"Ruby Soho" is a song by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released as the third and final single from their third album, '' ...And Out Come the Wolves''. The song reached number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks. Spin listed the song on their list of the 95 best alt-rock songs of 1995.

Track listing

#"Ruby Soho" - 2:37 #"That's Entertainment" - 1:29 #"Disorder and Disarray" - 2:49

Samples

"Ruby Soho" uses a sample of "Give Me Power" by The Stingers (1971) as an intro to the song.

Cover versions

The song has been covered by artists such as American punk rock band

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on their 2018 album "''Get Radical''", Japanese voice actress Rie Tanaka on the compilation ''Puncolle - Voice Actresses' Legendary Punk Songs Collection'', as well as the Japanese rock band BIS. It was also covered by American indie rock band Vampire Weekend in February 2010 during a BBC radio session and by

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on both his ''Sacred Fire'' EP (2011), and his album Rebirth (2012).

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's Mike Gordon began covering the song (based on

's cover) during his 2017 Winter Tour.

In popular culture

On July 21, 2009, "Ruby Soho" was released along with "

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" and "

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" in the Rancid 01 track pack for '' Rock Band 2''. The song was released, along with "

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" by

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and "Linoleum" by

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as downloadable content for ''

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'' and '' Guitar Hero 5''. The Australian rock band Violent Soho's name was inspired partially from the song's name. Professional wrestler

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wrestled under the name Ruby Riott in WWE and she said the name was inspired by Ruby Soho. Prange was released by WWE in June 2021 and lost the rights to use the Ruby Riott name, however, during a June 18, 2021 interview with

Lars Frederiksen Lars Erik Frederiksen (born Lars Erik Dapello, August 30, 1971) is an American musician and record producer best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Rancid, as well as the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and ...

on his ''Wrestling Perspective Podcast'', he suggested that she change her name to Ruby Soho and how he could clear the song for her in minutes. Prange confirmed the name change to Ruby Soho on her

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page. Prange, now going by Ruby Soho, then debuted for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) at the promotion's

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, All Out, on September 5, 2021, also using the song "Ruby Soho" as her entrance music.

Charts

References

External links

Lyrics
{{Authority control 1995 singles Rancid (band) songs Songs written by Tim Armstrong Songs written by Lars Frederiksen Songs written by Matt Freeman Epitaph Records singles American pop punk songs