08
18.	"Rock Bottom"	Scott	1:16
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"	Scott	3:02
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
Irish Albums (IRMA)[7]	65
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8]	57
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	48
UK Albums (OCC)[11]	72
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12]	4