"Destination Unknown" | ||||
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Single by Missing Persons | ||||
from the album Spring Session M | ||||
Released | September 1982 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | 1980 Chateau Recorders (Los Angeles, California) |
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Genre | New wave, post-punk | |||
Length | 3:40 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Writer(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Ken Scott | |||
Missing Persons singles chronology | ||||
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Destination Unknown is a song by American band Missing Persons. It was written by Terry Bozzio, Dale Bozzio and Warren Cuccurullo with production by Ken Scott. Originally released on the band's self-titled EP (1980), the song was released as a single in September 1982 and appeared on their debut studio album Spring Session M (1982).
In the United States, it was a minor hit spending 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 42 in November 1982.
The Replicants covered the song on their 1995 self-titled album.
The Smashing Pumpkins have covered this song; it appears on their 1996 box set The Aeroplane Flies High.
The Chipettes covered the song on the 1998 album The A-Files: Alien Songs.
Erectus Monotone covered the song on the 1992 compilation album "Tannis Root Presents: Freedom of Choice".
This song is used in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on Flash FM.