Bedsitter (song)
| "Bedsitter" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover photography by Peter Ashworth[2] | ||||
| Single by Soft Cell | ||||
| from the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret | ||||
| B-side | "Facility Girls" | |||
| Released | 2 November 1981[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:36 (Single Version) | |||
| Label | Some Bizzare Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Marc Almond, David Ball | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Thorne | |||
| Soft Cell singles chronology | ||||
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"Bedsitter" is a song by British synth-pop duo Soft Cell, from the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. Released as a single in early 2 November 1981, it reached No. 4 in the UK.[5]
A song that explored the underbelly of the London club scene of the time, it has been described by critic Jon Savage as one of the greatest songs of the 1980s.[6] Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant included the track in a 2006 edition of the Guardian's "Soundtrack of My Life" series.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "BPI certifications".
- ^ National Portrait Gallery: Peter Ashworth: Soft Cell
- ^ Bradley, Larry (November 4, 2014). "The 1980s: Soft Cell - "Bedsitter". The Alternative Jukebox. Cassell. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-84403-789-6.
- ^ a b Reynolds, Simon (January 1, 2005). "Electric Dreams: Synthpop". Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984. Faber & Faber. p. 334. ISBN 0-571-21570-X. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Bedsitter - official charts". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Jon Savage on Song". Guardian.com. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Hodgkinson, Will (12 November 2006). "Soundtrack of My Life: Neil Tennant". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- "Soft Cell Bedsitter - Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
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