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Encyclopedia > Spellbound (song)
"Spellbound"
Single by Siouxsie & the Banshees
from the album Juju
B-side(s) "Follow the Sun", "Slap Dash Snap"
Released May 22, 1981
Format 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1981
Genre Gothic Rock
Post Punk
Length 03:18
Label Polydor
Writer(s) Siouxsie & the Banshees
Producer(s) Nigel Gray
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Peak chart positions
  • #22 (UK)
Siouxsie & the Banshees singles chronology
"Israel"
(1981)		 "Spellbound"
(1981)		 "Arabian Knights"
(1981)

"Spellbound" is a song recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees in 1981. The track was written by the Banshees and co-produced with Nigel Gray. It was the first single released from the Banshees' fourth album Juju. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... This article does not adequately cite its references. ... After the electronic bent of their last album, Siouxsie & the Banshees returned to a more guitar-based sound for their fourth album Juju. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Gothic rock (sometimes called goth rock or simply, goth) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s. ... Post-punk was a popular musical movement beginning at the end of the 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid 1970s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1920s vintage Polydor export label with its double-horn gramophone logo In 1954 Polydor Records introduced their distinctive orange label. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... This article does not adequately cite its references. ... Arabian Knights is a song recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees in 1981. ... This article does not adequately cite its references. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... After the electronic bent of their last album, Siouxsie & the Banshees returned to a more guitar-based sound for their fourth album Juju. ...


"Spellbound" is most notable for the strong drumming rhythm that carries the song, courtesy of Budgie, who had recently joined the band as their new percussionist. The single peaked at number twenty-two on the UK singles chart in 1981. The 12-inch extended version of the song appeared on compact disc for the first time when it was included on the bonus disc of the 2003 retrospective The Best of Siouxsie & the Banshees. Peter Clarke, (born August 21, 1957), better known as Budgie, is an English drummer. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... Although two singles compilations had already been released, Polydor Records and Geffen Records issued The Best Of Siouxsie & the Banshees in 2002. ...


Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
U.K. Singles Chart 22
U.S. Club Play Singles 64
 v • d • e Siouxsie & the Banshees
Siouxsie Sioux | Steven Severin | Budgie
Knox Chandler | John Valentine Carruthers | Peter Fenton | Jon Klein | Martin McCarrick | John McGeoch | John McKay | Kenny Morris | Marco Pirroni | Robert Smith | Sid Vicious
Siouxsie & the Banshees discography
Studio albums and extended plays: The Scream | Join Hands | Kaleidoscope | Juju | A Kiss in the Dreamhouse | Hyæna | The Thorn EP | Tinderbox | Through the Looking Glass | Peepshow | Superstition | The Rapture
Compilations: Once Upon a Time: The Singles | Twice Upon a Time: The Singles | The Best of Siouxsie & the Banshees | Downside Up
Live Albums: Nocturne | Seven Year Itch
Peel Sessions: Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions
Singles: Hong Kong Garden | The Staircase (Mystery) | Playground Twist | Mittageisen / Love in a Void | Happy House | Christine | Israel | Spellbound | Arabian Knights | Fireworks | Slowdive | Melt! | Dear Prudence | Swimming Horses | Dazzle | Overground | Cities in Dust | Candyman | This Wheel's on Fire | The Passenger | Song from the Edge of the World | Peek-a-Boo | The Killing Jar | The Last Beat of My Heart | Kiss Them for Me | Shadowtime | Fear (of the Unknown) | Face to Face | O Baby | Stargazer
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Bromley Contingent | The Creatures | The Glove | Goth subculture


 

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