"Nice 'n' Sleazy" is a single by The Stranglers from the 'white' side of their 1978 album, Black and White. It reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The single's cover pictured a victim of the Boston Strangler.[3]
| "Nice 'n' Sleazy" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Stranglers | ||||
| from the album Black and White | ||||
| B-side | "Shut Up" | |||
| Released | 21 April 1978[1] | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hugh Cornwell, Jean Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black | |||
| Producer(s) | Martin Rushent | |||
| The Stranglers singles chronology | ||||
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Strippers embellished the song during the band's headline set at Battersea Park on 16 September 1978.[4] "The Stranglers booked some strippers to up the show's visual aspect," recalled photographer Barry Plummer. "But some of the lads in the audience got a bit carried away and also stripped completely naked. Eventually the police were called and took down all of the young ladies' particulars."[5]
Cultural references
editA punk festival named after the song is held annually in Morecambe, Lancashire.[6]
A bar located on Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street is named after the song. It was first opened in 1991.
Charts
edit| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 18 |
References
edit- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 73.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". Everyhit.com. 2000-03-16. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ "The Stranglers' live performance of 'Nice 'n' Sleazy' with a bunch of strippers from 1978". Dangerousminds.net. 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Flashback"; Classic Rock #48, Christmas 2002, p28
- ^ "The Nice N Sleazy punk music festival - in pictures". The Guardian. 25 May 2014.
- ^ "The Stranglers: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
External links
edit- Allmusic review
- Nice 'n' Sleazy at Discogs (list of releases)