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"Spellbound" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was written by the group and co-produced with Nigel Gray. It was released in 1981 by record label Polydor as the first single from the band's fourth studio album, Juju.

"Spellbound"
Single by Siouxsie and the Banshees
from the album Juju
B-side"Follow the Sun", "Slap Dash Snap"
Released22 May 1981
Recorded1981
GenrePost-punk, gothic rock[1]
Length3:18
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Susan Ballion, Peter Edward Clarke, John McGeoch and Steven Severin
Producer(s)
  • Nigel Gray
  • Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees singles chronology
"Israel"
(1980)		 "Spellbound"
(1981)		 "Arabian Knights"
(1981)
Music video
"Spellbound" on YouTube

Prior to recording the song, the band had been on tour in the UK in February 1981 to premiere the new material composed with guitarist John McGeoch. When reviewing this era, Barney Hoskyns of NME had described "Spellbound" as a "glorious electric storm", further adding, "Siouxsie and the Banshees are one of the great British bands of all time".[2]


Release


"Spellbound" was released by Polydor on 22 May 1981. The single peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart in 1981.[3][4] It also reached 64 on the U.S. National Disco Action Top 80 chart.[5]

The 12" extended version of the song appeared on the 2006 remastered version of Juju.


Reception and legacy


In their contemporary review, Melody Maker praised the single, calling it "exhilarating".[6] The Guardian retrospectively hailed it as a "pop marvel".[7]

In 2006, Mojo honoured McGeoch by rating him in their list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" for his work on "Spellbound".[8] Johnny Marr of the Smiths stated on BBC Radio 2 in February 2008 that he rated guitarist John McGeoch highly for his work on "Spellbound". Marr said: "It's so clever. He's got this really good picky thing going on which is very un-rock'n'roll and this actual tune he's playing is really quite mysterious".[9]

The song featured in the end credits of the finale of the 4th season of Stranger Things, "The Piggyback".[10] and the end credits of the season 4 episode of True Blood, "Spellbound".


Personnel



Track listing


7"
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Spellbound"3:19
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Follow the Sun"2:49
12"
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Spellbound (Extended)"4:40
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Follow the Sun"2:49
2."Slap Dash Snap"3:42

Charts


Chart (1981) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 47
UK Single Chart 22
US National Disco Action Top 80 64

References


  1. Andi Harrima (31 October 2022). "The 50 Best Goth Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. Hoskyns, Barney (28 February 1981). Siouxsie and the banshees Hammersmith. NME.
  3. "Siouxsie & the Banshees [uk charts]". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  4. "Siouxsie and the Banshees - UK Singles Chart". OfficialCharts. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  5. "Billboard singles - Siouxsie and the Banshees". allmusic. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. Hewitt, Paulo (23 May 1981). ""Spellbound" review". Melody Maker.
  7. Petridis, Alex (21 November 2007). "Artists Beginning with S | Music | The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2015. Pop marvels such as Spellbound and Arabian Knights were poised, peerless exercises in magic realism that you could dance to.
  8. "John McGeogh – Spellbound – (Siouxsie & the Banshees, Juju) – 1981 – Yamaha". Mojo (89). June 1996. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  9. Mitchell, Pete. "Spellbound : The Story Of John McGeoch" on YouTube BBC Radio 2's Pete Mitchell talks to Howard Devoto, Siouxsie Sioux and Johnny Marr among others, as he shines a light on the life of this unsung guitar hero. February 2008.
  10. "'Stranger Things 4': the complete official soundtrack". Nme. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  11. "Siouxsie & The Banshees – Spellbound". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

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Spellbound è un singolo del gruppo musicale britannico Siouxsie and the Banshees, pubblicato il 22 maggio 1981 come primo estratto dall'album Juju.


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