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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
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| Name = I Wanna Be a NY Ranger
| Cover = Misfits - I Wanna Be a NY Ranger cover.jpg
| name = I Wanna Be a NY Ranger
| Border = yes
| cover = Misfits - I Wanna Be a NY Ranger cover.jpg
| Artist = the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]]
| alt =
| Released = August 1998
| border = yes
| type = single
| Format = [[Gramophone record#Formats|7" vinyl]], [[Compact disc|CD]]
| Recorded = May 1998
| artist = the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]]
| Genre = [[Horror punk]]
| album =
| Length = 1:38
| released = August 1998
| recorded = May 1998
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| Label = [[Non-Homogenized Productions Ltd.]]
| Writer = [[John Cafiero]]
| studio =
| Producer = John Cafiero
| venue =
| Chronology = Misfits singles
| genre = [[Horror punk]]
| length = 1:38
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| Last single = "[[Dig Up Her Bones]]"<br />(1997)
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| label = Non-Homogenized Productions Ltd.
| This single = "'''I Wanna Be a NY Ranger'''"<br />(1998)
| Next single = "[[Scream! (song)|Scream!]]"<br />(1999)
| writer = [[John Cafiero]]
| producer = John Cafiero
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| Misc = {{Extra music sample |Type=single |filename=Misfits - I Wanna Be a NY Ranger.ogg |title=I Wanna Be a NY Ranger |description=The marketing department of the [[New York Rangers]] objected to the use of the word "danger" in the song's lyrics.}}
| chronology = Misfits
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| prev_title = [[Dig Up Her Bones]]
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = [[Scream! (Misfits song)|Scream!]]
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{Audio sample
| type = single
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| file = Misfits - I Wanna Be a NY Ranger.ogg
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| description = The marketing department of the [[New York Rangers]] objected to the use of the word "danger" in the song's lyrics.
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"'''I Wanna Be a NY Ranger'''" is the eighth [[single (music)|single]] by the [[horror punk]] band the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]]. It was written by [[John Cafiero]] and originally intended to be performed by the [[Ramones]] for a promotional campaign for the [[New York Rangers]] and [[Madison Square Garden]].<ref name="discography">{{cite web|title = Misfits discography|publisher = Misfits.com|url = http://www.misfits.com/|accessdate = 2008-11-27}}</ref> However, the Ramones retired in 1996 and Cafiero instead presented the song to the Misfits, who recorded it with Cafiero singing lead vocals.<ref name="discography"/><ref name="cuts from the crypt">{{cite AV media notes|title = Cuts from the Crypt|titlelink = Cuts from the Crypt|others = the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]]|year = 2001|type = CD liner notes|publisher = [[Roadrunner Records]]|id = 161 618 467-2|location = [[New York City]]}}</ref> A condensed 30-second version with then-Misfits singer [[Michale Graves]] on vocals appeared later that year on the ''[[Short Music for Short People]]'' compilation.
"'''I Wanna Be a NY Ranger'''" is the eighth [[single (music)|single]] by American [[horror punk]] band [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]]. It was written by [[John Cafiero]] and originally intended to be performed by the [[Ramones]] for a promotional campaign for the [[New York Rangers]] and [[Madison Square Garden]].<ref name="discography">{{cite web|title = Misfits discography|publisher = Misfits.com|url = http://www.misfits.com/|access-date = November 27, 2008}}</ref> However, the Ramones retired in 1996 and Cafiero instead presented the song to the Misfits, who recorded it with Cafiero singing lead vocals.<ref name="discography"/><ref name="cuts from the crypt">{{cite AV media notes|title = Cuts from the Crypt|title-link = Cuts from the Crypt|others = the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]]|year = 2001|type = CD liner notes|publisher = [[Roadrunner Records]]|id = 161 618 467-2}}</ref> A condensed 30-second version with then-Misfits singer [[Michale Graves]] on vocals appeared later that year on the ''[[Short Music for Short People]]'' compilation.


==Background==
==Background==
John Cafiero had originally written "I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" with the intention for it to be recorded by the Ramones as an anthem for the New York Rangers [[ice hockey]] team. The song is a [[punk rock]] interpolation of the [[military cadence]] "Airborne Ranger", inspired by the simplicity of older Ramones songs such as "Beat on the Brat".<ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> However, the Ramones retired in 1996 before the project came to fruition.<ref name="discography"/><ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> Cafiero had by then made an association with the Misfits, directing the [[music video]]s for their songs "American Psycho" and "[[Dig Up Her Bones]]" from their 1997 album ''[[American Psycho (album)|American Psycho]]''.<ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> He presented "I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" to them, and the song was recorded in May 1998 at Proedge, the band's [[machining|machine]] shop and rehearsal studio in [[Vernon Township, New Jersey]].<ref name="discography"/><ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> It was tracked live to tape with Cafiero providing the vocals in place of regular singer [[Michale Graves]], and was [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by [[drummer]] [[Dr. Chud]] at Creepy Attic Studios in [[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]].<ref name="discography"/><ref name="cuts from the crypt"/>
John Cafiero had originally written "I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" with the intention for it to be recorded by the Ramones as an anthem for the New York Rangers [[ice hockey]] team. The song is a [[punk rock]] interpolation of the [[military cadence]] "Airborne Ranger", inspired by the simplicity of older Ramones songs such as "Beat on the Brat".<ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> However, the Ramones retired in 1996 before the project came to fruition.<ref name="discography"/><ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> Cafiero had by then made an association with the Misfits, directing the music videos for their songs "American Psycho" and "[[Dig Up Her Bones]]" from their 1997 album ''[[American Psycho (album)|American Psycho]]''.<ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> He presented "I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" to them, and the song was recorded in May 1998 at Proedge, the band's machine shop and rehearsal studio in [[Vernon Township, New Jersey]].<ref name="discography"/><ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> It was tracked live to tape with Cafiero providing the vocals in place of regular singer [[Michale Graves]], and was mixed by drummer [[Dr. Chud]] at Creepy Attic Studios in [[Lodi, New Jersey]].<ref name="discography"/><ref name="cuts from the crypt"/>


Approximately 100 promotional [[compact disc|CD]] copies of the single were produced in connection with a campaign for the Rangers and [[Madison Square Garden]].<ref name="discography"/><ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> ''Beckett Hockey Monthly'' wrote a review of the song, calling it "classic 'Fits, a minute and a half of hook-laden power punk perfect for revving up a crowd."<ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> The song was also the subject of a two-page article in the April 2002 issue of ''[[Hit Parader]]'', for which [[Jerry Only]] and Cafiero were invited to the Rangers locker room at Madison Square garden for a photo shoot and interview along with members of the team.<ref name="discography"/> However, the Rangers' marketing department objected to the use of the word "danger" in the lyrics: ''"I wanna be a New York Ranger / I wanna live a life of danger"''.<ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> Cafiero and the Misfits refused to alter the lyrics, and as a result ownership of the song was never signed over.<ref name="cuts from the crypt"/>
Approximately 100 promotional [[compact disc|CD]] copies of the single were produced in connection with a campaign for the Rangers and [[Madison Square Garden]].<ref name="discography"/><ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> ''Beckett Hockey Monthly'' wrote a review of the song, calling it "classic 'Fits, a minute and a half of hook-laden power punk perfect for revving up a crowd."<ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> The song was also the subject of a two-page article in the April 2002 issue of ''[[Hit Parader]]'', for which [[Jerry Only]] and Cafiero were invited to the Rangers locker room at Madison Square garden for a photo shoot and interview along with members of the team.<ref name="discography"/> However, the Rangers' marketing department objected to the use of the word "danger" in the lyrics: ''"I wanna be a New York Ranger / I wanna live a life of danger"''.<ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> Cafiero and the Misfits refused to alter the lyrics, and as a result ownership of the song was never signed over.<ref name="cuts from the crypt"/>


"I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" was released at a time when Michale Graves was rumored to have quit the Misfits to attend hockey camp, having been a longtime fan of the sport and an amateur league player. Although the song had been written several years earlier, Graves' absence from the recording, along with the ironic subject matter of the song, further fueled these rumors.<ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> Graves soon dispelled the rumors and returned to the band, who recorded a condensed 30-second version of the song with Graves on vocals, titled "NY Ranger", for the ''[[Short Music for Short People]]'' [[compilation album]].<ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> The full-length version with Cafiero was released two years later on the Misfits compilation album ''[[Cuts from the Crypt]]'' at the request of the band's label [[Roadrunner Records]].<ref name="discography"/><ref name="cuts from the crypt"/>
"I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" was released at a time when Michale Graves was rumored to have quit the Misfits to attend hockey camp, having been a longtime fan of the sport and an amateur league player. Although the song had been written several years earlier, Graves' absence from the recording, along with the ironic subject matter of the song, further fueled these rumors.<ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> Graves soon dispelled the rumors and returned to the band, who recorded a condensed 30-second version of the song with Graves on vocals, titled "NY Ranger", for the ''[[Short Music for Short People]]'' compilation album.<ref name="cuts from the crypt"/> The full-length version with Cafiero was released two years later on the Misfits compilation album ''[[Cuts from the Crypt]]'' at the request of the band's label [[Roadrunner Records]].<ref name="discography"/><ref name="cuts from the crypt"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
== Personnel ==


===Band===
=== Band ===
*[[Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein]] - [[guitar]]
*[[Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein]] – guitar
*[[Jerry Only]] - [[bass guitar]]
*[[Jerry Only]] – bass guitar
*[[Dr. Chud]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Dr. Chud]] – drums


===Additional musicians===
=== Additional musicians ===
*[[John Cafiero]] - [[singing|vocals]]
*[[John Cafiero]] – vocals

==See also==
*[[Misfits discography]]


==References==
==References==
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"I Wanna Be a NY Ranger"
Single by the Misfits
ReleasedAugust 1998
RecordedMay 1998
GenreHorror punk
Length1:38
LabelNon-Homogenized Productions Ltd.
Songwriter(s)John Cafiero
Producer(s)John Cafiero
Misfits singles chronology
"Dig Up Her Bones"
(1997) 		"I Wanna Be a NY Ranger"
(1998) 		"Scream!"
(1999)
Audio sample
The marketing department of the New York Rangers objected to the use of the word "danger" in the song's lyrics.

"I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" is the eighth single by American horror punk band Misfits. It was written by John Cafiero and originally intended to be performed by the Ramones for a promotional campaign for the New York Rangers and Madison Square Garden.[1] However, the Ramones retired in 1996 and Cafiero instead presented the song to the Misfits, who recorded it with Cafiero singing lead vocals.[1][2] A condensed 30-second version with then-Misfits singer Michale Graves on vocals appeared later that year on the Short Music for Short People compilation.

Background

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John Cafiero had originally written "I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" with the intention for it to be recorded by the Ramones as an anthem for the New York Rangers ice hockey team. The song is a punk rock interpolation of the military cadence "Airborne Ranger", inspired by the simplicity of older Ramones songs such as "Beat on the Brat".[2] However, the Ramones retired in 1996 before the project came to fruition.[1][2] Cafiero had by then made an association with the Misfits, directing the music videos for their songs "American Psycho" and "Dig Up Her Bones" from their 1997 album American Psycho.[2] He presented "I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" to them, and the song was recorded in May 1998 at Proedge, the band's machine shop and rehearsal studio in Vernon Township, New Jersey.[1][2] It was tracked live to tape with Cafiero providing the vocals in place of regular singer Michale Graves, and was mixed by drummer Dr. Chud at Creepy Attic Studios in Lodi, New Jersey.[1][2]

Approximately 100 promotional CD copies of the single were produced in connection with a campaign for the Rangers and Madison Square Garden.[1][2] Beckett Hockey Monthly wrote a review of the song, calling it "classic 'Fits, a minute and a half of hook-laden power punk perfect for revving up a crowd."[2] The song was also the subject of a two-page article in the April 2002 issue of Hit Parader, for which Jerry Only and Cafiero were invited to the Rangers locker room at Madison Square garden for a photo shoot and interview along with members of the team.[1] However, the Rangers' marketing department objected to the use of the word "danger" in the lyrics: "I wanna be a New York Ranger / I wanna live a life of danger".[2] Cafiero and the Misfits refused to alter the lyrics, and as a result ownership of the song was never signed over.[2]

"I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" was released at a time when Michale Graves was rumored to have quit the Misfits to attend hockey camp, having been a longtime fan of the sport and an amateur league player. Although the song had been written several years earlier, Graves' absence from the recording, along with the ironic subject matter of the song, further fueled these rumors.[2] Graves soon dispelled the rumors and returned to the band, who recorded a condensed 30-second version of the song with Graves on vocals, titled "NY Ranger", for the Short Music for Short People compilation album.[2] The full-length version with Cafiero was released two years later on the Misfits compilation album Cuts from the Crypt at the request of the band's label Roadrunner Records.[1][2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wanna Be a NY Ranger"John Cafiero1:38
Total length:1:38

Personnel

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Band

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Additional musicians

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Misfits discography". Misfits.com. Retrieved November 27, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Cuts from the Crypt (CD liner notes). the Misfits. Roadrunner Records. 2001. 161 618 467-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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