People Are Strange

1967 single by The Doors

"People Are Strange" is a 1967 song by The Doors. It was taken from their second studio album Strange Days. It went to number 1 in Canada, number 9 in New Zealand and number 12 in the United States. The track was first released with "Unhappy Girl" as its B-side.

"People Are Strange"
Single by the Doors
from the album Strange Days
B-side"Unhappy Girl"
ReleasedSeptember 4, 1967 (1967-09-04)
RecordedApril 1967
Genre
Length2:12
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Paul A. Rothchild
The Doors singles chronology
"Light My Fire"
(1967)
"People Are Strange"
(1967)
"Love Me Two Times"
(1967)

Echo & the Bunnymen cover

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"People Are Strange"
Single by Echo & the Bunnymen
from the album The Lost Boys: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side"Run, Run, Run"
Released1987
Length3:36
LabelWEA, EastWest
Songwriter(s)The Doors
Producer(s)Ray Manzarek
Echo & the Bunnymen singles chronology
"Bedbugs and Ballyhoo"
(1987)
"People Are Strange"
(1987)
"'The Peel Sessions'"
(1988)

In 1987, British group Echo & the Bunnymen covered People Are Strange for the 1987 film The Lost Boys. It went to number 29 in the United Kingdom and number 13 in Ireland in 1991.

References

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  1. "Forty Years on, Jim Morrison Cult Thrives at Paris Cemetery". The Independent. July 1, 2011. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2017.