Slowdive (song)

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"Slowdive"
File:Siouxsie Slowdive.jpg
Single by Siouxsie and the Banshees
from the album A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
B-side "Cannibal Roses", "Obsession II"
Released 1 October 1982
Format 7" and 12" vinyl
Recorded 1982
Genre
Length 3:42
Label Polydor
Writer(s) Siouxsie and the Banshees
Producer(s) Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees singles chronology
"Fireworks"
(1982)		 "Slowdive"
(1982)		 "Melt!"
(1982)

"Slowdive" is a song by English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released in 1982 by record label Polydor as the first single from the band's fifth studio album, A Kiss in the Dreamhouse.

Music

The song (and the album) was representative of Siouxsie and the Banshees' more elaborate and experimental musical direction at the time. The overtones of the song were accentuated by a string section, including violins and a cello. AllMusic later described "Slowdive" as "a violin-colored dance beat number" with "a catchy melodic hook".[1][2]

Release

"Slowdive" was released on 1 October 1982 by record label Polydor. The song just missed becoming a top 40 hit, peaking at number 41 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]

The song's release on 12" vinyl included an extended version (which would be released on the expanded, remastered edition of A Kiss in the Dreamhouse in 2009) and an instrumental version of the third track on Dreamhouse, "Obsession", titled "Obsession II".

Cover version

"Slowdive" was later covered by LCD Soundsystem in January 2005 for an XFM radio session and was also released as the B-side of their "Disco Infiltrator" single. LCD Soundsystem closed all their 2005 concerts with performances of the song. [4][5]

Track listing

7" single
Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Slowdive"   3:42
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "Cannibal Roses"   4:30
12" single
Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Slowdive (Extended)"   5:45
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "Obsession II"   3:53
2. "Cannibal Roses"   4:30

Personnel

Siouxsie and the Banshees
Additional personnel
  • Anne Stephenson – violin
  • Virginia Hewes – violin

References

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  4. ↑ "Juliette lickes it". nme.com. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2011. LCD Soundsystem tore through a set which opened with ’Beat Connection’ and included ’Daft Punk Is Playing At My House’ as well as a cover of ’Jump Into The Fire’ by Nilsson and ’Slowdive’ by Siouxsie and The Banshees.
  5. ↑ Doran, John. Soundsystem And Vision. July 2005. "After a jaw dropping set that ended on a cover of Siouxsie and the Banshees’ ‘Slowdive’, one thing is fairly certain: Leeds’ relatively small Cockpit venue..."
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