| "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" | ||||
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| Single byDead Kennedys | ||||
| from the EPIn God We Trust, Inc. | ||||
| B-side | "Moral Majority" | |||
| Released | November 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Möbius Music (San Francisco) | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 1:03 | |||
| Label | Alternative Tentacles | |||
| Songwriter | Jello Biafra | |||
| Producer | Oliver DiCicco | |||
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"Nazi Punks Fuck Off" is a song by Americanpunk rock bandDead Kennedys. It was released in November 1981 throughAlternative Tentacles as a7-inch single with "Moral Majority" as the B-side. Both are from theIn God We Trust, Inc.EP, although the EP version is a different recording from the single version. The single included a free armband with a crossed-outswastika. The design was later adopted as a symbol for theanti-racist punk movementAnti-Racist Action.
While some have claimed the song was written as a reaction to far-right punk subcultures such asNazi punk or thewhite power skinhead movement,[1]Jello Biafra has stated the initial premise of the song was about violence at punk shows, summarizing it as, "You violent people at shows are acting like a bunch of Nazis".[2] The lyrics condemn the infighting among punks for weakening the prospect of rebelling against far-right agitators, and that "in a realFourth Reich, [they'd] be the first to go."[3]
In the opening of theIn God We Trust, Inc. version of "Nazi Punks Fuck Off", lead singer Jello Biafra mentions English producerMartin Hannett, who had worked withJoy Division andBuzzcocks, accusing him, tongue-in-cheek, of having "overproduced" the recording.[4] Hannett, in fact, did not work with the Dead Kennedys.
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| UK Indie Chart[5] | 11 |
