Destination Unknown (song)

Not to be confused with Destination Calabria.
"Destination Unknown"
Single by Missing Persons
from the album Spring Session M
ReleasedSeptember 1982
Recorded1980
StudioUMRK (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length3:40
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ken Scott
Missing Persons singles chronology
"Windows"
(1982) 		"Destination Unknown"
(1982) 		"Walking in L.A."
(1983)

"Destination Unknown" is a song by American band Missing Persons. It was written by Dale Bozzio, Terry Bozzio, and Warren Cuccurullo with production by Ken Scott at Frank Zappa's Utility Muffin Research Kitchen studio.[2] Originally released on the band's self-titled EP (1980), the song was released as a single in September 1982 and appeared on their debut studio album Spring Session M (1982).

In the United States, it was a hit, peaking at No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 40 on the Cashbox Top 100 in November 1982.[3][4]

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States September 1982 7" Capitol

Charts

Chart performance for
"Destination Unknown"
Chart (1982–1983)
  • Peak
  • position
Australia[5] 89
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 42
US Cash Box Top 100[7] 40

Cover versions and media appearances

References

  1. ^ a b Gerard, Chris (15 April 2024). "The 100 Best Alternative Songs of the 1980s". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 December 2024. It's no accident that ["Destination Unknown"]'s electrifying new wave/rock blend of synthesizers, guitar, bass, and drums blasts emphatically out of speakers...
  2. ^ Scott, Ken; Owsinski, Bobby (2013). Off the Record with the Beatles, Bowie, Elton & So Much More. United States: Alfred Music. pp. 305–6. ISBN 978-0-7390-7858-7.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  4. ^ "Missing Persons - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Missing Persons Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 11, 1982". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 2018-08-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)Cash Box magazine.
  8. ^ "Tannis Root Presents: Freedom of Choice - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-26.


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