Dead by X-Mas

"Dead By X-Mas" is a single by the Finnish rock and glam punk band Hanoi Rocks. The single was released before the band's second album Oriental Beat but neither the A- or B-side were featured on album until the band's third album, Self Destruction Blues.

"Dead By X-Mas"
Single by Hanoi Rocks
from the album Self Destruction Blues
B-side"Nothing New"
ReleasedDecember 1981
RecordedAugust 1981
GenreRock, hard rock, glam punk, glam rock
Length2:58
LabelJohanna Kustannus
Songwriter(s)Andy McCoy
Hanoi Rocks singles chronology
"Desperados"
(1981)		 "Dead By X-Mas"
(1981)		 "Love's An Injection"
(1982)

The songs are very 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 on 9 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.

The English electronic music band Sohodolls released a cover version of the song in 2007.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dead By X-Mas"Andy McCoy2:58
2."Nothing New"Andy McCoy3:19

Personnel
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