Shock to the System (Billy Idol song)

"Shock to the System" is a 1993 song by Billy Idol. It was taken from his fifth studio album Cyberpunk. It went to number 30 in the United Kingdom, number 18 in Italy, number 28 in Australia, number 5 in New Zealand, number 34 in Iceland, number 44 in France and just missed making the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.

Track listings
Several singles for "Shock to the System" were released to various countries. Several included various remixes of "Heroin", a cover of The Velvet Underground's song of the same name, composed and written by Lou Reed. The cover of "Heroin" also included the lyric "Jesus died for somebody's sins/But not mine", written by Patti Smith for her cover of "Gloria". The Australian, Japan, Netherlands, and U.S. releases included the track "Aftershock", which was not included in the Cyberpunk CD.

U.K. double CD release

References

Category:1993 songs
Category:Billy Idol songs
Category:Protest songs