Singles Going Steady

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Compilation album by Buzzcocks

Released

September 1979 (US)
November 1981 (UK)

Recorded

November 1977 – July 1979

Genre

Punk Rock

Length

47:49

Label

EMI

Producer

Martin Rushent

Buzzcocks chronology

Love Bites
(1978)

Singles Going Steady
(1979)

A Different Kind of Tension
(1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	A–^[2]
Q	^{[citation needed]}

Singles Going Steady is a compilation album by English punk band Buzzcocks, released in September 1979 in the US and November 1981 in the UK through EMI Records. It features their United Kingdom single releases from 1977–1979, along with their corresponding B-sides.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
1.	"Orgasm Addict"	Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley	Non-album single	2:00
2.	"What Do I Get?"	Shelley	Non-album single	2:52
3.	"I Don't Mind"	Shelley	Another Music in a Different Kitchen	2:16
4.	"Love You More"	Shelley	Non-album single	1:47
5.	"Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"	Shelley	Love Bites	2:39
6.	"Promises"	Steve Diggle, Shelley	Non-album single	2:34
7.	"Everybody's Happy Nowadays"	Shelley	Non-album single	3:09
8.	"Harmony in My Head"	Diggle	Non-album single	3:06

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
1.	"What Ever Happened To?"	Dial, Shelley	"Orgasm Addict" single	2:12
2.	"Oh Shit!"	Shelley	"What Do I Get?" single	1:34
3.	"Autonomy"	Diggle	Another Music in a Different Kitchen	3:41
4.	"Noise Annoys"	Shelley	"Love You More" single	2:49
5.	"Just Lust"	Alan Dial, Shelley	Love Bites	2:58
6.	"Lipstick"	Diggle, Shelley	"Promises" single	2:36
7.	"Why Can't I Touch It?"	Diggle, Steve Garvey, John Maher, Shelley	"Everybody's Happy Nowadays" single	6:32
8.	"Something's Gone Wrong Again"	Shelley	"Harmony in My Head" single	4:29

2001 re-release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
1.	"Orgasm Addict"	Devoto, Shelley	Non-album single	2:00
2.	"What Do I Get?"	Shelley	Non-album single	2:52
3.	"I Don't Mind"	Shelley	Another Music in a Different Kitchen	2:16
4.	"Love You More"	Shelley	Non-album single	1:47
5.	"Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"	Shelley	Love Bites	2:39
6.	"Promises"	Diggle, Shelley	Non-album single	2:34
7.	"Everybody's Happy Nowadays"	Shelley	Non-album single	3:09
8.	"Harmony in My Head"	Diggle	Non-album single	3:06
9.	"You Say You Don't Love Me"	Shelley	A Different Kind of Tension	2:54
10.	"Are Everything"	Shelley	Parts 1-3	3:59
11.	"Strange Thing"	Shelley	Parts 1-3	4:10
12.	"Running Free"	Diggle	Parts 1-3	3:14
13.	"What Ever Happened To?"	Dial, Shelley	"Orgasm Addict" single	2:12
14.	"Oh Shit!"	Shelley	"What Do I Get?" single	1:34
15.	"Autonomy"	Diggle	Another Music in a Different Kitchen	3:41
16.	"Noise Annoys"	Shelley	"Love You More" single	2:49
17.	"Just Lust" (incorrectly listed as "Just Luck")	Dial, Shelley	Love Bites	2:58
18.	"Lipstick"	Diggle, Shelley	"Promises" single	2:36
19.	"Why Can't I Touch It?"	Diggle, Garvey, Maher, Shelley	"Everybody's Happy Nowadays" single	6:32
20.	"Something's Gone Wrong Again"	Shelley	"Harmony in My Head" single	4:29
21.	"Raison D'etre"	Shelley	"You Say You Don't Love Me" single	3:34
22.	"Why She's the Girl from the Chainstore"	Diggle	Parts 1-3	2:26
23.	"Airwaves Dream"	Diggle	Parts 1-3	3:54
24.	"What Do You Know"	Shelley	Parts 1-3	3:15

Legacy

In 2003, the album was ranked at number 358 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.^[3]

Pitchfork listed Singles Going Steady as 16th best album of the 1970s.^[4]

References

↑ Raggett, Ned. "Singles Going Steady - Buzzcocks : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Buzzcocks". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
↑ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Buzzcocks, 'Singles Going Steady' | Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
↑ Plagenhoef, Scott (23 June 2004). "Staff Lists: Top 100 Albums of the 1970s | Features | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 September 2012.

v t e Buzzcocks

Pete Shelley Steve Diggle Danny Farrant Chris Remmington Howard Devoto Garth Smith Mick Singleton John Maher Barry Adamson Steve Garvey Mike Joyce Tony Barber Phil Barker

Studio albums	Another Music in a Different Kitchen Love Bites A Different Kind of Tension Trade Test Transmissions All Set Modern Buzzcocks Flat-Pack Philosophy

Compilation albums	Singles Going Steady Operator's Manual: Buzzcocks Best The Complete Singles Anthology

EPs	Spiral Scratch

Singles	"Orgasm Addict" "What Do I Get?" "I Don't Mind" "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" "Harmony in My Head"

Related articles	Discography Flag of Convenience ShelleyDevoto

Book:Buzzcocks Category:Buzzcocks

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Singles Going Steady

Track listing

Legacy

See also

References