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Red Light (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)
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Wikipedia article
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| artist = Siouxsie and the Banshees
| album = Kaleidoscope
| released = 1 August 1980
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| recorded = 1980
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| genre = New wave, electro-rock
| length = 3:23
| label = Polydor
| composer = Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin
| lyricist = Steven Severin
| producer = Nigel Gray
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"'Red Light'" is a song by rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It is the ninth track from their 1980 album 'Kaleidoscope'. It was co-produced with Nigel Gray.
Writing and recording
The song was demoed by Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin at Warner Chappell studios. It was then recorded as a trio, with Severin on synthesisers, Siouxsie on vocals and Budgie on drums. The song featured the beat of "the Roland compu rhythm and a camera shutter motor rewind".[https://archive.today/20210315233327/https://twitter.com/Tuwhit2Whoo/status/1289674779125899264 "Red Light - The beat of the Roland"]. Official Budgie. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020. Budgie related: "I wanted the drums to fade in over the electronica beat and evoke a smoky club atmosphere".[https://archive.today/20210315234332/https://twitter.com/Tuwhit2Whoo/status/1289674890501435392 "I was influenced by"]. Official Budgie. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
Although it was not released as the third single of 'Kaleidoscope', a promo video for the song was shot by Clive Richardson on the same day as the video for the single "Christine".
Legacy
Santigold recorded an interpolation of the song on her track "My Superman" on her debut album 'Santogold'. She stated: "I remember one of the first times I heard "Red Light" it was at a party, and I remember going up to the DJ and being like, "Who's this?". It was that good. I kind of stopped and was like ... wow"."Icon: Siouxsie", The Fader Magazine, The Icon Issue 67, April/May 2010. Page 73
References
Category:1980 songs
Category:Siouxsie and the Banshees songs
Category:Songs written by Siouxsie Sioux
Category:Songs written by Steven Severin
Category:Song recordings produced by Nigel Gray
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