{{short description|2017 song by Dreamcar}} {{good article}} {{Infobox song | name = All of the Dead Girls | artist = [[Dreamcar]] | album = [[Dreamcar (album)|Dreamcar]] | type = single | cover = Dreamcar "All of the Dead Girls".jpg | border = yes | alt = An illustration showing a humanoid-type figure with a large crater on their face is shown, along with the words "Dreamcar" and "All of the Dead Girls" in an all-caps, white font. | caption = | released = {{Start date|2017|07|}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = * [[Power pop]] * [[synth-pop]] | length = {{duration|m=3|s=31}} | label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] | writer = * [[Tom Dumont]] * [[Davey Havok]] * [[Tony Kanal]] * [[Adrian Young]] | producer = Tim Pagnotta | tracks = | chronology = Dreamcar | prev_title = [[Kill for Candy]] | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{External music video|{{Youtube|el5LIRMZINk|"All of the Dead Girls"}}|header=Lyric video|type=single}} }}
"'''All of the Dead Girls'''" is a song by American supergroup [[Dreamcar]] for their [[Dreamcar (album)|self-titled debut album]] from 2017. The song was produced by Tim Pagnotta and written by the group's four members: [[Tom Dumont]], [[Davey Havok]], [[Tony Kanal]], and [[Adrian Young]]. Originally distributed as a [[Promotional recording|promotional single]] in April, it was later released as the album's second [[Single (music)|single]] in July 2017, through [[Columbia Records]]. Lead singer Havok was inspired by his friend, American actor [[Josh Richman]], to write a song about "dead girls", resulting in a darker, slightly morbid song. Musically, it is a [[1980s in music|1980s-influenced]] [[power pop]] and [[synth-pop]] track that contains backing vocals from Dumont, Kanal, and Young. Former [[No Doubt]] member [[Gabrial McNair]] appears as a keyboardist on the song.
Music critics provided mixed reviews of "All of the Dead Girls", and discussed the song's lyrics and production. Some critics compared it to the works of 1980s groups, such as [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]], [[Adam Ant]], and [[the Cure]]. Dreamcar performed the song on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' in April 2017 and during their promotional United States tour. During concert performances of "All of the Dead Girls", the group planned to film its [[music video]].
== Background and release == [[Dreamcar]] is an American [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]], consisting of [[AFI (band)|AFI]]'s lead vocalist [[Davey Havok]] with [[Tony Kanal]], [[Tom Dumont]], and [[Adrian Young]], all members of [[No Doubt]]. No Doubt's vocalist [[Gwen Stefani]] resumed work on her solo career, leaving the three to become interested in pursuing a new project.<ref name="Rolling Stone Tony Kanal interview">{{cite magazine |last1=Epstein |first1=Dan |title=No Doubt's Tony Kanal on 'Rebirth' with New Supergroup Dreamcar |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/no-doubts-tony-kanal-on-rebirth-with-new-supergroup-dreamcar-192693/ |access-date=February 16, 2021 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=March 2, 2017 |archive-date=August 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815203906/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/no-doubts-tony-kanal-on-rebirth-with-new-supergroup-dreamcar-192693/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "All of the Dead Girls" was written by Havok, Kanal, Dumont and Young, and produced by [[Sugarcult]]'s Tim Pagnotta. [[Spike Stent|Mark Stent]] [[Mixing engineer|mixed]] the song, with [[Ted Jensen]] serving as the [[mastering engineer]].<ref name="Tidal link" /> When asked if he had any anecdotes about songwriting in an interview with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', Havok discussed his inspiration behind "All of the Dead Girls": <blockquote> When I started writing 'All of the Dead Girls', it came from the concept of the lyric 'dead girls,' which was informed by my dear friend [[Josh Richman]] whom I lived with for many years. I wrote this whole record in his home up in the [[Hollywood Hills]]. If you read the lyrics of that song, it's a multilayered self-aware, self-unaware dichotomy. It wasn't a direct quote, but it was a comment about me and those who have an affinity for me or not.<ref name="Billboard album release interview">{{cite magazine |last1=Kaplan |first1=Ilana |title=Dreamcar Talks Not Being a Supergroup & The Future of No Doubt |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/dreamcar-not-supergroup-future-no-doubt-7800995/ |access-date=February 17, 2021 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=May 19, 2017 |archive-date=May 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523022937/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7800995/dreamcar-not-supergroup-future-no-doubt |url-status=live }}</ref> </blockquote>
"All of the Dead Girls" was released as a [[Promotional recording|promotional single]] for [[Music download|digital download]] and [[Streaming media|streaming]] in various countries on April 14, 2017, through [[Columbia Records]].<ref name="BroadwayWorld press release">{{cite news |title=Dreamcar Shares New Song 'All Of the Dead Girls' from Self-Titled Album |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Dreamcar-Shares-New-Son-All-Of-the-Dead-Girls-from-Self-Titled-Album-20170414 |access-date=March 2, 2021 |publisher=[[BroadwayWorld]] |date=April 14, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="Alternative Press single review">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Lindy |title=AFI/No Doubt Supergroup Dreamcar Release 'All of the Dead Girls' – Listen |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/afi_no_doubt_supergroup_dreamcar_release_all_of_the_dead_girls/ |access-date=February 27, 2021 |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=April 14, 2017 |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228162735/https://www.altpress.com/news/afi_no_doubt_supergroup_dreamcar_release_all_of_the_dead_girls/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the third song to premiere prior to the release of ''Dreamcar'', following [[lead single]] "[[Kill for Candy]]" and the first promotional single, "[[Born to Lie]]".<ref name="Consequence of Sound single review">{{cite news |last1=Kaye |first1=Ben |title=No Doubt/AFI supergroup Dreamcar drop new song 'All of the Dead Girls' – listen |url=https://consequence.net/2017/04/no-doubtafi-supergroup-dreamcar-drop-new-song-all-of-the-dead-girls-listen/ |access-date=February 27, 2021 |work=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=April 14, 2017 |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117172506/https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/04/no-doubtafi-supergroup-dreamcar-drop-new-song-all-of-the-dead-girls-listen/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NME single review">{{cite news |last1=Maine |first1=Samantha |title=No Doubt and AFI supergroup release new single, listen to 'All of the Dead Girls' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/no-doubt-afi-supergroup-new-single-2050198 |access-date=March 2, 2021 |work=[[NME]] |date=April 14, 2017 |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031200100/https://www.nme.com/news/music/no-doubt-afi-supergroup-new-single-2050198 |url-status=live }}</ref> The song debuted simultaneously with the release of an animated promotional [[lyric video]], which was uploaded to the group's [[YouTube]] account, and an interactive, second music video for "Kill for Candy".<ref name="ABC News Radio press release">{{cite news |title=Listen now: Dreamcar premieres new track, 'All of the Dead Girls'; shares interactive 'Kill for Candy' video |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/4/14/listen-now-dreamcar-premieres-new-track-all-of-the-dead-girl.html |access-date=February 27, 2021 |publisher=[[ABC News Radio]] |date=April 14, 2017 |archive-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419142218/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/4/14/listen-now-dreamcar-premieres-new-track-all-of-the-dead-girl.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At the 2017 [[Alternative Press Music Awards]] in July, Young revealed to ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]''{{'}} Chris Wall that "All of the Dead Girls" had been selected as the album's second [[Single (music)|single]] and would be released to [[Modern rock|modern rock radio]] stations later that week.<ref name="Alternative Press APMAS interview">{{cite interview |last1=Zummo |first1=Frank |last2=Young |first2=Adrian |subject-link=Frank Zummo |interviewer=Chris Wall |title=[[Alternative Press Music Awards]] Red Carpet Live Interview with Frank Zummo and Adrian Young |url= |publisher= |location=[[Cleveland]] |date=July 17, 2017 |work=Alternative Press |access-date= |quote=Also, to be promoting, my band Dreamcar this year. I'm really excited about that. We got a new single coming out this week called 'All of the Dead Girls', and Davey Havok – his swagger – is gonna deliver. And we'll be there next to his side. }}</ref>
== Composition and lyrics == [[File:GabrialMcNair.jpg|thumb|Fellow [[No Doubt]] member [[Gabrial McNair]] (''middle, pictured in 2005'') performs as a keyboardist on "All of the Dead Girls".<ref name="Tidal link" />|alt=A color photograph of American musician Gabrial McNair performing live in 2005 with Gwen Stefani.]] "All of the Dead Girls" is a dramatic, drum-led [[power pop]] and [[synth-pop]] song.<ref name="Consequence of Sound single review" /><ref name="Stereogum single review">{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Dreamcar – 'All Of The Dead Girls' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1935181/dreamcar-all-of-the-dead-girls/music/ |website=[[Stereogum]] |access-date=February 27, 2021 |date=April 14, 2017 |archive-date=May 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520052048/https://www.stereogum.com/1935181/dreamcar-all-of-the-dead-girls/music/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Orange County Register first live performance review">{{cite news |last1=Fadroski |first1=Kelli Skye |title=Dreamcar has fun with fans at its live debut in Santa Ana |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/06/dreamcar-has-fun-with-fans-at-its-live-debut-in-santa-ana/ |access-date=February 28, 2021 |work=Orange County Register |date=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012044431/https://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/06/dreamcar-has-fun-with-fans-at-its-live-debut-in-santa-ana/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Consequence of Sound album review">{{cite news |last1=Brennan |first1=Collin |title=Album Review: Dreamcar – Dreamcar |url=https://consequence.net/2017/05/album-review-dreamcar-dreamcar/ |access-date=February 17, 2021 |work=Consequence of Sound |date=May 11, 2017 |archive-date=May 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504194654/https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/05/album-review-dreamcar-dreamcar/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Kanal, who plays [[bass guitar]] on the song, was compared to [[New Order (band)|New Order]]'s [[Peter Hook]] for his performance by ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''{{'}}s Zoe Camp.<ref name="Pitchfork album review">{{cite web |last1=Camp |first1=Zoe |title=Dreamcar: ''Dreamcar'' Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23293-dreamcar/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=February 27, 2021 |date=May 25, 2017 |archive-date=August 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829103458/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23293-dreamcar/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Riff Magazine''{{'}}s Brandi Smith compared the song's introduction to the work of British band [[the Cult]] and said its bridge sounds like "what might be the missing dance number in ''[[Corpse Bride|The Corpse Bride]]''".<ref name="Riff Magazine album review">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Brandi |title=Review: AFI, No Doubt supergroup Dreamcar celebrates '80s new wave on debut |url=https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/dreamcar/ |access-date=February 28, 2021 |work=Riff Magazine |date=May 8, 2017 |archive-date=September 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927071552/https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/dreamcar/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Its sound is reminiscent of songs by 1980s-pop acts, including [[Adam Ant]], [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]], [[the Cure]] and [[Duran Duran]], while the beat was described as [[Music of Burundi|Burundi]]-accented by [[AllMusic]]'s Matt Collar.<ref name="Consequence of Sound album review" /><ref name="Illinois Entertainer band interview">{{cite news |last1=Lanham |first1=Tom |title=Cover Story: Dreamcar |url=https://illinoisentertainer.com/2017/04/cover-story-dreamcar/ |access-date=March 2, 2017 |work=Illinois Entertainer |date=April 1, 2017 |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302185238/https://illinoisentertainer.com/2017/04/cover-story-dreamcar/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="AllMusic album review">{{cite news |last1=Collar |first1=Matt |title=Dreamcar – ''Dreamcar'' |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dreamcar-mw0003040144 |access-date=February 19, 2021 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623193936/https://www.allmusic.com/album/dreamcar-mw0003040144 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chris Baker from Mxdwn.com called it the group's "poppiest" song to date, and believed it would be mesh well in the soundtracks of comedy movies.<ref name="Mxdwn dot com single review">{{cite web |last1=Baker |first1=Chris |title=Dreamcar Release Their Poppiest Single Yet with 'All Of The Dead Girls' |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2017/04/16/news/dreamcar-release-their-poppiest-single-yet-with-all-of-the-dead-girls/ |publisher=Mxdwn.com |access-date=March 2, 2021 |date=April 16, 2017 |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302185239/https://music.mxdwn.com/2017/04/16/news/dreamcar-release-their-poppiest-single-yet-with-all-of-the-dead-girls/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On the song, Dumont plays the guitar and keyboards, Kanal performs on bass guitar and keyboards, and Young plays the drums. The three also provide background vocals on "All of the Dead Girls" and reunited with No Doubt member [[Gabrial McNair]], who also contributes to the instrumentation as a keyboardist.<ref name="Tidal link" /> The addition of keyboards provided "layering [of] majestic swaths of [[Synthesizer|synths]]", according to Collar.<ref name="AllMusic album review" />
"All of the Dead Girls" is set in [[common time]], and has a relatively fast [[tempo]] of 150 beats per minute. The [[Key (music)|key]] of the song is in [[B major]] and it advances with a setup of two verses, each followed by a pre-chorus and [[Refrain|chorus]]. Havok's [[vocal range]] follows the [[chord progressions]] of B-E-G#m-F#-E♭ in both the verses and choruses.<ref name="AotDG sheet music">{{cite book |last1=Dumont |first1=Tom |last2=Havok |first2=Davey |last3=Kanal |first3=Tony |last4=Young |first4=Adrian |authorlink1=Tom Dumont |authorlink2=Davey Havok |authorlink3=Tony Kanal |authorlink4=Adrian Young |title=All Of The Dead Girls: Sheet Music, Lyrics by Tom Dumont, Davey Havok, Tony Kanal and Adrian Young |date=2017 |publisher=[[Columbia Records]]}}</ref> Smith commented that the song's bridge is built around just one lyric ("Take me to your grave") which Havok repeatedly "begs".<ref name="Riff Magazine album review" />
== Critical reception and promotion == Tom Breihan from ''[[Stereogum]]'' called "All of the Dead Girls" an "immaculately produced" song and slightly indicative of the members' former backgrounds in [[Punk rock|punk music]].<ref name="Stereogum single review" /> In addition to "Kill for Candy", Collar referred to the song as a "hooky, infectious anthem [...] worthy of building a whole album around".<ref name="AllMusic album review" /> Smith described the song as simultaneously "the album's catchiest song" but also "its most morbid".<ref name="Riff Magazine album review" /> Collin Brennan, for ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'', enjoyed the song for being "almost criminally catchy" and "a million times more fun than anything" from No Doubt's sixth and latest studio album, ''[[Push and Shove (album)|Push and Shove]]'' (2012); however, he criticized its vast influence from 1980s music, noting the song "can hardly stand on its own two feet" because of it.<ref name="Consequence of Sound album review" /> A staff member from PunkNews.org disliked "All of the Dead Girls", calling it overproduced and full of "cringeworthy" lyrics.<ref name="PunkNews dot org album review">{{cite web |author1=Renaldo69 |title=Dreamcar – Dreamcar |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/15078/dreamcar-dreamcar |publisher=PunkNews.org |access-date=February 27, 2021 |date=May 13, 2017 |archive-date=October 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009145808/https://www.punknews.org/review/15078/dreamcar-dreamcar |url-status=live }}</ref>
On the April 18, 2017 episode of ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'', Dreamcar made their first televised appearance, performing both "All of the Dead Girls" and "Kill for Candy".<ref name="Stereogum Jimmy Kimmel Live performance review">{{cite web |last1=Helman |first1=Peter |title=Watch Dreamcar Make Their Network TV Debut on ''Kimmel'' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1936152/watch-dreamcar-make-their-network-tv-debut-on-kimmel/news/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=February 27, 2021 |date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228162743/https://www.stereogum.com/1936152/watch-dreamcar-make-their-network-tv-debut-on-kimmel/news/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The group was unable to perform all of "All of the Dead Girls" due to time constraints.<ref name="ABC News Radio JKL live review">{{cite news |title=Dreamcar makes its network television debut on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/4/19/dreamcar-makes-its-network-television-debut-on-jimmy-kimmel.html |access-date=March 4, 2021 |publisher=ABC News Radio |date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=July 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720010305/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/4/19/dreamcar-makes-its-network-television-debut-on-jimmy-kimmel.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The live clip was posted to ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''{{'}}s YouTube channel.<ref name="With Guitars JKL live review">{{cite web |last1=Janes |first1=Steve |title=ICYMI: Dreamcar makes network television on Jimmy Kimmel Live |url=https://www.withguitars.com/icymi-dreamcar-makes-network-television-jimmy-kimmel-live/ |website=With Guitars |access-date=March 4, 2021 |date=April 19, 2017}}</ref> In August 2017, prior to singing "All of the Dead Girls" at The Conservatory in [[Santa Ana, California]], Havok told the audience that the live performance would be recorded and was planned to be used as the album's second music video. During the segment, he "amped up the crowd by standing on top of speakers" which allowed the crowd "grab at him" and interact.<ref name="OC Weekly live performance review">{{cite news |last1=Woolsey |first1=Brittany |title=Dreamcar Drives an Energetic Set Through The Observatory |url=https://www.ocweekly.com/dreamcar-drives-an-energetic-set-through-the-observatory-8338391/?sfw=pass1614706475 |access-date=March 2, 2021 |work=[[OC Weekly]] |date=August 14, 2017}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = Digital download/streaming<ref name="Amazon Music link" /><ref name="Spotify single" /> | title1 = All of the Dead Girls | length1 = 3:31 }}
== Credits and personnel == Credits adapted from [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]].<ref name="Tidal link">{{cite web |title=Credits – Dreamcar – Dreamcar |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/73644575/credits |publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]] |access-date=February 27, 2021 }}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * [[Tom Dumont]]{{spaced ndash}}composer, lyricist, guitar, keyboards, background vocals * [[Davey Havok]]{{spaced ndash}}composer, lyricist, vocals * [[Tony Kanal]]{{spaced ndash}}composer, lyricist, bass guitar, keyboards, background vocals * [[Adrian Young]]{{spaced ndash}}composer, lyricist, drums, background vocals * Tim Pagnotta{{spaced ndash}}producer * [[Ted Jensen]]{{spaced ndash}}mastering engineer * [[Spike Stent|Mark Stent]]{{spaced ndash}}mixing engineer * Adam Hawkins{{spaced ndash}}recording engineer * Brian Phillips{{spaced ndash}}recording engineer * Michael Freeman{{spaced ndash}}assistant engineer * Peter Mack{{spaced ndash}}assistant engineer * [[Gabrial McNair]]{{spaced ndash}}keyboards * [[Scheila Gonzalez]]{{spaced ndash}}saxophone {{div col end}}
== Release history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release dates and formats for "All of the Dead Girls" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | United States | April 14, 2017 | {{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Media streaming|streaming]]}} | rowspan="2"| [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Amazon Music link">{{cite web |title=All Of The Dead Girls by Dreamcar |url=https://www.amazon.com/All-Of-The-Dead-Girls/dp/B06XYZ44FD |publisher=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon.com]] (US) |access-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228162736/https://www.amazon.com/All-Of-The-Dead-Girls/dp/B06XYZ44FD |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Spotify single">{{cite AV media notes |title=''"All Of The Dead Girls"'' |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/4ApXj0QGQ90aoH9updVfMe?si=mxBANRM1Si-Qi19oyFnvdQ |type=[[Spotify]] digital single |others=Dreamcar |year=2017 |publisher=Columbia Records |id= Spotify URI: 4ApXj0QGQ90aoH9updVfMe}}</ref> |- | July 2017 | [[Modern rock|Modern rock radio]] | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Alternative Press APMAS interview" /> |}
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