Antisocial (Trust song)
{{Short description|1980 single by Trust}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Antisocial
| cover = Antisocial Trust single cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Trust
| album = Répression
| released = 1980
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Hard rock
| length = 5:11
| label = BMG
| writer = {{hlist|Bernie Bonvoisin|Norbert Krief}}
| producer =
| prev_title = "Fatalité"
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = "Idéal"
| next_year = 1983
}}
"Antisocial" is a song by the French hard rock band Trust, from their album Répression. The song was written by Bernie Bonvoisin and Norbert Krief.
Unusually for a hard rock track, it was played on mainstream radio stations RTL and France Inter, helping the album sell over 800,000 copies in 1980. Evoking a dehumanised, individualistic and brutal society, the lyrics captured the social alienation of a generation disillusioned by the excesses of its elders and the 1973 oil crisis. According to rock critic Michka Assayas, "Antisocial" is "the hymn that definitely buried the Glorious Thirty".{{cite news|first= Jean-Christophe |last= Buisson |title= Antisocial de Trust |newspaper= Le Figaro |date= 24 August 2011 |access-date= 2 December 2018 |url= http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2011/08/24/03006-20110824ARTFIG00370--antisocial-de-trust.php |language= fr}}
Anthrax version
{{Infobox song
| name = Antisocial
| cover = antisocial Anthrax.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Anthrax
| album = State of Euphoria
| released = 1989
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Thrash metal{{cite magazine|first= Mischa |last= Pearlman |title= 12 rock songs you probably didn't realise were covers |magazine= Kerrang! |date= 29 July 2019 |access-date= 5 March 2021 |url= https://www.kerrang.com/features/12-rock-songs-you-probably-didnt-realise-were-covers/}}|speed metal{{cite web|first= Stephen Thomas |last= Erlewine |author-link= Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title= Various Artists – Killer Metal |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= 23 May 2021 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/killer-metal-mw0000647151}}}}
| length = 5:41
| label = Island
| writer = {{hlist|Bernie Bonvoisin|Norbert Krief}}
| producer = {{hlist|Anthrax|Mark Dodson}}
| prev_title = Make Me Laugh
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Got the Time
| next_year = 1990
| misc =
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Number One
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Adeva|authorlink=Adeva|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/33140467048/in/album-72157706456718525/|title=Spot the Spin: Anthrax – "Anti-Social" (Island)|magazine=Number One|date=22 March 1989|page=42|issue=300|location=London|publisher=IPC Magazines Ltd.|issn=0266-5328|access-date=2 January 2024|via=Flickr|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102193847/https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/33140467048/in/album-72157706456718525/|archive-date=2 January 2024}}
| noprose = yes
}}
American thrash metal band Anthrax covered the song, using the alternate English lyrics, on their 1988 album State of Euphoria. Their cover of the song also appears on the second disc of their compilation album, Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985–1991), along with a version featuring the verses sung in French.
Track Listing (international version)
Track Listing (foreign import)
- 1. "Antisocial" (Trust cover)
- 2. "Make Me Laugh"
- 3. "Antisocial (live)" (Trust cover)
Notes
- The artwork for the "Antisocial" single would also later be used for "Penikufesin".
- The foreign import used unique artwork, different from the international version. It showed the "NOT" Man riding on a skateboard spray-painting "Antisocial" onto the side of a wall.
- On the international single, the title of the song on the cover artwork was shown as "Anti-Social".
Charts for Anthrax version
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!Chart (1989) !Peak |
| {{single chart|UK|44|date=19890312|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}} |
References
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