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Music video

The music video starts off with a homeless person looking through a garbage can at a beach, upon which drummer Leonard Haze emerges from the garbage pile. The video then cuts to vocalist

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and guitarist Joey Alves coming out of a small cave, and then to bassist Phil Kennemore emerging from the sand after being discovered by a man with a metal detector. All four members then meet up as a large crowd approach the beach, when four girls, all dressed in black leather clothing with chains emerge from the crowd, who are seen throughout the video as the band continue hang about the beach. As everyone leaves the beach at sunset, the four girls walk up to the band and walk off with them. The music video was directed by

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Track listing

;7" single (US) ;7" single (UK)

In other media

The song makes an appearance in the 1985 sci-fi comedy film ''

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''. The song was featured in the first episode of the

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Charts

References

1985 songs 1985 singles A&M Records singles Song recordings produced by Kevin Beamish {{metal-song-stub