"White Wedding"
White Wedding by Billy Idol
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Billy Idol
Released	1983
Format	Vinyl (7" and 12")
Recorded	1982
Genre	Rock
Length	3:30
Label	Chrysalis
Producer(s)	Keith Forsey
Peak chart positions
#36 (US Billboard Hot 100) #6 (UK Singles Chart) - 1985 reissue #9 (US Mainstream Rock Tracks)
Billy Idol singles chronology
"Hot in the City" (1982) "White Wedding" (1983) "Rebel Yell" (1984)
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"White Wedding" is a song by Billy Idol that appeared on his album Billy Idol (1982). According to "the Big 80's:Episode I"^[1] of VH1's Pop-up Video trivia show, Idol claims it was written to show his displeasure with his sister's fiancé. It is often considered his most successful song, although other Idol songs charted higher. ImageMetadata File history File links Billy_Idol_-_White_Wedding_1982_single_picture_cover. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955 in Middlesex) is an English rock musician. ... Billy Idol is the full-length solo debut by the singer of the same name. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Chrysalis logo (1987-2005) Chrysalis Records is a record label that was created in 1969. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Keith Forsey (born on January 22, 1948 in London, England, UK) // In 1988 Keith Forsey won the ASCAP Award for Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures for: Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) Shared with: Harold Faltermeyer Bob Seger In 1984, Keith Forsey won an Oscar for Best Music, Original Song... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock (that is, alternative) stations, which are counted in the Modern Rock Tracks chart. ... Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955 in Middlesex) is an English rock musician. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links White_Wedding_by_Billy_Idol. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955 in Middlesex) is an English rock musician. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Billy Idol is the full-length solo debut by the singer of the same name. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... Pop-Up Video was a popular VH1 show that popped up bubbles ( ) — officially called info nuggets — containing trivia and spry witticisms throughout music videos. ...

The respective music video, featuring Idol attending a gothic wedding, is one of his most well-known videos. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Clan of Xymox - Goth band circa 2004 The image above is believed to be a replaceable non-free image. ... Nuptial is the adjective of wedding. It is used for example in zoology to denote plumage, coloration, behavior, etc related to or occurring in the mating season. ...

Other versions and appearances

The song has been covered by Murderdolls, Ardor (of Tanzwut), Deathstars, Rowland S. Howard on his album Teenage Stuff Film, Sentenced, Aiden, and has been featured in the 1998 film, The Wedding Singer and the TV series, My Name Is Earl. It was also sung by Eva Avila, in the 2006 Canadian Idol show 80's Hits. It was also performed by Toby Rand on the finale of the television show Rockstar: Supernova. In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Murderdolls is a rock band formed in 2002. ... Tanzwut is a German industrial and medieval rock band comprised of members from the folk band Corvus Corax. ... Deathstars is an industrial band formed in Sweden in January 2000, known as Swordmaster prior to a change in direction and name. ... Rowland Stuart Howard is an Australian rock musician, guitarist and songwriter best known as a member of the seminal post-punk groups These Immortal Souls, Crime and the City Solution and The Birthday Party, which also included vocalist Nick Cave. ... Sentenced was a death/doom metal band formed in 1989, in the town of Muhos, Finland. ... Aiden is an American post-hardcore band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... The Wedding Singer is a 1998 romantic comedy film written by Tim Herlihy and directed by Frank Coraci that stars Adam Sandler as Robbie Hart, a wedding singer, and Drew Barrymore as Julia Sullivan, the object of his affections. ... Television series redirects here. ... My Name Is Earl is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. ... Eva Avila (born Eva Gougeon-Ávila, in Ottawa, Ontario, February 25, 1987) is a Canadian singer from Gatineau, Quebec and the winner of the 2006 season of Canadian Idol, the fourth year or instalment of the show. ... Canadian Idol is a reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol and its American counterpart American Idol. ...

"White Wedding" is featured on the fictional radio station, K-DST in the videogame, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In addition, it is covered by the band Aiden, on their EP, Rain In Hell. The song was also covered by the band Queens of the Stone Age on their recently released album, "Era Vulgaris" as a B-Side. A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the fifth video game in the Grand Theft Auto series. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the fifth video game in the Grand Theft Auto series. ... Aiden is an American post-hardcore band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. ... It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA or simply Queens) are a hard rock band[1][2] from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. ... The Common era, also known as the Christian era or the Current era (abbreviated to CE), is the period of measured time beginning with the year 1 on the Gregorian calendar. ...

The line, "It's a nice day to start again", was appropriately featured on the sticker on the front of Billy's 2005 comeback album, Devil's Playground. Devils Playground, released March 22, 2005 (see 2005 in music) is the sixth full-length studio album by Billy Idol and features his first newly-recorded material in over a decade. ...

A "White Wedding" is slang for when someone quits cocaine and then starts doing it again, hence the repeated line "It's a nice day to start again". There are several instruments used to smoke cocaine on a counter in the video that back this up.^{[citation needed]}