| "Melt / Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant" | ||||
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| Single by Siouxsie and the Banshees | ||||
| from the album A Kiss in the Dreamhouse | ||||
| B-side | "Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant", "A Sleeping Rain" | |||
| Released | 26 November 1982 | |||
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Writer(s) | Siouxsie and the Banshees | |||
| Producer | Siouxsie and the Banshees | |||
| Siouxsie and the Banshees singles chronology | ||||
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"Melt" / "Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant" is a double A-sided single by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees released in 1982. It was released as the second and final single from the band's fifth album A Kiss in the Dreamhouse; "Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant" does not appear on that album.
The track "Melt!" was representative of Siouxsie and the Banshees more elaborate and experimental musical direction at the time. The 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...").
"Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant" is an adaptation of a traditional French Christmas carol. This track was exclusive to this single, and remained unreleased on album or CD for many years, until the appearance of 2004 Siouxsie and the Banshees box set Downside Up.
Released in late 1982, "Melt!"/"Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant" peaked as a double A-side at number forty-nine in the UK Singles Chart.
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