Dirty Boots

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{{Short description|1991 single by Sonic Youth}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Dirty Boots

| cover = Sydirtyboots.jpg

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Sonic Youth

| album = Goo

| B-side =

| released = {{Start date|1991|04}}

| recorded =

| studio = Sorcerer Sound Recording Studios and Greene St. Recording, New York City

| genre =

• Alternative rock{{cite web|last=Pearis|first=Bill|date=July 2, 2020|title=Sonic Youth have 'Goo' masks & t-shirts for LP's 30th anniversary (vintage posters, too)|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/sonic-youth-have-goo-masks-t-shirts-for-lps-30th-anniversary-vintage-posters-too/|access-date=January 7, 2022|website=BrooklynVegan}}
• noise rock{{cite web|date=July 25, 2013|title=10 Essential '90s Alt-Rock Albums|url=https://www.treblezine.com/10-best-alternative-rock-albums-of-the-90s/|access-date=January 7, 2022|website=Treble}}

| length =

• {{Duration|m=5|s=24}} (album version)
• {{Duration|m=4|s=49}} (single version)

| label = DGC

| writer = Sonic Youth

| producer =

• Sonic Youth
• Nick Sansano
• Ron Saint Germain

| chronology = Sonic Youth

| prev_title = Disappearer

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = 100%

| next_year = 1992

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|7XdYnh729IQ|"Dirty Boots"}}}}

}}

"Dirty Boots" is a song by the American rock band Sonic Youth from their sixth studio album, Goo (1990). It was released as the third and final single from the album in April, 1991, by DGC Records. The song was written and produced by Sonic Youth, with additional production from Nick Sansano and Ron Saint Germain. The single included five live tracks taken from a concert recorded on November 3, 1990 at University of California, Irvine's Crawford Hall in Irvine, California. The complete show was released in 2019 as "Live In Irvine 1990", with it being part of the Sonic Youth Archive series of digital releases.{{cite web|url=https://sonicyouth.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-irvine-1990|title=Live in Irvine 1990, by Sonic Youth |access-date=2022-03-17}}{{Cite web |date=2020-06-05 |title=Sonic Youth Release 12 New Archival Projects |url= https://www.spin.com/2020/06/sonic-youth-release-12-new-archival-projects/|access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Spin |language=en}}