Melt!
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| Single by Siouxsie & the Banshees | ||
| from the album A Kiss in the Dreamhouse | ||
| B-side(s) | "Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant", "A Sleeping Rain" | |
| Released | November 26, 1982 | |
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | |
| Recorded | 1982 | |
| Genre | Gothic rock | |
| Label | Polydor | |
| Writer(s) | Siouxsie & the Banshees | |
| Producer(s) | Siouxsie & the Banshees | |
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| Siouxsie & the Banshees singles chronology | ||
| "Slowdive" (1982) |
"Melt!" (1982) |
"Dear Prudence" (1983) |
"Melt!" is a song written, produced and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees in 1982. It was released as the second and final single from the band's fifth album A Kiss in the Dreamhouse.
The album (and this single) was representative of Siouxsie & the Banshees more elaborate and experimental musical direction at the time. The gothic rock overtones of the song were accentuated by a lush string section. The sensual lyrics of "Melt!" compare an intense sexual interlude with a lover to dying. Its lyrics can also allude to a S&M encounter ("...Handcuffed in lace and blood and sperm / Swimming in poison / Gasping in the fragrance / Sweat carves a screenplay / of discipline and devotion...").
Released in late 1982, "Melt!" peaked at number forty-nine in the UK singles chart.
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