Playground Twist
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| "Playground Twist" | ||
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| Single by Siouxsie & the Banshees | ||
| from the album Join Hands | ||
| B-side(s) | "Pulled to Bits" | |
| Released | July 28, 1979 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | 1978 | |
| Genre | Punk rock | |
| Length | 03:00 | |
| Label | Polydor | |
| Writer(s) | Sioux / Severin / McKay / Morris | |
| Producer(s) | Nils Stevesson Mike Stavrou |
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| Siouxsie & the Banshees singles chronology | ||
| "The Staircase (Mystery)" (1979) |
"Playground Twist" (1979) |
"Mittageisen" (1979) |
"Playground Twist" is the third single released by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees. Issued in the UK by Polydor Records in 1979, the track was written by Banshees members Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, John McKay and Kenny Morris and produced by Nils Stevesson and John Stavrou. It was released as the only single from the Banshees' second album Join Hands.
"Playground Twist" has a 3/4 time signature which is unusual for rock and roll music. The pacing of the song gives a childlike (i.e. "playground") feel (along with references to childhood nursery rhymes), although the lyrics provide a much more sinister picture. The single became Siouxsie & the Banshees' third top forty hit, peaking at number twenty-eight in the UK singles chart.
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