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词条 The Staircase (Mystery)
释义

  1. Release

  2. Reception

  3. Track listing

  4. Personnel

  5. Charts

  6. References

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| name = The Staircase (Mystery)
| cover = Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Staircase (Mystery).png
| type = single
| artist = Siouxsie and the Banshees
| B-side = "20th Century Boy"
| released = {{start date|1979|3|23|df=yes}}
| format = 7-inch
| recorded = 1978
| genre = Post-punk
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=06}}
| label = Polydor
| writer = * Siouxsie Sioux
  • John McKay
  • Steven Severin
  • Kenny Morris

| producer = Nils Stevenson
| prev_title = Hong Kong Garden
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Playground Twist
| next_year = 1979
}}

"The Staircase (Mystery)" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released as a stand-alone single on 23 March 1979 by Polydor Records. The track was written by Siouxsie Sioux, John McKay, Steven Severin and Kenny Morris, and was produced by Nils Stevenson. The single's B-side is a cover of the 1973 T. Rex song "20th Century Boy".

Release

"The Staircase (Mystery)" was released as the band's second single on 23 March 1979 by Polydor Records. It became the group's second top 40 entry, peaking at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

The track later surfaced on the singles compilation album The Singles. When the band's debut album, The Scream, was remastered and reissued in 2005 with bonus material, "The Staircase (Mystery)" was included in the package.

Reception

Melody Maker hailed the single and wrote: "The Banshees have been able to come up with a couple of slices of excellent music for their singles. 'The Staircase' hasn't anywhere near the commercial potential or immediacy of 'Hong Kong Garden', but nevertheless it's a great song. A sinister almost mesmerising tune, dominated by Siouxsie's unorthodox vocals – it grows and matures with each play."[2]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Nils Stevenson.

{{Track listing
| headline = 7-inch single[3]
| title1 = The Staircase (Mystery)
| writer1 = {{hlist|Siouxsie Sioux|John McKay|Steven Severin|Kenny Morris}}
| length1 = 3:06
| title2 = 20th Century Boy
| writer2 = Marc Bolan
| length2 = 1:57
}}

Personnel

Siouxsie and the Banshees
  • Siouxsie Sioux – vocals
  • Steven Severin – bass guitar
  • John McKay – guitar
  • Kenny Morris – drums
Technical
  • Nils Stevenson – production

Charts

{{single chart|UK|24|date=19790422|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 July 2018}}
Chart (1979)Peak
position

References

1. ^{{cite book |last=Johns |first=Brian |title=Entranced: The Siouxsie and the Banshees Story |year=1989 |publisher=Omnibus Press |page=94 |isbn=0-7119-1773-6}}
2. ^{{cite magazine |title=The Staircase [review] |magazine=Melody Maker |date=24 March 1979 |issn=0025-9012}}
3. ^{{cite AV media notes |title="The Staircase (Mystery)" |type=UK 7-inch single |others=Siouxsie and the Banshees |publisher=Polydor Records |year=1979 |id=POSP 9}}
{{Siouxsie and the Banshees}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Staircase Mystery, The}}

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