Los Angeles (Frank Black song)

1993 single by Frank Black

"Los Angeles"

Single by Frank Black
from the album  Frank Black
A-side| "Los Angeles"
B-side| "I Heard Ramona Sing"
Released| March 9, 1993
Genre| Alternative rock
Length| 4:08
Label| 4AD/Elektra
Songwriter(s)| Frank Black
Producer(s)| Eric Drew Feldman, Black Francis
Frank Black singles chronology
|  | "Los Angeles"
(1993)  | "Hang On to Your Ego"
(1993)

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"Los Angeles" is the debut solo single written and performed by Frank Black. It was the first track on his solo debut album Frank Black, released in 1993.[1] It served as the main theme song for the short lived but cult favorite VH1 talk show Late World with Zach. It was also featured in the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's American Wasteland as well as in Girl Skateboards' 2003 video Yeah Right!, in which the song played during Eric Koston's video part.

A music video was made for the song featuring Black himself. The music video was featured on an episode of MTV's Beavis and Butt-head, and was directed by John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants.[2]

## Composition

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The song starts off with an acoustic guitar introduction. An electric guitar riff is heard after that. With an interlude back into acoustic guitar music, it ends with helicopter noises.

Asked about the lyrical inspiration, Black said, "Well, mostly I had to get it done as someone from 4AD was flying in the next day to listen. It's loosely a sci-fi poem with a kind of Blade Runner outlook, i.e., futuristic Los Angeles."[3]

## References

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1. ^ Phares, Heather (1993-03-09). "Frank Black - Frank Black". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
2. ^ Staff, MAGNET (2010-04-27). "120 Reasons To Live: Frank Black". Magnet Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
3. ^ Greg Prato. "Frank Black". Song Facts.

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Black Francis (Frank Black)

As Frank Black|

| Studio albums|

* Frank Black (1993)
* Teenager of the Year (1994)
* The Cult of Ray (1996)
* Frank Black Francis (2004)
* Honeycomb (2005)
* Fast Man Raider Man (2006)

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Compilations|

* Oddballs (2000)
* Christmass (2006)
* Frank Black 93–03 (2007)

Singles|

* "Los Angeles" (1993)
* "Hang On to Your Ego" (1993)
* "Headache" (1994)

As Frank Black and
the Catholics|

| Studio albums|

* Frank Black and the Catholics (1998)
* Pistolero (1999)
* Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day (2000, unreleased)
* Dog in the Sand (2001)
* Black Letter Days (2002)
* Devil's Workshop (2002)
* Show Me Your Tears (2003)

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Compilations|

* Frank Black and the Catholics: The Complete Recordings (2015)

Members|

* Lyle Workman

As Black Francis|

| Studio albums|

* Bluefinger (2007)
* Svn Fngrs (2008)
* The Golem (2010)
* NonStopErotik (2010)
* Paley & Francis (2011) (with Reid Paley)

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Compilations|

* Abbabubba (2011)

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