| "Blank Generation" | |
|---|---|
 EP cover | |
| Song byRichard Hell and the Voidoids | |
| from the EP Another World | |
| Released | 1976 |
| Recorded | 1975, 1976 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:45 |
| Label | Sire |
| Songwriter(s) | Richard Hell |
"Blank Generation" is the title track ofRichard Hell and the Voidoids' 1977 debutalbumBlank Generation. A rewrite ofBob McFadden andRod McKuen's 1959 record "The Beat Generation",[3]Richard Hell wrote the new lyrics during his time with the bandTelevision, and performed it live with another band,The Heartbreakers.[4]Malcolm McLaren claimed that theSex Pistols' song "Pretty Vacant" was directly inspired by "Blank Generation".[5]
"Blank Generation" was previously released on theAnother World EP in 1976.[6] Other versions of the punk classic were available as demos and on one 1975 limited-edition pressing as well.
An earlier live recording by the Heartbreakers, recorded atCBGB on July 7, 1975, appeared on theWhat Goes Around... album.[7] Demo recordings of the song also have survived.
A live March 1974 recording at CBGB with Television can be found onSpurts: The Richard Hell Story.[8]
"Blank Generation" was heavily sampled on rapperAmil's track "Get Down", from her 2000 albumAll Money Is Legal.
The song was featured at the end of the sixth episode of theSyfy television showHappy!. The song appears in season 3, episode 3 ofSex Education.[9]
"Blank Generation" is heard in a scene inThe Exorcism (2024).
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