''Surrender'' is a single by the

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band

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, written by its members Martin Rev and

Alan Vega Boruch Alan Bermowitz (June 23, 1938 – July 16, 2016), known professionally as Alan Vega, was an American vocalist and visual artist, primarily known for his work with the electronic protopunk duo Suicide. Life and career Boruch Alan Berm ...

. It was released as a single in 1988 by Chapter 22. It has received acclaim from critics and fans over the years, and it considered by many to be Suicide’s best song.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Martin Rev and

;UK 12" single (CHAP 36) #"Surrender" – 3:48 #"Rain of Ruin" – 4:03

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Surrender'' liner notes. ;Suicide * Martin Rev – keyboards *

– vocals ;Production and additional personnel * Joe Barbaria – engineering * Ric Ocasek – production

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Surrender 1988 songs 1988 singles Suicide (band) songs Island Records singles Songs written by Martin Rev Songs written by Alan Vega Song recordings produced by Ric Ocasek