Description
“She’s in Parties” is a song by English gothic rock band Bauhaus. It was released in April 1983 as a single in both 7″ and 12″ format on the Beggars Banquet label. An extended version of the song anppeared on both the 12” single and on the group’s fourth studio album, Burning from the Inside.
The official video was directed by Howard Guard and the model is Gail Lawson. It was the band’s final commercially released single. The song reached No. 26 in the UK Singles Chart.
Legacy
The song was used in The Ongoing History of New Music 1998 episode “What’s the Big Deal About Bauhaus?”. The line “She’s in parties” is frequently quoted in “What Was Her Name?” by Dave Clarke and Chicks on Speed.
The song was covered by Estonian artist Kerli on her self-titled EP (2007), by English heavy metal band A Forest of Stars as a bonus track on their third album, A Shadowplay for Yesterdays (2012) and by English new wave band In Isolation as a double A-side digital single alongside “TRAPPIST-1” (2017).
“She’s in Parties” | ||||
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Single by Bauhaus | ||||
from the album Burning from the Inside | ||||
Released | April 1983 | |||
Genre | Gothic rock, post-punk | |||
Length | 5:49 (12″ mix) 3:45 (7″ edit) |
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Label | Beggars Banquet | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bauhaus (Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy) | |||
Bauhaus singles chronology | ||||
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