O Baby
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| Single by Siouxsie and the Banshees | ||||||||||
| from the album The Rapture | ||||||||||
| B-side | "B Side Ourselves", "Swimming Horses (Live)", "All Tomorrow's Parties (Live)" | |||||||||
| Released | 1994 | |||||||||
| Format | 7" single, CD single 1, CD single 2 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||||||||
| Label | Polydor Records | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Siouxsie and the Banshees | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | John Cale | |||||||||
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"O Baby" is a song written and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was produced by John Cale and released as the first single from the band's 11th studio album, The Rapture.[1] Melody Maker wrote : "O Baby is the wonderful prelude to Rapture" and it is "deliciously pop".[2]
The song is much different musically and lyrically than almost all of Siouxsie and the Banshees' previous releases. It is an up-tempo love song with a skipping rhythm, light guitar work and straightforward, cheerful lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux ("...the cracks in the ground grin up at me / Even the creases in my shoes smile up at me...").
The [B-side], "B Side Ourselves", was performed by the band during all the shows of their 1995 tour.
The extra tracks were live acoustic versions of "Swimming Horses" and "All Tomorrow's Parties" (initially composed by The Velvet Underground), both recorded in December 1991 for radio station KROQ.
"O Baby" was the last Siouxsie and the Banshees single to hit the top 40, peaking at No. 34 in the UK singles chart.[3] It was also their last entry on the U.S.A. Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it reached number 21.
Track listing
UK 7" single
- "O Baby"
- "B Side Ourselves"
- also released on cassette
UK CD single 1
- "O Baby"
- "B Side Ourselves"
- "O Baby (Manhattan Mix)"
UK CD single 2
- "O Baby"
- "Swimming Horses (Aacoustic Live Version, KROQ Radio- 21 December 1991)"
- "All Tomorrow's Parties (Acoustic Live Version -KROQ Radio- 21 December 1991)"
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles chart | 34 |
| U.S. Modern Rock Tracks | 21 |
References
- ↑ Mark Paytress (2003). Siouxsie & the Banshees: The Authorised Biography. Sanctuary. ISBN 1-86074-375-7.
- ↑ Unsworth, Cathi. "Baby, Come back". Melody Maker (14 January 1995).
- ↑ "Siouxsie & the Banshees [uk charts]". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
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