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Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)

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"Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)"
Cover of Black No 1 single.jpg
Promotional single by Type O Negative
from the album Bloody Kisses
Released1993
Recorded1993
Studio Systems Two, Brooklyn
Genre
Length11:14
Label Roadrunner
Songwriter Peter Steele
Producers
Type O Negative singles chronology
"Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)"
(1993)		"Christian Woman"
(1993)

"Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)" is a single by American gothic metal band Type O Negative from their 1993 album Bloody Kisses . The song was written by lead singer Peter Steele while driving a garbage truck; during an interview with Revolver, he stated: "I was waiting in line for three hours to dump 40 cubic yards of human waste at the Hamilton Avenue Marine Transfer Station, and I wrote the song in my head. I'm not kidding you." [3]

Contents

The lyrics sarcastically detail a relationship with a woman involved with the Goth subculture, loosely based around a relationship Steele was once in, and throws many tongue-in-cheek references to Halloween, Nosferatu, and Lily Munster, as well as quick musical references to Vic Mizzy's The Addams Family Theme as well as Jack Marshall's The Munsters' Theme . It is arguably their signature song; although it never cracked the Billboard Hot 100, it was their best-selling single and was a mainstay on MTV's Headbangers Ball . [4] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked the song No. 64 on their list of the 100 greatest heavy metal songs of all time. [5]

Music video

A music video was made for the song, using a radio edit of about four and a half minutes in length as opposed to the eleven-minute recording on the album. Directed by Parris Mayhew, [6] the video was recorded in black and white, with the exception during the breakdown where Peter Steele's eyes appear olive green during a close-up. Close-ups surrounded by shadows alternate with shots of the band performing in a decidedly traditional-looking concert hall, with gothic figures dancing in the background as the band plays classical or acoustic counterparts to their usual instruments; Steele takes advantage of his formidable height during this and plays a double bass as if it were a bass guitar.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Peter Steele except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)" (edit)4:38
2."Christian Woman" (edit)4:24
3."Summer Breeze" (edit) (Seals & Crofts cover)4:29
4."We Hate Everyone" (edit)6:52

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Ramirez, AJ (August 3, 2011). "The Ten Best Alternative Metal Singles Of The 1990s". PopMatters . Archived from the original on January 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ Wiederhorn, Jon (August 17, 2018). "Why Type O Negative's 'Bloody Kisses' "Sounds Like Nothing Before and Nothing After"". Revolver . Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ Revolver Staff (August 16, 2018). "'BLOODY KISSES': 10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW TYPE O NEGATIVE'S MASTERPIECE". Revolver. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 11, 1995. p. 96. ISSN   0006-2510.
  5. ↑ "The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time". rollingstone.com. March 13, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  6. ↑ ""Black No. 1" by Type O Negative". VH1. July 22, 1996. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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