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Chrissie Hynde feat. Cat Power

First of the Gang to Die

2025 · via Morrissey

Chrissie Hynde feat. Cat Power’s earliest release of “First of the Gang to Die” on file came out in 2025. Alain Whyte and Morrissey are credited as its writers. The earliest release on file is Morrissey’s, from 2002. Also recorded by Zee Avi (released 2009) and Mendetz & Dorian (released 2009), among 73 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Morrissey's name on a credit usually hogs the light, but this one he shares with Alain Whyte. The song has wandered since, too: Chrissie Hynde and Cat Power cut it together, and Zee Avi had it on record as well.

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Credited writers: Alain Whyte and Morrissey.

Earliest release on file: Morrissey, 2002.

Other recordings on file · first release year

73 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Morrissey didn't write "First of the Gang to Die" alone. Who shares the writing credit with him on it?Alain Whyte
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