Let's Have A War

Let's Have A War is a song by the American hardcore punk band Fear that appears as the opening track from their debut album The Record. The song, while never released as a single, is one of the band's biggest hits and has been notably covered by A Perfect Circle, Sacred Reich and From Autumn To Ashes, among others.
==Meaning==
The song, co-written by lead singer Lee Ving and lead guitarist Philo Cramer, criticizes war through irony with lyrics like "let's have a war / we could all use the money". The repeat of "there's so many of us" in the lyrics references the growing population.
==Rerecordings==
A live recording of the song appears on the live album Live... For The Record. The song, along with the rest of The Record, was rerecorded for the band's sixth album The Fear Record where it appears as track 4 on the album. The song was also rerecorded on the band's extended play Paradise Sessions Vol. 1.
==From Autumn To Ashes cover==
Post-hardcore band From Autumn To Ashes recorded a cover of the song for the video game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland and was released on the soundtrack album of the same name.
==Other covers==
The American alternative metal supergroup A Perfect Circle covered the song on their album Emotive. American thrash metal band Sacred Reich released a cover on their album Independent.
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