Confusion Is Sex

~ Release by Sonic Youth (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1(She's in a) Bad Mood
bass:
Kim Gordon
drums (drum set):
Jim Sclavunos
guitar:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo
vocals:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth)
recorded at:
Fun City Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
recording of:
She’s in a Bad Mood
lyricist:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth)
composer:
Sonic Youth (US rock band)
25:30
2Protect Me You
bass:
Lee Ranaldo
drums (drum set):
Jim Sclavunos
guitar:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth)
vocals:
Kim Gordon
recorded at:
Fun City Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
recording of:
Protect Me You
lyricist:
Kim Gordon
composer:
Sonic Youth (US rock band)
25:21
3Freezer Burn / I Wanna Be Your Dog
bass:
Kim Gordon
bass guitar:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) (on 1982-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Bob Bert (on 1982-11-15)
guitar:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo
guitar family:
Lee Ranaldo (on 1982-11-15)
vocals:
Kim Gordon (on 1982-11-15)
recorded at:
The Pier in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States (on 1982-11-15)
live cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Your Dog (on 1982-11-15)
writer:
Dave Alexander (bassist for The Stooges), Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton and Iggy Pop
publisher:
Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Stooge Staffel Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
recording of:
Freezer Burn (Somic Youth instrumental)
composer:
Sonic Youth (US rock band)
33:31
4Shaking Hell
bass:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth)
drums (drum set):
Jim Sclavunos
guitar:
Kim Gordon and Lee Ranaldo
vocals:
Kim Gordon
recorded at:
Fun City Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
recording of:
Shaking Hell
lyricist:
Kim Gordon
composer:
Sonic Youth (US rock band)
33:56
5Inhuman
bass:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth)
drums (drum set):
Jim Sclavunos
guitar:
Kim Gordon
guitar and zither:
Lee Ranaldo
vocals:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth)
recorded at:
Fun City Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
recording of:
Inhuman
lyricist:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth)
composer:
Sonic Youth (US rock band)
publisher:
Sonik Tooth Music
33:56
6The World Looks Red
bass:
Kim Gordon
drums (drum set):
Jim Sclavunos
guitar:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo
vocals:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth)
recorded at:
Fun City Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
recording of:
The World Looks Red
lyricist:
Michael Gira
composer:
Sonic Youth (US rock band)
32:37
7Confusion Is Next
bass:
Kim Gordon
drums (drum set):
Jim Sclavunos
guitar:
Lee Ranaldo
vocals:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth)
recorded at:
Fun City Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
recording of:
Confusion Is Next
lyricist:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth)
composer:
Sonic Youth (US rock band)
23:21
8Making the Nature Scene
bass:
Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth)
drums (drum set):
Bob Bert
guitar:
Lee Ranaldo
vocals:
Kim Gordon
recorded at:
Fun City Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
recording of:
Making the Nature Scene
lyricist:
Kim Gordon
composer:
Sonic Youth (US rock band)
publisher:
Sonik Tooth Music
22:56
9Lee Is Free
guitar family:
Lee Ranaldo
recording of:
Lee Is Free
23:22

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Kim Gordon
co-engineer:John Erskine
engineer:Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
producer:John Erskine
Sonic Youth (US rock band)
Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)