Song Name: Shrivel Up Artist: DEVO Appears On: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO!, Greatest Misses Run Time: 3:03 (album version) Year: 1977 Year Released: 1978 (album version) Years Performed: 1977, 1978 (Oct. 17 only), 1979, 2009 Writing Credits: Gerald V. Casale/Mark Mothersbaugh/Bob Mothersbaugh Sung By: Gerrald V. Casale Alternate Versions: DOVE Version, Jerry vox mix Demo Versions: None known
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| - Song Name: Shrivel Up Artist: DEVO Appears On: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO!, Greatest Misses Run Time: 3:03 (album version) Year: 1977 Year Released: 1978 (album version) Years Performed: 1977, 1978 (Oct. 17 only), 1979, 2009 Writing Credits: Gerald V. Casale/Mark Mothersbaugh/Bob Mothersbaugh Sung By: Gerrald V. Casale Alternate Versions: DOVE Version, Jerry vox mix Demo Versions: None known
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| - Song Name: Shrivel Up Artist: DEVO Appears On: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO!, Greatest Misses Run Time: 3:03 (album version) Year: 1977 Year Released: 1978 (album version) Years Performed: 1977, 1978 (Oct. 17 only), 1979, 2009 Writing Credits: Gerald V. Casale/Mark Mothersbaugh/Bob Mothersbaugh Sung By: Gerrald V. Casale Alternate Versions: DOVE Version, Jerry vox mix Demo Versions: None known
* "Buy 'em by the sack" is a reference to a jingle for White Castle hamburgers
* Mark and Jerry both recorded vocals for this song. Mark recorded a track in Germany during main production, and Jerry recorded a track in America during the mixing process. They both claim responsibility for the vocal track that appears on the album, leading fans to assume that they have just forgotten which take was used in the final mix. The exact answer is still unknown to this day.
* Mark sings "Shrivel Up" at concerts.
* Devo did not reduce Brian Eno's production on this song the way they did on several other album tracks. Lyrics: well it's a god-given fact (that you can't go back) it's a god-given law that you're gonna lose your maw it's a god-given fact you gotta buy 'em by the sack it's a god-given law that you're gonna get small may be just another rap but you're running out of sap well you better take the rap dying under daddy's cap it's at the top of the list that you can't get pissed its rule #1 living right isn't fun time-tested and true you gotta pooty poo-poo
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