Dead by X-Mas

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1981 single by Hanoi Rocks

"Dead by X-Mas"

Single by Hanoi Rocks
from the album  Self Destruction Blues
B-side| "Nothing New"
Released| December 1981
Recorded| August 1981
Genre| Rock, hard rock, glam punk, glam rock
Length| 2:58
Label| Johanna Kustannus
Songwriter(s)| Andy McCoy
Hanoi Rocks singles chronology
| "Desperados"
(1981)  | "Dead by X-Mas"
(1981)  | "Love's an Injection"
(1982)

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"Dead by X-Mas" is a song by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks. The single was released prior to the band's 1982 album Oriental Beat but neither the A- or B-side were featured on an album until the band's third album, Self Destruction Blues.

The songs are well liked and were the biggest hits of Hanoi Rocks' early career. The B-side, "Nothing New", is not as well known as the A-side, "Dead by X-Mas". "Dead by X-Mas" has since been thought to be as a prediction of the death of drummer Razzle, who died in a car crash in December 1984. The chorus even has the lyrics "I'll be dead by X-mas now anyway". The lyrics tell a horror story which guitarist Andy McCoy said could happen.

A cover version was released by the Japanese Visual kei band The Piass as a bonus track on their first album, Ryouki Kousatsu Chissoku-Shi, in 1995. The song also played a role in an urban legend similar to that of Razzle's, since the vocalist and drummer, Chihiro and Hiroshi, died while filming a music video later that year. English electronic music band Sohodolls also released a cover version of the song in 2007.

## Track listing[edit]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Dead by X-Mas"| Andy McCoy| 2:58
2.| "Nothing New"| Andy McCoy| 3:19

## Personnel[edit]

* Michael Monroe – lead vocals, piano, guitar
* Andy McCoy – lead guitar, vocals on "Nothing New"
* Nasty Suicide – rhythm guitar
* Sam Yaffa – bass
* Gyp Casino – drums

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Hanoi Rocks

* Michael Monroe
* Andy McCoy
* Conny Bloom
* Andy Christell
* George Atlagic

* Nasty Suicide
* Sami Yaffa
* Stefan Piesnack
* Gyp Casino
* Terry Chimes
* Timo Kaltio
* Razzle
* Jesu Hämäläinen
* Nedo
* René Berg
* Peki Sirola
* Costello Hautamäki
* Timpa
* Stevie Klasson
* Lacu

Studio albums|

* Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks
* Oriental Beat
* Self Destruction Blues
* Back to Mystery City
* Two Steps from the Move
* Twelve Shots on the Rocks
* Another Hostile Takeover
* Street Poetry

Live albums|

* All Those Wasted Years
* Rock & Roll Divorce

Compilations|

* The Best of Hanoi Rocks
* This One's for Rock'n'roll – The Best of Hanoi Rocks 1980–2008

Songs|

* "Tragedy"
* "Dead by X-Mas"
* "Malibu Beach Nightmare"
* "Until I Get You"
* "Up Around the Bend"
* "Million Miles Away"
* "Underwater World"
* "Don't You Ever Leave Me"
* "People Like Me"
* "Keep Our Fire Burning"
* "Fashion"
* "This One's for Rock'n'Roll"

Videos|

* All Those Wasted Years
* The Nottingham Tapes
* Buried Alive

Related articles|

* Discography
* Fallen Angels

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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