Ruby Soho (song)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ruby Soho |
| cover | Rancid - Ruby Soho cover.jpg |
| type | single |
| artist | Rancid |
| album | ...And Out Come the Wolves |
| released | |
| recorded | February–May 1995 |
| genre | *Punk rock |
| *ska punk{{cite web | last |
| length | 2:37 |
| label | Epitaph |
| writer | Tim Armstrong / Lars Frederiksen / Matt Freeman |
| producer | Jerry Finn, Rancid |
| prev_title | Time Bomb |
| prev_year | 1995 |
| next_title | Bloodclot |
| next_year | 1998 |
| :: |
| name = Ruby Soho | cover = Rancid - Ruby Soho cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Rancid | album = ...And Out Come the Wolves | released = | recorded = February–May 1995 | studio = | venue = | genre = *Punk rock
- ska punk | length = 2:37 | label = Epitaph | writer = Tim Armstrong / Lars Frederiksen / Matt Freeman | producer = Jerry Finn, Rancid | prev_title = Time Bomb | prev_year = 1995 | next_title = Bloodclot | next_year = 1998
"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 The Dollyrots 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 Jimmy Cliff on both his Sacred Fire EP (2011), and his album Rebirth (2012). Phish's Mike Gordon began covering the song (based on Jimmy Cliff's cover) during his 2017 Winter Tour.
In popular culture
On July 21, 2009, "Ruby Soho" was released along with "Time Bomb" and "Last One to Die" in the Rancid 01 track pack for Rock Band 2. The song was released, along with "21st Century (Digital Boy)" by Bad Religion and "Linoleum" by NOFX as downloadable content for Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero 5. The Australian rock band Violent Soho's name was inspired partially from the song's name. The song is referenced in the Rare Americans track "Full Moon". On May 23, 2024, "Ruby Soho" was added to the list of Jam Tracks available in Fortnite Festival, alongside "Fuel" by Metallica, "Blitzkrieg Bop" by Ramones, and "Dragula" by Rob Zombie https://x.com/FNFestival/status/1792918400106193149/
Professional wrestler Dori Prange 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 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 Instagram page. Prange, now going by Ruby Soho, then debuted for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) at the promotion's pay-per-view, All Out, on September 5, 2021, also using the song "Ruby Soho" as her entrance music.
Charts
::data[format=table title="1996 chart performance for "Ruby Soho""] | Chart (1996) | Peak position | Australia (ARIA) | Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM) | US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) | US Radio Songs (Billboard) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 64 | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | 63 | | | | | | ::
::data[format=table title="2025 chart performance for "Ruby Soho""] | Chart (2025) | Peak position | Russia Streaming (TopHit) | |---|---|---| | 98 | | | ::
References
References
- "14 of the best punk rock sing-along tracks".
- (August 17, 2021). "50 Best Punk Songs Of All Time".
- Brannigan, Paul. (August 17, 2016). "The Top 10 Best Rancid Songs".
- Goodman, William. (February 8, 2010). "Vampire Weekend Cover Rancid!".
- "The 95 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1995".
- "it's here it's up it's around: Sound and Safe with Trent".
- "Puncolle - Voice Actresses' Legendary Punk Songs Collection - V.A. CD Album".
- "Listen: Vampire Weekend Cover Rancid".
- (24 September 2017). "Mike Gordon Covers Rancid & Debuts Originals In Athens".
- "Rancid’s Lars Frederiksen Helps Ruby Riott Secure New Post-WWE Ring Name?". wrestlingheadlines.com.
- "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 31 Mar 1996".
- "Rancid Rock/Alternative positions".
- "Rancid Chart History: Alternative Songs".
- "Rancid Chart History: Radio Songs".
- (July 18, 2025). "Top Internet Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Jul 17, 2025". [[TopHit]].
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