Pretend We're Dead

"Pretend We're Dead" is a song by American rock band L7 from their third studio album, Bricks Are Heavy. It was written by Donita Sparks. The song was the first single released from Bricks Are Heavy and achieved moderate international success. It spent 20 weeks on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number eight. It also reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart and charted in Australia, Belgium, and Finland. A documentary about L7 directed by Sarah Price and titled L7: Pretend We're Dead was released in 2016. The film covers the band discussing challenges associated with producing the video for "Pretend We're Dead", including a crane failure that injured Suzi Gardner and heavy handed video producers that stifled the creative vision of Sparks.