Tracklist front / back album covers
1. "Super Overdrive" 4:18
2. "World Comin' Down" 3:33
3. "Rat Race" 4:17
4. "Sherri" 3:17
5. "Plastic Jesus" 4:53
6. "Scream" 4:42
7. "Yellin' at the Xmas Tree" 4:14
8. "Romeo's Waiting" 3:42
9. "Body Snatcher" 3:57
10. "Evil Eye" 4:32
11. "Lady Do or Die" 4:37
12. "Cherie" 3:47
13. "Summer Running" 4:30
Japan bonus track
14. "Bleeding Me Insane" 4:31
Billy Idol Band Members / Musicians
Billy Idol – vocals
Steve Stevens – guitar
Stephen McGrath – bass guitar
Derek Sherinian – keyboards
Brian Tichy – percussion, drums
Julian Beeston – drum programming
Kevin Anderson—keyboards (uncredited)
Devil’s Playground is the 6th studio album by English rock icon Billy Idol, released on March 22, 2005. Marking his return to the studio after more than a decade (since 1993’s Cyberpunk), the album reintroduces Idol’s powerful vocals and signature style. It also features a reunion with his longtime collaborator Steve Stevens on guitar and producer Keith Forsey.
The album was engineered and mixed by Brian Reeves at the Jungle Room in Los Angeles. Notably, all songs were written or co-written by Billy Idol, except for the track “Plastic Jesus.” During the album’s recording sessions, the TV show Bands Reunited made an unsuccessful attempt to get Idol to rejoin his old band, Generation X.
Following its release, Idol and his band supported Devil’s Playground with an extensive world tour, performing at rock festivals and even on the Vans Warped Tour in 2005 and 2006. The song “Scream” from the album also appeared in an episode of Viva La Bam, in which Idol guest-starred and performed alongside Bam Margera.
