She's in Fashion
| "She's in Fashion" | ||||
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| Single by Suede | ||||
| from the album Head Music | ||||
| Released | 21 June 1999 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, electronic rock | |||
| Length | 4:53 | |||
| Label | Nude | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brett Anderson, Neil Codling | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Osborne, Mick Glossop | |||
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"She's in Fashion" is the second single from the album Head Music by Suede. It was released on 21 June 1999 and Peaked at no 13 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Background and recording
"She's in Fashion" is a summery pop song, which features a swirling synth line that helps build the song into a dreamy up-tempo track, quite unlike anything the band had previously done. NME said that "She's in Fashion" "features oriental-type keyboards, and sounds like a cross between pop David Bowie and The Chi-Lites." The song ends with the lyrical coda: "Sunshine blow my mind and the wind blow my brain."[2] All the songs were produced by Mick Glossop except "She's in Fashion", which was produced by Steve Osborne. According to Saul Galpern of Nude Records, "She's in Fashion" was Suede's biggest radio hit.[3]
"She's in Fashion" has been described as "the most summery-sounding pop song Suede have recorded." Obtaining this sound required months of heavy production work, several re-recordings and a lot of experimentation.[4] Co-writer and keyboardist Neil Codling said the song was recorded in four different styles, in order "to have that summer feel."[5] According to Osborne, the recording process took six months and several studios were used. "It happens quite often that you go on a journey, attempt various things and end up preferring the first thing you did. 'Fashion' was a song that we started in the first week of recording -- but we didn't finish it until the very last week!"[4]
Music video
The video for the title song was directed by Johan Renck, and features lead singer Brett Anderson riding in a car, focusing on a woman who re-appears outside in a different setting with different clothing. The video was filmed on the route from Eastbourne to London.[5]
Critical reception
The song was well-received by critics, who welcomed the song's pop sound. Heat called it "Sumptuous and outrageously poppy",[3] while Select declared it 'Single of the Month', calling it "gloriously shallow pop music."[5] NME liked the music, saying: "Soused in acoustic guitar'd empathy, with a vaporous keyboard motif inescapably reminiscent of Duran Duran's 'Save A Prayer', 'She's In Fashion' is a balmy, barmy beaut, shimmering grooves turning a blithe eye to the world."[6]
Track listings
- Cassette
- "She's in Fashion" (Brett Anderson, Neil Codling)
- "Down (demo)" (Anderson, Richard Oakes)
- CD1
- "She's in Fashion" (Anderson, Codling)
- "Bored" (Anderson, Oakes)
- "Pieces of My Mind" (Anderson)
- CD2
- "She's in Fashion" (Anderson, Codling)
- "Jubilee" (Anderson, Codling)
- "God's Gift" (Anderson)
References
- ↑ "Artist Chart History: Suede". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ "Suede's 13". NME. 14 February 1999. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- 1 2 Barnett, David (2003). Love and Poison. Carlton Publishing Group. pp. 234–235. ISBN 0-233-00094-1.
- 1 2 Flint, Tom (August 1999). "STEVE OSBORNE: Recording Suede's 'She's In Fashion'". Sound on Sound. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Singles" (109). Select. July 1999: 95. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ Oldham, James. "Suede : She's in fashion review". NME. 12 June 1999
