Destination Unknown (song)

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"Destination Unknown"
Destination Unknown (Missing Persons song) coverart.jpg
Single by Missing Persons
from the album Spring Session M
ReleasedSeptember 1982
Recorded1980
Chateau Recorders
(Los Angeles, California)
GenreNew wave
Length3:40
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ken Scott
Missing Persons singles chronology
"Windows"
(1982) 		"Destination Unknown"
(1982) 		"Walking in L.A."
(1982)

"Destination Unknown" is a song by American band Missing Persons. It was written by Dale Bozzio, Terry 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).[citation needed]

In the United States, it was a minor hit spending 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, narrowly missing the Top 40 by peaking at #42 in November 1982.[1][2]

Cover versions and media appearances[]

The Smashing Pumpkins have covered this song; it appears on their 1996 box set The Aeroplane Flies High.

Erectus Monotone covered the song on the 1992 compilation album "Tannis Root Presents: Freedom of Choice".[3]

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts covered the song for the soundtrack of the 2009 movie Endless Bummer.

This song is used in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on Flash FM.

The song is played at the end of Season 2, episode 7, titled "Nothing Shattered," of the Netflix series GLOW.

Charts[]

Chart performance for
"Destination Unknown"
Chart (1982)
  • Peak
  • position
Australia[4] 89
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 42
US Cash Box Top 100[6] 40

Release history[]

Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States September 1982 7" Capitol

References[]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  2. ^ "Missing Persons - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  3. ^ "Tannis Root Presents: Freedom of Choice - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Missing Persons Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 11, 1982". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 2018-08-26.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)Cash Box magazine.

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