Editing The Stranger (Camus novel) (section)

===In song===
* "[[Killing an Arab]]", the 1978 debut single by [[the Cure]], was described by [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] as "a short poetic attempt at condensing my impression of the key moments in 'l'entranger'{{sic}} (The Outsider) by Albert Camus".<ref>{{cite journal|date=October 1991|journal=Cure News|author=|title=Inspirations|url=http://www.picturesofyou.us/fanzines/curenews-11.htm|issue=11}}</ref>
* Canadian punk rock band [[L'Étranger (band)|L'Étranger]] was named after the novella, formed by [[New Democratic Party|NDP]] politicians & musicians [[Charlie Angus]] and [[Andrew Cash]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-05-07 |title=Punks in the House of Commons |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/punks-in-the-house-of-commons/article580099/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref>
* "{{translit|ru|Noch koroche dnya|italics=no}}", from the [[Noch koroche dnya|1995 album of the same name]] by the Russian heavy metal band [[Aria (band)|Aria]], is based on Meursault's encounter with the chaplain in the final scene of the novel.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} It is narrated from Meursault's first-person perspective and includes (in Russian) the line, "The cries of hate will be my reward / Upon my death, I will not be alone".
* At the end of "Asa Phelps Is Dead", from the album ''[[Ghost Stories (The Lawrence Arms album)|Ghost Stories]]'' by [[The Lawrence Arms]], the passage in which Meursault accepts his impending execution is read by [[Chris McCaughan]]. It parallels certain themes in the song's lyrics.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}
* Folk singer-songwriter [[Eric Andersen]] has a song called "The Stranger (Song of Revenge)", one of four songs based on Camus's works on his 2014 EP ''The Shadow and Light of Albert Camus.''
* [[Tuxedomoon]]'s third single was titled "The Stranger" and was reworked in 1981 as "L'étranger (Gigue existentielle)" for the ''[[Suite en sous-sol]]'' EP. The lyrics to both versions include direct references to the protagonist's mother's death and the expectation that he cry at her funeral.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lyricsera.com/1083788-lyrics-letranger.html |title=Tuxedomoon - l'Etranger Lyrics |access-date=3 November 2019 |archive-date=3 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103025531/https://www.lyricsera.com/1083788-lyrics-letranger.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Avenged Sevenfold]]'s first single "[[Nobody (Avenged Sevenfold song)|Nobody]]" from [[Life Is But a Dream...]] was inspired by The Stranger.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Sadie |date=14 March 2023 |title=Avenged Sevenfold announce new album Life Is But a Dream, their first release in years |url=https://www.altpress.com/avenged-sevenfold-nobody-listen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724180628/https://www.altpress.com/avenged-sevenfold-nobody-listen/ |archive-date=24 July 2023 |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=Alternative Press}}</ref>
* During the first verse of "Versailles", from the album [[Aethiopes (album)|Aethiopes]] by [[Billy Woods]], Woods directly references the killing in the book with the line, "It's hot on these streets monsieur, I might shoot a arab".
* The Turkish rock song titled "Yabancı" (The Stranger) written and composed by Ata Akdağ and performed by [[Feridun Düzağaç]] feat Yaya, is dedicated to Camus' novel of the same name. Some of the lyrics in the song are: "The days do not progress, they have lost their names, It's all the same / I knocked on the door of disaster / I am a stranger who kills for someone else." The song is included in the album "10'a Özel", released in 2019.
* The sixth song on [[J. A. Seazer]]'s album バルバラ矮星子黙示録 (Barbara Dwarf Star Child Apocalypse)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Audiology: Barbara Dwarf Star Child Apocalypse |url=http://ohtori.nu/audiology/12_Barbara_Dwarf.html |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=ohtori.nu}}</ref> features the song 異邦人の揺籠歌 (エトランジェのララバイ), which can be translated to "L'Etranger's Lullabye".<ref>{{Cite web |title=L'Etranger's Lullabye: Official & Fan Translations |url=https://ohtori.nu/audiology/albums/12/06_LEtranger_Lullabye.html |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=ohtori.nu}}</ref>