This article is about the single. For the film, see Kill the Poor (film).
1980 single by Dead Kennedys
"Kill the Poor"
Single by Dead Kennedys
B-side
"In-sight"
Released
October 1980
Recorded
1980
Genre
Hardcore punk
Length
3:02
Label
Cherry Red
Composer(s)
Jello Biafra
East Bay Ray
Lyricist(s)
Jello Biafra
Producer(s)
Norm
East Bay Ray
Dead Kennedys singles chronology
"Holiday in Cambodia" (1980)
"Kill the Poor" (1980)
"Too Drunk to Fuck" (1981)
"Kill the Poor" is a song by Dead Kennedys, released in October 1980 on Cherry Red Records as the band's third single, with "In-sight" as its B-side. The song is a scathing satire of the elite who if given the chance, would use neutron bombs to wipe out the impoverished whilst preserving property. The title track was re-recorded for the band's first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980), although the single and album versions show little difference in comparison. The B-side of this single is also additionally on the compilation album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death (1987). A special "disco version" was played and recorded on March 3, 1979, and released on their live album Live at the Deaf Club.
"Kill the Poor" reached #49 in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks on the chart.
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