The Last Beat of My Heart
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| "The Last Beat of My Heart" | ||
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| Single by Siouxsie & the Banshees | ||
| from the album Peepshow | ||
| B-side(s) | "El Dia de Los Muertos", "Sunless" | |
| Released | December 1988 | |
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | |
| Recorded | 1988 | |
| Genre | Gothic rock / Alternative rock | |
| Label | Polydor (UK) | |
| Writer(s) | Siouxsie & the Banshees | |
| Producer(s) | Siouxsie & the Banshees | |
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| Siouxsie & the Banshees singles chronology | ||
| "The Killing Jar" (1988) |
"The Last Beat of My Heart" (1988) |
"Kiss Them for Me" (1991) |
"The Last Beat of My Heart" is a song written, produced and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees. It was released in late 1988 as the third and final single from the band's ninth studio album Peepshow.
The song is a ballad with minimal instrumentation, mainly driven by drumming from Banshees member Budgie. Sioux's vocals address a lover who is leaving a relationship, as she asks for him to return to her. She declares her desire to be "close to you til the last beat of my heart".
"The Last Beat of My Heart" reached number forty-four in the UK singles chart. Upon its inclusion on the 1992 compilation album Twice Upon a Time: The Singles, a live recording of the song from 1991 replaced the single version.
DeVotchKa released their own version of "The Last Beat of My Heart" on their 2006 EP Curse Your Little Heart.
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