She Is Beyond Good and Evil
| "She Is Beyond Good and Evil" | |||||||
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| Single by The Pop Group | |||||||
| B-side | "3'38" | ||||||
| Released | 2 March 1979 | ||||||
| Format | 7", 12" | ||||||
| Genre | Post-punk[1] | ||||||
| Length | 3:23 | ||||||
| Label | Radar | ||||||
| Writer(s) | The Pop Group | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Dennis Bovell | ||||||
| The Pop Group singles chronology | |||||||
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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.[2] This song has been covered by the indie rock musician St. Vincent.[3]
Music
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."[4]
Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NME | United Kingdom | Singles of the Year[5] | 1979 | 19 |
| Sounds | United Kingdom | The 100 Best Singles of All Time[6] | 1986 | 69 |
| NME | United Kingdom | The Top 150 Singles of All Time[7] | 1987 | 71 |
| Paul Morley | United Kingdom | Words and Music, 210 Greatest Pop Singles of All Time[8] | 2003 | * |
| Pitchfork Media | United States | The Pitchfork 500 (1977-1979)[9] | 2008 | * |
| The Guardian | United Kingdom | 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear[10] | 2009 | * |
| Q | United Kingdom | 50 Ultimate British Songs[11] | 2011 | 27 |
| Treble | United States | The Top 200 Songs of the 1970s[12] | 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.
- ↑ "She Is Beyond Good and Evil Single". thepopgroup.net. 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ↑ "St. Vincent - She Is Beyond Good and Evil (The Pop Group Cover) - Live @ Fallon [720p] - YouTube". YouTube.
- ↑ 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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