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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Slowdive
| cover = Siouxsie Slowdive.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Siouxsie and the Banshees
| album = A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
| B-side = *"Cannibal Roses"
*"Obsession II"
| released = 1 October 1982
| recorded = 1982
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:42
| label = Polydor
| writer = Susan Ballion, Peter Edward Clarke, John McGeoch and Steven Severin
| producer = Siouxsie and the Banshees
| prev_title = Fireworks
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = Melt!
| next_year = 1982
| misc =
}}
"'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". 'The Guardian's music critic Dave Simpson deemed it one of the band's very best recordings, noting that it "sounds like the lid being slowly released on a pressure cooker, as the band emerge from the black and flit from suspense to sensuality. They change course again musically, too, switching from brooding rock to psychedelic pop".
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.
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".
Legacy
The title of the song inspired the name of the band Slowdive in the early 1990s, as later confirmed by the latter's members in interviews.
"Slowdive" was 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. Slowdive was a consistent part of LCD Soundsystem's live set in 2005, serving as the show closer.[https://www.nme.com/news/juliette-and-the-licks/19228 "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.Doran, John. 'Soundsystem And Vision'. July 2005. now reproduced as [http://thequietus.com/articles/19494-lcd-soundsystem-interview-james-murphy "Disco Infiltrated: An Early LCD Soundsystem Interview"] thequietus.com. retrieved 5 January 2016. "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..."
Track listing
; 7" single
; 12" single
Personnel
; Siouxsie and the Banshees
* Siouxsie Sioux vocals
* Steven Severin six-string bass guitar
* John McGeoch guitar
* Budgie drums, percussion, harmonica
; Additional personnel
* Anne Stephenson violin
* Virginia Hewes violin
References
Category:1982 singles
Category:Siouxsie and the Banshees songs
Category:Polydor Records singles
Category:Songs written by Siouxsie Sioux
Category:Songs written by Budgie (musician)
Category:Songs written by Steven Severin
Category:Songs written by John McGeoch
Category:1982 songs
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