This article is about the Dee Dee Ramone/Richard Hell song. For the musical genre, see Chinese rock.
"Chinese Rocks"
Song by Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers
from the album L.A.M.F.
Released
October 3, 1977
Recorded
March 1977
Genre
Punk rock
Label
Track (original album) Jungle (most reissues)
Songwriter(s)
Dee Dee Ramone, Richard Hell
Producer(s)
Speedy Keen, Daniel Segunda, Mike Thorne
"Chinese Rock"
Song by Ramones
from the album End of the Century
Released
February 4, 1980
Recorded
May 1979
Genre
Punk rock
Length
2:28
Label
Sire
Songwriter(s)
Dee Dee Ramone, Richard Hell
Producer(s)
Phil Spector
"Chinese Rocks" or "Chinese Rock" is a song written in 1975 by New York punk rock musician Dee Dee Ramone with contributions from Richard Hell. Inspired by Lou Reed's "Heroin", the song openly details the day-to-day struggles of a heroin addict, and is based on Dee Dee's real-life experiences.
Authorship of the track is heavily disputed. Hell made several claims that it is his, though it is generally accepted as mostly Dee Dee's work. The song was first recorded by Hell's band the Heartbreakers, and later by Dee Dee's band the Ramones. The Ramones' recorded version and the version they initially performed at live shows changed the words "is Dee Dee home?" to "is Arty home?", although the earlier version was sometimes used after Dee Dee left the Ramones' lineup. In live performances, the Heartbreakers, but not the Ramones, also sometimes substituted sexual references for some of the mentions of "Chinese rocks".
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for Island Records which was never released. With Dee Dee Ramone's "ChineseRocks," the song became a nostalgic anthem of sorts for punk-era and Thunders...
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