"Rest in Peace" is a song by American rock band Extreme. It was released on August 24, 1992, as the first single from their third studio album, '' III Sides to Every Story'' (1992).

Music video

The original music video for the song was inspired by

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's short film called ''

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'' in which, instead of a flower, the neighbors fight over a TV set showing the band performing the song. The band was sued, but the controversy was quickly settled out of court. They later released a new version of the video, consisting only of the performance montage of the band on a white

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which was displayed on the television set in the original video.

Chart performance

The song reached the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 96. It topped ''

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chart in November 1992. In the UK, the song charted at No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

Chart performance

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

See also