| "Partytime" | ||||
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| Single by 45 Grave | ||||
| from the album Sleep in Safety | ||||
| A-side | "School's Out" | |||
| B-side | "Partytime (The Story of Sabine)" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock Deathrock | |||
| Length | 3:06 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | D. Bolles, D. Cancer | |||
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"Partytime" is a song by 45 Grave, released as the B-side to the "School's Out" single in 1984.[1] The song was taken from their debut album, Sleep in Safety. However, the single version, dubbed "Partytime (The Story of Sabine)", is shorter in length and notably heavier, with more smoothly flowing lyrics and a shorter introduction. This single version was included in the 1993 reissue of Sleep in Safety.
"Partytime" is probably 45 Grave's most well-known song, having been used as the theme song to the 1985 film The Return of the Living Dead and featured in the film's soundtrack. This "Zombie Version" was shorter and heavier than both previous versions of the song, and eschewed the story of the previous versions. Another version, featured on compilations Autopsy, Debasement Tapes and A Devil's Possessions, has a different vocal melody and is introduced with laughter and different lyrics.
The A-side, "School's Out," a cover of the Alice Cooper song of the same name, was featured as a bonus track on the re-released version of Sleep in Safety. This version differs little from Cooper's original, but makes use of keyboards.
