- Retard Girl
Infobox Single
Name = Retard Girl
Artist = Hole
from Album =The First Session
B-side =
Released = Start date|1990|4
Format = 7"
Recorded = Start date|1989
Genre =Grunge
Length = 4:47
Label = Sympathy
Writer =Courtney Love ,Eric Erlandson
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =
Reviews = *All Music Guide Rating-5|2.5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:scdkylm1xpzb link]
Last single =
This single = "Retard Girl"
(1990)
Next single = "Dicknail "
(1991)Retard Girl is the debut single of the grunge band Hole. These were some of the very first songs written and performed by Hole and can also be heard on "
The First Session " EP. These tracks were later included on "My Body, the Hand Grenade " in their single form. It was released bySympathy for the Record Industry in 1990 on 7-inch. The 1st pressing on white vinyl w/ inserts, with later copies being of various colours. On the front cover is a picture of a young girl hanging from a tree, widely reported to be Love's old friendKat Bjelland .Courtney Love said in a 1990 interview with Flipside fanzine, "'Retard Girl', that's our single. It's about getting picked on in school, anyone who's ever been picked on in a big way, or a small way. I just got this vibe one day about how when I was in school I was really shy and sort of picked on and I swore that I would never pick on people who were picked on."The song therefore seems to be an antibullying anthem of sort.B-sides 'Phonebill Song' and 'Johnnie's in the Bathroom' can also be found on "The First Session" EP, and are typical of the experimental style that was present in Hole's music at the time. 'Phonebill Song' is also found on "
My Body, the Hand Grenade ", the B-sides and Outtakes album released in 1997.Besides the songwriting credits goes collectively to Hole, BMI's website shows that "Retard Girl" was written by Love alone and the other two by her and bandmate
Eric Erlandson .Track listing
"All songs written by Hole"
#"Retard Girl" - 4:47
#"Phonebill Song" - 1:48
#"Johnnie's in the Bathroom" - 2:17
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