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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Dying for It
| name = Dying for It
| Type = EP
| type = EP
| Artist = [[The Vaselines]]
| artist = [[The Vaselines]]
| Cover =
| cover = Vaselines-dyingforit.jpg
| Released =
| alt =
| Recorded =
| released = March 1988
| recorded = 26–27 October 1987, Pierhouse Studios, Edinburgh
| Genre = Alternative
| Length =
| venue =
| Label =
| studio =
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[indie pop]], [[noise pop]]
| Producer =
| Reviews =
| length = 11:02
| Last album =
| label = 53rd & 3rd
| producer = [[Stephen Pastel]]<br>The Vaselines
| This album =
| prev_title = [[Son of a Gun (EP)|Son of a Gun]]
| Next album =
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = [[Dum-Dum (album)|Dum-Dum]]
| next_year = 1989
}}
}}
'''''Dying for It''''' is the second [[extended play]] by Scottish [[indie pop]] group [[The Vaselines]], released in March 1988. The EP was later included on their career retrospective collection ''[[The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History]]''. The song "Teenage Superstars" was later included as the fourth track on their debut album ''[[Dum-Dum (album)|Dum-Dum]]'' in 1989. The song "Molly's Lips" is named in tribute to the well-known Scottish television personality [[Molly Weir]].


Alternative rock figurehead [[Kurt Cobain]] listed the ''Dying for It'' EP as his fourth favorite 'album' ever.<ref>{{cite web|last=Berman|first=Judy|title=Kurt Cobain's Handwritten Top 50 Albums List|url=http://flavorwire.com/345857/kurt-cobains-handwritten-top-50-albums-list|work=Flavorwire.com|date=12 November 2012 |publisher=Flavorpill Productions, LLC.|accessdate=16 August 2013}}</ref><ref name="joyfulnoiserecordings.com">{{cite web|title=Top 50 by Nirvana [MIXTAPE] |url=http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/journal/top-50-by-nirvana/ |accessdate=8 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018034220/http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/journal/top-50-by-nirvana/ |archivedate=18 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History |last=Cross, Gaar, Gendron, Martens, Yarm |year= 2013 |isbn= 978-0-7603-4521-4 |page= 18|publisher=Voyageur Press }}</ref> His band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] covered "Molly's Lips", as well as a song from the earlier Vaselines EP, on their 1992 compilation ''[[Incesticide]]''. Nirvana also performed the song "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" (original song name "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam") for their ''[[MTV Unplugged in New York]]'' concert.
'''Dying for It''' was the second release by [[Edinburgh]] [[alternative rock]] group [[The Vaselines]], following their debut single ''[[Son of a Gun (EP)|Son of a Gun]]''. ''Dying For It'' was later featured on their career-inclusive collection [[The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History]].

Alternative rock figurehead [[Kurt Cobain]] of [[Nirvana]] listed the "Dying For It" single as his fourth favorite 'album' ever. He and [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] covered the song "Molly's Lips" from this EP, as well as "Son of a Gun", on their album [[Incesticide]]. They also performed 'Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam' at their famous [[MTV Unplugged in New York]] concert.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
''All songs written by Kelly and McKee.''
⚫
#"Dying For It"

===Side A===
⚫
#"Dying for It"
#"Molly's Lips"
#"Molly's Lips"

===Side B===
#"Teenage Superstars"
#"Teenage Superstars"
#"Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam"
#"[[Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam]]"

==Personnel==
* [[Eugene Kelly]] — [[vocals]], [[guitars]]
* [[Frances McKee]] — vocals, guitars
* James Seenan — [[bass guitar|bass]]
* Charlie Kelly — [[drum kit|drums]]

===Additional personnel===
* David Keegan — lead guitar <small>on "Dying for It"</small>
* Sophie Pragnell — [[viola]] <small>on "Jesus Wants Me for A Sunbeam" and "Dying for It"</small>
* Stephen Pastel — producer
* Ian Beveridge and Peter Haigh — [[recording engineer|engineers]]

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Charts (1988)
! Peak<br />position
|-
|[[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK Indie Singles]] ([[MRIB]])<ref name="ukindie">{{cite book |last=Lazell |first=Barry |year=1997 |url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/v.htm |title=Indie Hits 1980–1989 |publisher=[[Cherry Red Books]] |access-date=December 24, 2021 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509194831/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/v.htm |archive-date=May 9, 2008|isbn=978-0-9517206-9-1|oclc=38292499}}</ref>
|align="center"|11
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{The Vaselines}}
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Latest revision as of 01:35, 6 May 2024

Dying for It
EP by
The Vaselines
ReleasedMarch 1988
Recorded26–27 October 1987, Pierhouse Studios, Edinburgh
GenreIndie rock, indie pop, noise pop
Length11:02
Label53rd & 3rd
ProducerStephen Pastel
The Vaselines
The Vaselines chronology
Son of a Gun
(1987) 		Dying for It
(1988) 		Dum-Dum
(1989)

Dying for It is the second extended play by Scottish indie pop group The Vaselines, released in March 1988. The EP was later included on their career retrospective collection The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History. The song "Teenage Superstars" was later included as the fourth track on their debut album Dum-Dum in 1989. The song "Molly's Lips" is named in tribute to the well-known Scottish television personality Molly Weir.

Alternative rock figurehead Kurt Cobain listed the Dying for It EP as his fourth favorite 'album' ever.[1][2][3] His band Nirvana covered "Molly's Lips", as well as a song from the earlier Vaselines EP, on their 1992 compilation Incesticide. Nirvana also performed the song "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" (original song name "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam") for their MTV Unplugged in New York concert.

Track listing

[edit]

All songs written by Kelly and McKee.

Side A

[edit]
  1. "Dying for It"
  2. "Molly's Lips"

Side B

[edit]
  1. "Teenage Superstars"
  2. "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam"

Personnel

[edit]

Additional personnel

[edit]
  • David Keegan — lead guitar on "Dying for It"
  • Sophie Pragnell — viola on "Jesus Wants Me for A Sunbeam" and "Dying for It"
  • Stephen Pastel — producer
  • Ian Beveridge and Peter Haigh — engineers

Charts

[edit]
Charts (1988) Peak
position
UK Indie Singles (MRIB)[4] 11

References

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  1. ^ Berman, Judy (12 November 2012). "Kurt Cobain's Handwritten Top 50 Albums List". Flavorwire.com. Flavorpill Productions, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Top 50 by Nirvana [MIXTAPE]". Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  3. ^ Cross, Gaar, Gendron, Martens, Yarm (2013). Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7603-4521-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 978-0-9517206-9-1. OCLC 38292499. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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