Prisoner of Society


"Prisoner of Society" is a song by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was originally released in Australia on the 1997 EP "Second Solution / Prisoner of Society". The song was later released as a single, separate from the EP, in the United Kingdom in 1998.
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", Prisoner of Society was ranked number 32.
The song is a featured track in the video games Supercross 2000 and Guitar Hero World Tour.

Background

The Living End had achieved mainstream success with the release of their third EP, Second Solution / Prisoner of Society, in September 1997. It peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Singles Chart and spent 69 weeks in the ARIA Top 100. "Prisoner of Society" also reached No. 15 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1997.
On 18 September 1998 "Prisoner of Society" was released in the United Kingdom as a stand-alone single, where it reached No. 179 on the UK Singles Charts. The following year it was also released as a single in the United States, where it peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
It provided a breakthrough for the band, bringing them to the attention of the Australian Rock scene.

Track listing

Recorded and engineered by Lindsay Gravina at Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne. Mixed by Jerry Finn at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles.

Personnel