Indians (song)

"Indians"
Single by Anthrax
from the album Among the Living
Released1987
Recorded1986
GenreThrash metal
Length5:40
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Anthrax singles chronology
"I Am the Law"
(1987) 		"Indians"
(1987) 		"Make me Laugh"
(1988)
Music video
"Indians" on YouTube

"Indians" is a song by American thrash metal band Anthrax, from the band's third studio album, Among the Living (1987). It has since then remained one of the band's signature songs, appearing on their best-of albums: Return of the Killer A's, Madhouse: The Very Best of Anthrax and Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985–1991).

It appears in the Guitar Hero game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and as downloadable content for the Rock Band series and Rocksmith 2014.

Music video

The music video features Anthrax playing the song live. It was directed by Jean Pellerin.[1]

Single

A single was released, it was also the first single for the album, displaying a Native American on a coin (like that of a U.S. nickel and/or Indian Head cent) with a purple background.

Track listing

  1. "Indians"
  2. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (includes "Taint" by Stormtroopers of Death after a fade out)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Finnish Singles (The Official Finnish Charts)[2] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 44

See also

References

  1. ^ "Anthrax - Indians". Vevo. 1987.
  2. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.