Kill the Poor
| "Kill the Poor" | ||||
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| Single by Dead Kennedys | ||||
| from the album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables | ||||
| B-side | "In-sight" | |||
| Released | October 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Cherry Red | |||
| Composer(s) | ||||
| Lyricist(s) | Jello Biafra | |||
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"Kill the Poor" is a song by Dead Kennedys, released in October 1980 on Cherry Red Records as the band's third single, with "In-sight" as its B-side. The song is a satire of the elite, saying how if given the chance, they would use neutron bombs to wipe out the impoverished whilst preserving property. The title track was re-recorded for the band's first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980), although the single and album versions show little difference in comparison. The B-side of this single is also additionally on the compilation album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death (1987). A special "disco version" was played and recorded on March 3, 1979, and released on their live album Live at the Deaf Club.
"Kill the Poor" reached #49 in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks on the chart.