East Hastings (composition)

"East Hastings" is a three-part composition by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor from the 1998 CD release of their debut studio album F♯ A♯ ∞. The song is named after East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The composition consists of three movements: "Nothing's Alrite in Our Life..." / "The Dead Flag Blues (Reprise)", "The Sad Mafioso...", and "Drugs in Tokyo" / "Black Helicopter".

An edited version of "The Sad Mafioso..." was used in the film 28 Days Later and its subsequent sequel, 28 Years Later. The song is also featured towards the end of the fifth episode of the show Under the Banner of Heaven. “The Sad Mafioso…” is a regular closer to their live shows, being played over 250 times since reforming in 2010 as of June 2025. As a live set closer, the piece starts with a noisy improvisation, with the band singing along to the tune after the first crescendo. As a drumroll closes out the song, the band utilizes feedback and improvisation in an extended noisy outro slowly quieting as the band members leave the stage.