White Wedding, Part 1
~ Recording by Billy Idol
Annotation
ISRC USCH38400026 corresponds to the original recording.
ISRC USCH30100008 corresponds to the recording that was remastered in 2001.
Annotation last modified on 2016-09-19 00:21 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.2 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | CHR 1377 |
| 1.2 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | 204 790 |
| 1.2 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | DIDX 73, VK 41377 |
| 1.2 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | 0946 3 21377 2 2, CD-FA 3290 |
| 1.2 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | F2 21377 |
| 1.2 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | DIDX 73, F2 21377 |
| 1.2 | White Wedding (part 1) | 4:11 | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | 610308-222 |
| 1.5 | White Wedding | ?:?? | Billy Idol | The Greatest Hits of 1985 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | |
| 1.2 | White Wedding (Part 1) | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis, Fame (US EMI budget reissues), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ACCD 1377, CD-FA 3290, CDP 3213772 |
| 1.2 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | ACCD 1377, CDP 32 1377 2 |
| 1.9 | White Wedding | 4:10 | Billy Idol | Party Power Pack, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 516 640-2 |
| 1.1 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Sedated in the Eighties, No. 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG) | 7243-8-28996-2-4, T2-28996 |
| 1.2 | White Wedding | 4:11 | Billy Idol | Wave: The Biggest New Wave Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | HR 868442 |
| 1.5 | White Wedding | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Super Top 50! Disk2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DC 860702 |
| 1.14 | White Wedding | 4:09 | Billy Idol | The Best Rock Album in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin Records Australia | 8145692, 8145702 |
| 1.5 | White Wedding - Part 1 | 4:11 | Billy Idol | Fetenhits: The Real Classics, the 2nd | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 553 144-2 |
| 1.4 | White Wedding | 4:11 | Billy Idol | Summer Rock: Walking on Sunshine | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.6 | White Wedding | 4:11 | Billy Idol | New Wave Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DOU 878282 |
| 1.2 | White Wedding | 4:12 | Billy Idol | New Wave Classics: The Biggest New Wave Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | HB 882212 |
| 1.4 | White Wedding | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Platinum Hits Volume One | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI-Capitol Special Markets | |
| 1.3 | White Wedding | 4:10 | Billy Idol | Rock Attack 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polymedia Music Service | 553652-2 |
| 1.14 | White Wedding - Part 1 | 4:06 | Billy Idol | The Best of Disco Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| ZYX Music | ZYX 81100-2 |
| 1.3 | White Wedding | 4:13 | Billy Idol | The Number One 80’s Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 553 767-2 |
| 1.8 | White Wedding | 4:09 | Billy Idol | The Wedding Singer: Music From the Motion Picture | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 46840-2 |
| 1.8 | White Wedding | 4:09 | Billy Idol | The Wedding Singer: Music From the Motion Picture | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Maverick (WMG subsidiary, founded by Madonna, Veronica “Ronnie” Dashev, and Frederick DeMann), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362468402 |
| 1.16 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:09 | Billy Idol | Party Police, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 489336 2 |
| 1.8 | White Wedding | 4:09 | Billy Idol | The Wedding Singer: Music From the Motion Picture | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Maverick (WMG subsidiary, founded by Madonna, Veronica “Ronnie” Dashev, and Frederick DeMann) | 9 46840-2 |
| 1.4 | White Wedding | 4:13 | Billy Idol | 80's Rock Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 46 017 | |
| 1.10 | White Wedding | 4:12 | Billy Idol | The Biggest 80’s Hits in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD218 |
| 1.17 | White Wedding | 4:10 | Billy Idol | Dead or Alive: New Wave Hits of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music New Zealand | 8217112 |
| 1.1 | White Wedding | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Rock On 1983 Sweet Dreams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI-Capitol Special Markets | er021863 |
| 1.13 | White Wedding | 4:09 | Billy Idol | The Boys Are Back in Town | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Startel Entertainment | STELCD0061 |
| 1.8 | White Wedding | 4:09 | Billy Idol | The Wedding Singer: Music From the Motion Picture | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Maverick (WMG subsidiary, founded by Madonna, Veronica “Ronnie” Dashev, and Frederick DeMann), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | CDW 46840 |
| 1.8 | White Wedding | 4:09 | Billy Idol | The Wedding Singer: Music From the Motion Picture | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Maverick (WMG subsidiary, founded by Madonna, Veronica “Ronnie” Dashev, and Frederick DeMann) | WPCR-10058 |
| 1.5 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:11 | Billy Idol | Rock That Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | White Wedding | 4:12 | Billy Idol | The Alltime Greatest Rock Classics of the 70s, 80s & 90s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Brunswick News | 545 455-2 |
| 4.8 | White Wedding | 4:12 | Billy Idol | The Century of Rock: The Greatest Ever Hits of Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | LBSCD 022 |
| 2.4 | White Wedding | 4:12 | Billy Idol | The Ultimate Party Album II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Shock (Australian independent) | SMECD013 |
| 3.10 | White Wedding | 4:10 | Billy Idol | Decades: The Story of the 60’s / 70’s / 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCDX 337 |
| 1.7 | White Wedding | 4:14 | Billy Idol | ’80s Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI‐Capitol Music Special Markets | 72435-27172-2-4 |
| 2.8 | White Wedding | 4:11 | Billy Idol | Essential 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 993342, BX 993352, BX 993362 |
| 1.2 | White Wedding | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Immortal Rock 1983 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 27235 2 2 |
| 1.1 | White Wedding | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Modern Rock: Lost Hits of the Early ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2798, R828-14 |
| 1.4 | White Wedding (Part 1) | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation | Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Chrysalis | 528 8122, 7243 5 28812 2 2 | |
| 1.4 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation | Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ||
| 1.4 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Chrysalis, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 7243 5 28812 2 2 |
| 1.4 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits (Limited Edition) | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Chrysalis | 72435-36407-0-5 |
| 1.4 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | TOCP-65692 |
| 1.8 | White Wedding | 4:09 | Billy Idol | Instant Party: Irresistible ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.18 | White Wedding | 4:11 | Billy Idol | 80’s: Simply the Best Eighties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | 0927410792 |
| 1.12 | White Wedding | 4:14 | Billy Idol | 100% Classic Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations) | 72435-31331-2-2 |
| 1.12 | White Wedding | 4:12 | Billy Idol | 100% Classic Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations) | |
| 1.4 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Chrysalis | 7243 5 28812 2 2 |
| 1.4 | White Wedding (Part 1) | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Chrysalis | CDCHR (WI) 173 |
| 2.2 | White Wedding | 4:13 | Billy Idol | The Best Beer Drinking Songs in the World... Ever! Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | |
| 1.2 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | 72435-32860-2-6 |
| 1.19 | White Wedding (Part 1) | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Rock Der Rykker | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CMC Special | 5381222 |
| 1.21 | White Wedding | 4:10 | Billy Idol | The Ultimate Hen Night Party Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing | WSMCD103 |
| 1.6 | White Wedding | 4:13 | Billy Idol | The Best Air Guitar Album in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.3 | White Wedding | 4:09 | Billy Idol | Absolute Rock Classics 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records) | ACCD 3005 |
| 2.17 | White Wedding | 4:11 | Billy Idol | Air Guitar | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 542032 2 0 |
| 1.2 | White Wedding (part 1) | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Billy Idol (24-bit digitally remastered) | Billy Idol | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Chrysalis | 72435-32860-2-6 |
| 1.5 | White Wedding | ?:?? | Billy Idol | Humo Presenteert: Luchtgitaar! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 81078 2 1 |
| 1.15 | White Wedding | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Now and Then | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | CDEMCJD (WFD) 6008 |
| 2.4 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:11 | Billy Idol | Party Kult Hits Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | SSP 987913 2 |
| 1.6 | White Wedding | 4:13 | Billy Idol | The Best Air Guitar Album in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | 5814222, 7243 5 81422 2 8 |
| 1.18 | White Wedding | 4:11 | Billy Idol | Destination Hits 1985 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music France (1994–2013) | 7243 5926742 5 |
| 2.10 | White Wedding | 4:13 | Billy Idol | School Reunion: The 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Box Music (Polish Label), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 91525 2 3, VTDCD 544 |
| 2.5 | White Wedding | 4:14 | Billy Idol | 80’s New Wave | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Special Markets | 72435-92011-2-2 |
| 1.3 | White Wedding | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Edge of the 80s: Early 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL PRA/07 |
| 1.17 | White Wedding | 4:11 | Billy Idol | Rock Favourites | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DC 901368 |
| 2.17 | White Wedding | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Guitar of the Millennium | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.8 | White Wedding | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Back to the Movies: Hits From the Flix | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 611 |
| 1.10 | White Wedding | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Rock Legends | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) | 7243 576627 2 7 |
| 1.4 | White Wedding | 4:12 | Billy Idol | The Original 80s Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 7243 4 73961 2 0 |
| 1.5 | White Wedding | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits of Punk & New Wave | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 7243 863476 2 6, 863 4762 |
| 1.12 | White Wedding | 4:13 | Billy Idol | The World's Best Ever Beer Songs 2005 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) | 7243 874521 2 1 |
| 1.18 | White Wedding | 4:11 | Billy Idol | Blackpool | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
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| 1.18 | White Wedding | 4:11 | Billy Idol | Blackpool | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
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| 2.3 | White Wedding | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Big Shiny ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Canada | 7243 8 63738 2 3 |
| 3.14 | White Wedding | 4:14 | Billy Idol | 100% Rock, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Brunswick (Imprint of Brunswick Record Corporation) | 060249820384(2) |
| 1.1 | White Wedding (Part 1) | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Absolutely the Best of Modern Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Fuel 2000 Records, EMI Music Special Markets | 302 061 434-2, 72435-79982-2-2 |
| 2.2 | White Wedding | 4:09 | Billy Idol | McMusic Summer Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| McMusic ANS | McCD 132 |
| 2.5 | White Wedding | 4:10 | Billy Idol | Rock School | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | |
| 2.14 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Classic Rock Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | B000437102 |
| 2.14 | White Wedding – Pt. 1 | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Classic Rock Gold (BMG club edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | B0004371-02 |
| 2.6 | White Wedding | 4:09 | Billy Idol | Absolute Rock Deluxe | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4052 |
| 1.4 | White Wedding | 4:15 | Billy Idol | The Absolute Very Best of the World's Best Ever Beer Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 50999 510779 2 1 |
| 2.2 | White Wedding | 4:11 | Billy Idol | Absolute Rock Classics, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | White Wedding | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Best of Classic Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations), EMI Music Special Markets | 09463-39135-2-3 |
| 2.11 | White Wedding | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Pretty Woman: Special Edition Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 348 3072 |
| 2.9 | White Wedding | 4:12 | Billy Idol | The Very Best of Back to the Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD820 |
| 2.5 | White Wedding | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Superstars of the 80s (The Time Life Collection) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time-Life | M19200 |
| 1.6 | White Wedding | 4:14 | Billy Idol | 25 Years of MTV Music Television | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Pomaton EMI (Polish division of EMI) | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.10 | White Wedding, Part 1 | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Stereoplay Highlights CD 19 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| stereoplay | CD 697 019 |
| 1.13 | White Wedding | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Music That Changed Our Lives: Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Distribution, Trans World Entertainment | 70876-12143-2-1 |
| 1.13 | White Wedding | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Rock Selects | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Distribution, Trans World Entertainment | 70876-12143-2-1 |
| 5.3 | White Wedding | 4:10 | Billy Idol | The Radio Essential Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Promo Only | |
| 1.13 | White Wedding | 4:14 | Billy Idol | FYE Selects, Volume 1: Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| F.Y.E. (Trans World Entertainment store group) | 70876-12171-2-4 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 4.9 | White Wedding | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits of the 80's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CTU Productions | CTU 89274-211 |
Relationships
| assistant engineer: | Steve Bates (engineer) |
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| engineer: | Brian Reeves |
| producer: | Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) |
| bass guitar: | Phil Feit |
| drums (drum set): | Steve Missal |
| guitar: | Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) |
| lead vocals: | Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) |
| arranger: | Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1982) Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1982) Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1982) Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1982, in 2002) |
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| recorded at and mixed at: | Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| stream for free: | https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=o5oTrvdNoP4 [info] https://open.spotify.com/track/1gzIbdFnGJ226LTl0Cn2SX [info] https://soundcloud.com/official-billy-idol/white-wedding [info] |
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| recording of: | White Wedding |
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Related works
White Wedding
| lyricist and composer: | Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) |
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| publisher: | Boneidol Music Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) Chrysalis Music Group Inc. Chrysalis Music Holdings GmbH (DE subsidiary of Chrysalis Group PLC) Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd. Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) Rare Blue Music Inc |
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| later parody versions: | Christ's Wedding White Wedding (Literal Video Version) |
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| is the basis for: | Nice Day for a Wedding (Wedding Chapel Music) |
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