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Shock To The System by Billy Idol
Billy Idol
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William Michael Albert Broad Known Professionally As Billy Idol Is A British Singer Songwriter Musician And Actor. He Also Holds United States Citizenship. He First Achieved Fame In The 1970s Emerging From The London Punk Rock Scene As The Lead Singer Of The Group Generation X. Subsequently He Embarked On A Solo Career Which Led To International Recognition And Made Idol A Lead Artist During The MTV-Driven "Second British Invasion" In The US. The Name "Billy Idol" Was Inspired By A Schoolteacher's Description Of Him As "idle". Idol Began His Music Career In Late 1976 As A Guitarist In The Punk Rock Band Chelsea. However He Soon Left The Group. With His Former Bandmate Tony James Idol Formed Generation X. With Idol As Lead Singer The Band Achieved Success In The United Kingdom And Released Three Studio Albums On Chrysalis Records Then Disbanded. In 1981 Idol Moved To New York City To Pursue His Solo Career In Collaboration With Guitarist Steve Stevens. His Debut Studio Album Billy Idol 1982 Was A Commercial Success. With Music Videos For Singles "Dancing With Myself" And "White Wedding" Idol Soon Became A Staple Of Then Newly-Established MTV. Idol's Second Studio Album Rebel Yell 1983 Was A Major Commercial Success Featuring Hit Singles "Rebel Yell" And "Eyes Without A Face". The Album Was Certified Double Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA For Shipment Of Two Million Copies In The US. In 1986 He Released Whiplash Smile. Having Accumulated Three UK Top 10 Singles "Rebel Yell" "White Wedding" And "Mony Mony" Idol Released A 1988 Greatest Hits Album Titled Idol Songs 11 Of The Best The Album Went Platinum In The United Kingdom. Idol Then Released Charmed Life 1990 And The Concept Album Cyberpunk 1993 . Idol Spent The Second Half Of The 1990s Focusing On His Personal Life Out Of The Public Eye. He Made A Musical Comeback With The Release Of Devil's Playground 2005 And Again With Kings & Queens Of The Underground 2014 .
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A Music Video Was Created For The Song And Was Set In A Dystopian Future Controlled By Cyber-Cops Referred To As Such By Director Brett Leonard. It Depicted An Individual Who Records The Cyber-Cops Beating A Man Only To Be Noticed And Attacked Himself. His Camera Is Destroyed And The Cyber-Cops Leave Him Unconscious On The Ground As They Are Busy Trying To Put Down A Riot Elsewhere In The City. Alone His Camera Equipment Lands On Him And Is Absorbed Into His Body Causing Him To Dramatically Morph Into A Cyborg. The Cyborg Then Joins The Riot Leading The Rebels To Victory. Idol Explained That He Was Trying To Capture The Political And Economic Conflict That Had Created The LA Riots And That The Camcorder – As Displayed In The Witnessing Of The Rodney King Beating – Was A "potent Way Of Conveying Ideas" And An Important Metaphor For Technology Used In Rebellion. The Make-Up Effects Were Achieved Through Stop Motion With Billy Idol Moving In Slow Stages During Points Of The Filming. Stan Winston Who Had Previously Worked On The Terminator Series And Jurassic Park Supervised And Created The Special Effects For The Video. The Music Video For "Shock To The System" Was Nominated For "Best Special Effects In A Video" And "Best Editing In A Video" At The 1993 MTV Video Music Awards Losing Both Times To Peter Gabriel's Video For "Steam".
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William Michael Albert Broad Known Professionally As Billy Idol Is A British Singer Songwriter Musician And Actor. He Also Holds United States Citizenship. He First Achieved Fame In The 1970s Emerging From The London Punk Rock Scene As The Lead Singer Of The Group Generation X. Subsequently He Embarked On A Solo Career Which Led To International Recognition And Made Idol A Lead Artist During The MTV-Driven "Second British Invasion" In The US. The Name "Billy Idol" Was Inspired By A Schoolteacher's Description Of Him As "idle". Idol Began His Music Career In Late 1976 As A Guitarist In The Punk Rock Band Chelsea. However He Soon Left The Group. With His Former Bandmate Tony James Idol Formed Generation X. With Idol As Lead Singer The Band Achieved Success In The United Kingdom And Released Three Studio Albums On Chrysalis Records Then Disbanded. In 1981 Idol Moved To New York City To Pursue His Solo Career In Collaboration With Guitarist Steve Stevens. His Debut Studio Album Billy Idol 1982 Was A Commercial Success. With Music Videos For Singles "Dancing With Myself" And "White Wedding" Idol Soon Became A Staple Of Then Newly-Established MTV. Idol's Second Studio Album Rebel Yell 1983 Was A Major Commercial Success Featuring Hit Singles "Rebel Yell" And "Eyes Without A Face". The Album Was Certified Double Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA For Shipment Of Two Million Copies In The US. In 1986 He Released Whiplash Smile. Having Accumulated Three UK Top 10 Singles "Rebel Yell" "White Wedding" And "Mony Mony" Idol Released A 1988 Greatest Hits Album Titled Idol Songs 11 Of The Best The Album Went Platinum In The United Kingdom. Idol Then Released Charmed Life 1990 And The Concept Album Cyberpunk 1993 . Idol Spent The Second Half Of The 1990s Focusing On His Personal Life Out Of The Public Eye. He Made A Musical Comeback With The Release Of Devil's Playground 2005 And Again With Kings & Queens Of The Underground 2014 .
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A music video was created for the song, and was set in a dystopian future controlled by Cyber-cops (referred to as such by director Brett Leonard.) It depicted an individual who records the Cyber-cops beating a man, only to be noticed and attacked himself. His camera is destroyed and the Cyber-cops leave him unconscious on the ground, as they are busy trying to put down a riot elsewhere in the city. Alone, his camera equipment lands on him and is absorbed into his body, causing him to dramatically morph into a cyborg. The cyborg then joins the riot, leading the rebels to victory.
Idol explained that he was trying to capture the political and economic conflict that had created the LA Riots, and that the camcorder – as displayed in the witnessing of the Rodney King beating – was a "potent way of conveying ideas" and an important metaphor for technology used in rebellion.
The make-up effects were achieved through stop motion, with Billy Idol moving in slow stages during points of the filming. Stan Winston, who had previously worked on the Terminator series and Jurassic Park, supervised and created the special effects for the video. The music video for "Shock to The System" was nominated for "Best Special Effects in a Video" and "Best Editing in a Video" at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards, losing both times to Peter Gabriel's video for "Steam". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Published: 05 May 2022, 11:45
"Greatest Hits" Is A Compilation Of Billy Idol's Most Popular Singles Released By Capitol Records In 2001. The Album Includes Two Previously-Unreleased Tracks A Live Recording Of One Of His Most Popular Songs "Rebel Yell" Plus A New Version Of Idol's Longtime Producer Keith Forsey's "Don't You Forget About Me ". Although Forsey Originally Wrote The Song With Idol In Mind Idol Turned It Down And Eventually The Song Was Given To Simple Minds Who Would Go On To Make It A Worldwide Hit In 1985. "Greatest Hits" Was Certified Platinum By The RIAA In 2005.