Holiday in Cambodia
"Holiday in Cambodia" is a song by American punk rock band Dead Kennedys. The record was released as the group's second single in May 1980 by Optional Music with "Police Truck" as the B-side. The photograph on the front cover of the single was taken from the Thammasat University massacre in Thailand, depicting a crowd member beating the hanged corpse of a student protester with a metal chair.
| "Holiday in Cambodia" | ||||
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| Single by Dead Kennedys | ||||
| from the album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables | ||||
| B-side | "Police Truck" | |||
| Released | May 1980 | |||
| Recorded | May–June 1980 | |||
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| Length | 3:43 (single version) 4:37 (album version) | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | Jello Biafra | |||
| Producer(s) | Geza X | |||
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The song was re-recorded for the band's first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980); the original recording of the song, as well as the single's B-side, are available on the compilation album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death (1987).
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