Officially Dead Explained

Officially Dead
Type:	EP
Artist:	Veruca Salt
Cover:	Officially_Dead.jpg
Released:	July 2003 (Mispress - Track 3 mislabeled) September 2003 (Repress - Correct label for Track 3)
Recorded:	March 1999 – January 2002
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	16:00
Label:	Embryo Records
Prev Title:	Resolver
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Lords of Sounds and Lesser Things [EP]
Next Year:	2005

Officially Dead is an EP by the American alternative rock band Veruca Salt, released in 2003 on Embryo.

The single was released in Australia and peaked at #13 on the Triple J top 100

The first pressing of the EP contained many errors. For instance, track #3 is mislabeled; it's actually a demo version of the previously unreleased song "Blissful Queen", rather than the listed "Smoke & Mirrors" demo; for the second pressing, the error was corrected & the 3rd track was the correct "Smoke & Mirrors" demo. Louise Post's friend Summer was not credited for the tattoo on the cover until the second pressing. Also, for the second pressing, a lighter artwork color scheme was used.^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

1. "Officially Dead" (Tihista/Post) – 2:49
2. "Straightjacket" (demo) (Post) – 3:52
3. "Blissful Queen" (demo) (Post) - 3:44 [First pressing mislabel as "Smoke & Mirrors" (demo)]^[1] /"Smoke & Mirrors" (demo) (Post/Fitzpatrick/Crosley) – 3:55 [Correctly labeled on second pressing]
4. "The Light Behind Your Eyes" (Post) – 2:03
5. "The Same Person" (Remix) (Post) – 3:51

Personnel

• Chad Adams – engineer
• Natalija Brunovs – artwork
• Brian Liesegang – engineer
• Darian Rundall – engineer

External links

• Veruca Salt's official web site
• Veruca Salt at Rolling Stone

Notes and References

1. Web site: Veruca Salt - Officially Dead (July 2003 mispress) . Discogs . en.
2. Web site: Veruca Salt - Officially Dead (September 2003 repress) . Discogs . en.