West End Riot
| "West End Riot" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Living End | ||||
| from the album The Living End | ||||
| Released | 26 July 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, punkabilly | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Modular, EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Cheney | |||
| Producer(s) | Lindsay Gravina | |||
| The Living End singles chronology | ||||
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"West End Riot" is a song by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was released in July 1999, as the fourth single from their self-titled album. It peaked at No. 83 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in August 1999. The song was more popular with listeners of national radio station, Triple J, appearing at No. 48 on their Hottest 100 poll for that year.
The video for the song was directed by Don Letts, (who also directed a number of The Clash's videos). It was filmed in London while the band was touring the UK.
A crowd favourite, it is often played at the end of a show, most notably at Festival Hall in 2006.
The song appears in the opening film clip for the video game World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars 2002.