One Step Beyond (song)

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"One Step Beyond"
Single by Madness
from the album One Step Beyond...
Released	November 26, 1979
Format	vinyl record 7", 12"
Recorded	1979
Genre	Ska/Pop
Length	2:18
Label	Stiff Records
Writer(s)	Prince Buster
Producer(s)	Clive Langer Alan Winstanley
Chart positions
UK #7
Madness singles chronology
"The Prince"	"One Step Beyond"	"My Girl"

One Step Beyond is a song originally written by a Jamaican ska singer Prince Buster as a b-side for his single "Al Capone". It was made famous by British band Madness that covered it for their debut 1979 album One Step Beyond... also named after the song. Although Buster's version was mostly instrumental except for song title shouted for a few times, Madness version included spoken intro by Chas Smash.

"One Step Beyond" by Madness was issued in a couple of foreign language versions, "Un Paso Adelante" in Spain and "Un Paso Avanti" in Italy.

The song is used as an opening on most Madness shows.

[edit] Track listing

• 7" single

1. "One Step Beyond" - 2:17
2. "Mistakes" - 2:39

• 12" single

1. "One Step Beyond" - 2:17
2. "Mistakes" - 2:39
3. "Nutty Theme" - 2:10

Madness
Suggs | Mike Barson | Lee Thompson | Chris Foreman | Mark Bedford | Daniel Woodgate | Chas Smash
Discography
Studio albums: One Step Beyond... | Absolutely | 7 | The Rise & Fall | Keep Moving | Mad Not Mad | The Madness | Wonderful | The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 Live and compilation albums: Complete Madness | Madness | Utter Madness | It's... Madness | It's... Madness Too | Divine Madness | Madstock! | The Business | Total Madness | Universal Madness Singles: "The Prince" | "One Step Beyond" | "My Girl" | "Night Boat to Cairo" | "Baggy Trousers" | "Embarrassment" | "Return of the Los Palmas 7" | "Grey Day" | "Shut Up" | "It Must Be Love" | "Cardiac Arrest" | "House of Fun" | "Driving in My Car" | "Our House" | "Wings of a Dove" | "The Sun and the Rain" | "Michael Caine" | "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" | "Lovestruck"