Overground (song)
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Cover of the 1984 single
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| Single by Siouxsie and the Banshees | ||||
| from the album The Thorn (EP) | ||||
| B-side | "Placebo Effect" | |||
| Released | 2 November 1984 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Writer(s) | Siouxsie and the Banshees | |||
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"Overground" is a song by English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was originally featured on the Banshees' debut studio album The Scream (1978). The band re-recorded the track with elaborate, lush orchestral instrumentation with a flamenco acoustic guitar for its inclusion on the four-track extended play The Thorn (1984). This version was released as a single the same year by record label Polydor.
Music
This version taken from The Thorn EP was co-produced with Mike Hedges. "Just how far they've come is shown by the '84 reworking of 'Overground'", observed Dave Morrison in a review of Twice Upon a Time: The Singles, "where the teeth-grating abrasion of old gives way to a panoramic sound of martial drumming, strings and flamenco guitars".[1]
The Thorn version of "Overground" was later included on the 2004 box set Downside Up.[2]
Release
The Thorn version of "Overground" was released as a single on 19 October 1984 by record label Polydor, with "Placebo Effect", another track appearing on The Thorn, as its B-side. It peaked at number 47 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
