Songs with a theme of nuclear war have been a feature of popular culture since the early years of the Cold War.
"137" By Brand New (2017) "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)" by Jimi Hendrix "1999" By Prince (1982) "2 Minutes to Midnight" By Iron Maiden (1984) "540,000 Degrees Fahrenheit" by Fear Factory "99 Luftballons" By Nena (1983) "A Blue Wave" By Cleaners From Venus (1981) "Adrian" By Eurythmics (1985) "After the Fall" By Klaus Nomi (1982) "After the Holocaust" By Nuclear Assault (1986) "After the War" By Asia (1985) "Aftermath" By Armored Saint (1985) "Aftershock" By Anthrax (1985) "All Fall Down" By B-Movie (1991) "Always the Sun" By The Stranglers (1986) "America" By Kurtis Blow (1986) "American Soviets" By CCCP (1990) "April 2031" By Warrant (1992) "Arise" by Sepultura "Armageddon Days (Are Here Again)" By The The (1989) "As The World Burns" By Bolt Thrower (1992) "As the World Caves In" By Matt Maltese (2017) "Atom Drum Bop" By The Three Johns (1986) "Atom Tan" By The Clash (1982) "Atomic" By Blondie (1980) "Atomic Dog" By George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars (1982) "Atomic Playboys" By Steve Stevens (1989) "Back to Zero" By The Rolling Stones (1986) "Beat Street" By Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1984) "Beneath the Remains" By Sepultura (1989) "Between the Wheels" By Rush (1984) "Beyond the Black" By Metal Church (1984) "Billy's Line" By Red Box (1986) "Birthright" By Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe (1989) "Black Celebration" By Depeche Mode (1986) "Black Planet" By The Sisters of Mercy (1985) "Blackened" By Metallica (1988) "Blossom and Blood" By Midnight Oil (1985) "Blow the House Down" By Siouxsie and the Banshees (1984) "Blowin' Sky High" By Berlin (1988) "Bombers" By David Bowie (1971) "Bomb" by Gang Green "Bomb Iran" By JC & The B-1 Bombers (1980) "The Bomb Song" By Darwin Deez "Bombe the Russians" By Fear (1985) "Boom!" by System of a Down on the album Steal This Album! "Boom Box" By Vitabeats (1985) "Breathing" By Kate Bush (1980) "Brighter Than A Thousand Suns" By Iron Maiden (2006) "Bring Back the Bomb" by GWAR "Brush the Dust from That Old Bible" By Bradley Kincaid (1950) "Burning Down the House" By Talking Heads (1983) "Burning Heart" By Survivor (1985) "Can't Stop Running" By Space Monkey (2002) "The Catalyst" By Linkin park (2010) "Channel-Z" By The B-52's (1989) "Chemical Bomb" By Aquabats (1999) "Chemical Warfare" By Slayer (1983) "Christmas at Ground Zero" By "Weird Al" Yankovic (1986) "Claude Rains" By The Front Lawn (1989) "Clean, Clean" By Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club / The Buggles (1979) "Cloudburst at Shingle St." By Thomas Dolby (1982) "Come Away Melinda" By Bobbie Gentry (1968) "Countdown to Extinction" by Megadeth (1992) "Countdown to Zero" By Asia (1985) "Crawl Out Through the Fallout" By Sheldon Allman (1960) "Cries of Help" By Discharge (1982) "Cruise" By David Gilmour (1984) "Cruise Missiles" By Fischer-Z (1981) "Cuando Seas Grande" By Miguel Mateos (1993) "Curfew" By The Stranglers (1978) "Current Events" By Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns (1998) "Dancing at the Nuclear Holocaust" By Doug P. Stone (1977) "Dancing With Tears in My Eyes" By Ultravox (1984) "Dangerous Moments" By Martin Briley (1985) "Dawn Patrol" By Megadeth (1990) "The Day After" By The Men They Couldn't Hang (1985) "The Dead Next Door" By Billy Idol (1983) "De Bom" By Doe Maar (1983) "De Bom Valt Nooit" By Herman van Veen (1984) "Def.Con.One" By Pop Will Eat Itself (1992) "Destruction Preventer" by Sonata Arctica "D-Day" By Bus Boys (2001) "Dig a Hole in the Ground" By Fred Small (2011) "Disaster Area" By All Out Attack (2006) "Distant Early Warning" By Rush (1984) "Does Anybody Care" By Alex Hirsch (2022) "Domino" By Genesis (1986) "Don't Crash" By Front 242 (1987) "Do the Evolution" By Pearl Jam (1998) "Do You Believe in the Westworld?" By Theatre of Hate (1982) "Down from the Sky" By Trivium (2008) "Downer" by Nirvana "Dream Home in New Zealand" By The Beat (1981) "Dream Told by Moto" By Minutemen (1983) "Earth Crusher" By Mr.