Fireworks (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)
| "Fireworks" | ||||
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| File:Siouxsie Fireworks.jpg | ||||
| Single by Siouxsie and the Banshees | ||||
| B-side | "Coal Mind", "We Fall" | |||
| Released | 21 May 1982 | |||
| Format | 7" and 12" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, new wave | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Writer(s) | Siouxsie and the Banshees | |||
| Producer(s) | Siouxsie and the Banshees | |||
| Siouxsie and the Banshees singles chronology | ||||
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"Fireworks" is a song by British post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released as a stand-alone single in 1982 by record label Polydor in between the albums Juju (1981) and A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982).
Music
The song marked a change in direction for Siouxsie and the Banshees, as the band began to record more elaborate, lush and musically complex songs ("Fireworks" opened with an orchestral string section).[citation needed]
Release
"Fireworks" was released as a stand-alone single on 21 May 1982 by record label Polydor Records, in between the albums Juju (1981) and A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). It peaked at number 22 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]
"Fireworks" was the opening track of the 1992 compilation Twice Upon a Time: The Singles and also appeared on the 2009 remastered version of A Kiss in the Dreamhouse.
References
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