She Is Beyond Good and Evil
1979 single by The Pop Group
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Single by The Pop Group | ||||
B-side | "3'38" | |||
Released | 2 March 1979 | |||
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Length | 3:23 | |||
Label | Radar | |||
Songwriter(s) | The Pop Group | |||
Producer(s) | Dennis Bovell | |||
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"She Is Beyond Good and Evil" is a song by English post-punk band The Pop Group. It was released as a single on March 2, 1979, through Radar Records.[4]
Lyrics
In discussing the song, Stewart described the lyrics as "being about unconditional love as a revolutionary force – where idealism and energy mix poetic, existential, and political yearnings with the romantic idea of passing through nihilism and emerging on the other side with something positive, something beyond."[5]
Accolades
Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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NME | United Kingdom | Singles of the Year[6] | 1979 | 19 |
Sounds | United Kingdom | The 100 Best Singles of All Time[7] | 1986 | 69 |
NME | United Kingdom | The Top 150 Singles of All Time[8] | 1987 | 71 |
Paul Morley | United Kingdom | Words and Music, 210 Greatest Pop Singles of All Time[9] | 2003 | * |
Pitchfork Media | United States | The Pitchfork 500 (1977–1979)[10] | 2008 | * |
The Guardian | United Kingdom | 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear[11] | 2009 | * |
Q | United Kingdom | 50 Ultimate British Songs[12] | 2011 | 27 |
Treble | United States | The Top 200 Songs of the 1970s[13] | 2012 | 49 |
(*) designates unordered lists.
Formats and track listing
All songs written by The Pop Group.
- UK 7" single (ADA 29)
- "She Is Beyond Good and Evil" – 3:23
- "3'38" – 3:38
Personnel
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References
- ^ Alexander, Phil (1 April 2014). "20 Great Post-Punk Tracks". Mojo. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "Citizen Zombie". Allmusic. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Routine is the Enemy of Music: Post-punk". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 484. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ "She Is Beyond Good and Evil Single". thepopgroup.net. 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ Nickel, Larissa (March 24, 2014). "Paradise Lost: The Portal in California City". KCET. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "NME Singles – 1979". Rockerilla. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "Sounds All Time Top 100 Singles". Sounds. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "NME Writers All Time Top 150 Singles 1987". NME. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "Greatest Pop Single of All Time". NME. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ Plagenhoef, Scott; Schreiber, Ryan, eds. (November 2008). The Pitchfork 500. Simon & Schuster. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4165-6202-3.
- ^ "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear". The Guardian. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "50 Ultimate British Songs". Q. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "The Top 200 Songs of the 1970s". Treble. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
External links
- "She Is Beyond Good and Evil" at Discogs (list of releases)
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