Dead by X-Mas

"Dead By X-Mas"
Single by Hanoi Rocks
from the album Self Destruction Blues
B-side	"Nothing New"
Released	December 1981
Format	7" single
Recorded	August 1981
Genre	Rock, hard rock, glam punk, glam rock
Length	2:58
Label	Johanna Kustannus
Writer(s)	Andy McCoy
Hanoi Rocks singles chronology
"Desperados" (1981) "Dead By X-Mas" (1981) "Love's An Injection" (1982)

"Dead By X-Mas" is a single by the Finnish rock and glam punk band Hanoi Rocks. The single was released before the band's second album Oriental Beat but neither the A- or B-side were featured on album until the band's third album, Self Destruction Blues.

The songs are very liked and were the biggest hits of Hanoi Rocks' early career. The B-side, "Nothing New" is not as well known as the A-side, "Dead By X-Mas". "Dead By X-Mas" has since been thought to be as a prediction of the death of drummer Razzle, who died in a car crash on 9 December 1984. The chorus even has the lyrics "I'll be dead by X-mas now anyway". The lyrics tell a horror story, which guitarist Andy McCoy said could happen.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dead By X-Mas"	Andy McCoy	2:58
2.	"Nothing New"	Andy McCoy	3:19

Personnel

• Michael Monroe - Lead vocals, piano, guitar
• Andy McCoy - Lead guitar, vocals on "Nothing New"
• Nasty Suicide - Rhythm guitar
• Sam Yaffa - Bass
• Gyp Casino - Drums