Statues (Hüsker Dü song)

"Statues" is a song by Hüsker Dü released as a single in 1981.[3] It was the band's first single, b/w the song "Amusement."[4] This release finds the band in a period where its music was drifting from punk to post-punk. Briony Edwards of Louder wrote, "Though it shows an interest in experimentation that would follow the band through each stage of their career, the ... Krautrock inspired, Keith Levine-esque guitar is far removed from the boisterous hardcore that followed in its wake."[5] The single's pressing was limited to 2,000 copies. The two tracks appear on the Everything Falls Apart and More CD.

"Statues"
Single by Hüsker Dü
Released	January 1981
Recorded	August 1980
Studio	Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre	Post-punk[1][2]
Length	4:14
Label	Reflex Records
Songwriter(s)	Grant Hart
Producer(s)	Hüsker Dü Colin Mansfield
Hüsker Dü singles chronology
"Statues" (1981) "In a Free Land" (1982)

In 2013, the Numero Group reissued the single with the studio outtakes "Writer's Cramp" and "Let's Go Die" as a 7" pairing in a gatefold jacket. The studio recordings are remastered from a first-generation sub-master, while "Amusement" is from the original live board tape.[1]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Statues"	Grant Hart	4:14

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Amusement"	Bob Mould	4:19

2013 reissue track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Statues"	Hart	4:29

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
2.	"Amusement"	Mould	4:19

Side three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Writers Cramp"	Mould	2:39

Side four

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
2.	"Let’s Go Die"	Greg Norton	1:55

Notes[6]

• "Statues", "Writers Cramp" and "Let’s Go Die" were recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, August 1980
• "Amusement" was recorded live at Duffy's, Minneapolis, October 1980

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of Everything Falls Apart and More.[6]

Hüsker Dü

• Bob Mould – guitar, vocals,
• Grant Hart – drums, vocals
• Greg Norton – bass, vocals

Technical

• Hüsker Dü – producer (all tracks)
• Colin Mansfield – producer ("Statues", "Writers Cramp", "Let’s Go Die"), engineer ("Amusement")
• Steve Fjelstad – engineer (all tracks)
• Terry Katzman – recorded by ("Amusement")
• Fake Name Graphx – artwork

References

1. "Amusement +3". The Numero Group. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
2. Louis Pattison (January 23, 2013). "Listen – Hüsker Dü Rerelease 'Statues'". NME. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
3. "Husker Du Discography > Husker Du - Discography". Thirdav.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
4. "Statues/Amusement". Thirdav.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
5. Briony Edwards (September 14, 2017). "The 10 best Hüsker Dü songs written by Grant Hart". Louder. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
6. Everything Falls Apart and More (CD). Hüsker Dü. Rhino. 1993. R2 71163.CS1 maint: others (link)