Rest in Peace (song)
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| Single by Extreme | ||||
| from the album III Sides to Every Story | ||||
| Released | August 24, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 6:04 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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"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 Norman McLaren's short film called Neighbours 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 cyclorama 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 Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart in November 1992. In the UK, the song charted at No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rest in Peace" (radio edit) | 4:59 |
| 2. | "Rest in Peace" (LP version) | 6:04 |
| 3. | "Peacemaker Die" | 6:05 |
| 4. | "Monica" | 3:19 |
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA) | 76 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 21 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) | 33 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) | 7 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 20 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 31 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) | 19 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 24 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 20 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 13 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 96 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) | 1 |