California Über Alles

"California Über Alles" is the debut single by American punk rock band Dead Kennedys. It was the group's first recording and was released in June 1979 on the Optional Music label, with "The Man with the Dogs" appearing as its B-side. The title track was re-recorded in 1980 for the band's first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, and the original recording as well as the B-side were later included on the 1987 compilation Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death.

"California Über Alles"
Single by Dead Kennedys
from the album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
B-side"The Man with the Dogs"
ReleasedJune 1979
GenrePunk rock, surf punk
Length3:26 (single version)
3:03 (album version)
LabelAlternative Tentacles (US)
Fast Product (UK)
Composer(s)Jello Biafra
Lyricist(s)
  • Jello Biafra
  • John Greenway
Producer(s)Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys singles chronology
"California Über Alles"
(1979)
"Holiday in Cambodia"
(1980)
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