| "Bedsitter" | ||||
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 Cover photography by Peter Ashworth | ||||
| Single by Soft Cell | ||||
| from the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret | ||||
| B-side | "Facility Girls" | |||
| Released | 2 November 1981 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:36 (Single Version) | |||
| Label | Some Bizzare Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Marc Almond, David Ball | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Thorne | |||
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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.
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. Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant included the track in a 2006 edition of the Guardian's "Soundtrack of My Life" series.
References
- "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.
- ^ 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
- "Soft Cell Bedsitter - Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
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