Israel (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)

"Israel"
Single by Siouxsie and the Banshees
B-side "Red Over White"
Released 28 November 1980 (1980-11-28)
Format
Recorded 1980
Genre Post-punk
Length 4:54
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nigel Gray
  • Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees singles chronology
"Christine"
(1980)		 "Israel"
(1980)		 "Spellbound"
(1981)

"Israel" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released as a stand-alone single in 1980 by Polydor Records. The track was written by Siouxsie and the Banshees and co-produced with Nigel Gray.

The song became a favourite of several artists including Air's composer Jean-Benoît Dunckel who selected as one of his 10 all-time favourite songs,[1] and the band Ride who selected it as a song of their intro tape during their tours.[2]

Release

"Israel" was released as a stand-alone single in between the albums Kaleidoscope (1980) and Juju (1981) on 28 November 1980 by record label Polydor. It peaked at No. 41 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]

Although it reached No. 73 on the US National Disco Action Top 100 chart as an import,[4] "Israel" did not appear on a Siouxsie and the Banshees album until the release of the Once Upon a Time: The Singles compilation the following year, although some copies of the US release of Juju on PVC Records included a free copy of this single. The track lengths on both sides of the 7-inch edition were the same as on the 12-inch.

The song was remastered in 2002 for the compilation The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees and was also featured as a bonus track on the 2006 Kaleidoscope reissue.

Cover version

"Israel" was later covered by Nouvelle Vague on their 2006 album Bande à Part.

Track listing

All tracks written by Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, John McGeoch and Peter Clarke. All tracks produced by Nigel Gray and Siouxsie and the Banshees.

7-inch and 12-inch single[5][6]
No.TitleLength
1."Israel"4:54
2."Red Over White"4:31

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 41
Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[4] 73

References

  1. ↑ "JDB Ma Compile La Sélection DE Darkel (Jean-Benoît DunckeL de AIR) [His all-time favourite playlist]". Les Inrockuptibles. September 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ride - Venue Music - May 2015 UK Tour". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Siouxsie the Banshees Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Israel" (UK 7-inch single). Siouxsie and the Banshees. Polydor Records. 1980. POSP 205.
  6. ↑ "Israel" (UK 12-inch single). Siouxsie and the Banshees. Polydor Records. 1980. POSPX 205.
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