| "Being Boiled" | ||||
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| Single by The Human League | ||||
| from the album Travelogue | ||||
| B-side | "Circus of Death" | |||
| Released | 30 June 1978[1] (Fast Product) August 1980[2] (Fast Product re-release) | |||
| Recorded | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |||
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| Length | 3:54 (original recording) 4:22 (Holiday '80/Travelogue re-recording) | |||
| Label | Fast Product (1978 & 1982), Virgin (1980) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Philip Oakey, Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh | |||
| Producer(s) | The Human League | |||
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"Being Boiled" is the debut single by the British synth-pop band the Human League. Composed by Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, with lyrics by Philip Oakey, it is regarded as a seminal work in early synth-pop.[4][better source needed]
"Being Boiled" was one of the first mainstream British singles to use entirely electronic instruments, and is strikingly different from and darker than the group's more well known songs.[5]
It has been released several times since 1978, and was a UK top ten hit in 1982.
- ^ "The Human League - Being Boiled / Circus Of Death (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "The Human League - Being Boiled / Circus Of Death (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Wide, Steve (22 September 2020). "Honourable Mentions: The Human League". A Field Guide to Post-Punk and New Wave. Smith Street Books. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-925811-76-6.
- ^ Jason L. (17 December 2021). "Seminal: Being Boiled by The Human League". Velvet Rebel Music.
- ^ Thompson, Dave. Review of Being Boiled at AllMusic