"Dead"
Song by Pixies
from the album Doolittle
Released	April 17, 1989 (UK) April 18, 1989 (US)
Recorded	October 31–November 23, 1988 at Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts
Genre	Alternative rock, Indie rock
Length	2:21
Label	4AD (UK) Elektra Records (US)
Writer(s)	Black Francis
Producer(s)	Gil Norton
Doolittle track listing
"Here Comes Your Man" (5)	"Dead" (6)	"Monkey Gone to Heaven" (7)

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Doolittle is the Pixies second album, released on April 17, 1989 in the United Kingdom, and the next day in the United States. ... Here Comes Your Man is a alternative rock song by the Pixies, released as a single from their 1989 album Doolittle. ... Monkey Gone to Heaven is a alternative rock song by the Pixies, and the first single from their 1989 album Doolittle. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... The Pixies are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. ... Frank Black, also known as Black Francis (real name Charles Michael Kitridge Thompson IV, born April 6, 1965), is an American musician. ... Doolittle is the Pixies second album, released on April 17, 1989 in the United Kingdom, and the next day in the United States. ... 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Background and lyrics

Melody

"Dead" is driven by Santiago's lead guitar, which clashes with Francis' rhythm part in the chorus. The time signature of the song alternates between 6/4 and 4/4.^[2]

Notes and references

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External links

• "Dead" lyrics