Red Light (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)
| "Red Light" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Siouxsie and the Banshees | |
| from the album Kaleidoscope | |
| Released | 1 August 1980 |
| Recorded | 1980 |
| Genre | New wave, electro-rock |
| Length | 3:23 |
| Label | Polydor |
| Composer(s) | Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin |
| Lyricist(s) | Steven Severin |
| Producer(s) | Nigel Gray Siouxsie and the Banshees |
| Music video | |
| "Red Light" on YouTube | |
"Red Light" is a song by rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It is the ninth track from their 1980 album Kaleidoscope. It was co-produced with Nigel Gray.
Writing and recording
[edit]The song was demoed by Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin at Warner Chappell studios. It was then recorded as a trio, with Severin on synthesisers, Siouxsie on vocals and Budgie on drums.[1] The song featured the beat of "the Roland compu rhythm and a camera shutter motor rewind".[2] Budgie related: "I wanted the drums to fade in over the electronica beat and evoke a smoky club atmosphere".[3]
Although it was not released as the third single of Kaleidoscope, a promo video for the song was shot by Clive Richardson on the same day as the video for the single "Christine".[4]
Legacy
[edit]Santigold recorded an interpolation of the song on her track "My Superman" on her debut album Santogold. She stated: "I remember one of the first times I heard "Red Light" it was at a party, and I remember going up to the DJ and being like, "Who's this?". It was that good. I kind of stopped and was like ... wow".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Johns, Brian (1989). Entranced: The Siouxsie and the Banshees Story. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-1773-6.
- ^ "Red Light - The beat of the Roland". Official Budgie. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "I was influenced by". Official Budgie. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Paytress, Mark (2003). Siouxsie & the Banshees: The Authorised Biography. Sanctuary. ISBN 1-86074-375-7.
- ^ "Icon: Siouxsie", The Fader Magazine, The Icon Issue 67, April/May 2010. Page 73