Kill the Poor

"Kill the Poor"
Single by Dead Kennedys
B-side"In-sight"
ReleasedOctober 1980
Recorded1980
GenreHardcore punk
Length3:02
LabelCherry Red
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Jello Biafra
Producer(s)
  • Norm
  • East Bay Ray
Dead Kennedys singles chronology
"Holiday in Cambodia"
(1980)
"Kill the Poor"
(1980)
"Too Drunk to Fuck"
(1981)

"Kill the Poor" is a song by Dead Kennedys, released in October 1980 on Cherry Red Records as the band's third single, with "In-sight" as its B-side. The song is a scathing satire of the elite who if given the chance, would use neutron bombs to wipe out the impoverished whilst preserving property. The title track was re-recorded for the band's first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980), although the single and album versions show little difference in comparison. The B-side of this single is also additionally on the compilation album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death (1987). A special "disco version" was played and recorded on March 3, 1979, and released on their live album Live at the Deaf Club.

"Kill the Poor" reached #49 in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks on the chart.