Be Stiff

"Be Stiff"
Single by Devo
from the album Be Stiff EP
B-side	"Social Fools"
Released	4th August 1978 (4th August 1978)
Genre	New wave punk rock
Label	Stiff Records
Songwriter(s)	Gerald Casale Bob Lewis
Producer(s)	A-side – Brian Eno B-side – Devo
Devo singles chronology
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1977) "Be Stiff" (1978) "Come Back Jonee" (1978)

"Be Stiff" is the third single by American new wave band Devo, released in 1978 by Stiff Records. The song was taken from the sessions for Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978), produced by Brian Eno. Guitarist Bob Lewis wrote the music and came up with the title concept, while bassist and singer Gerald Casale penned the verses.^{[citation needed]}

The song became an anthem for Stiff, and was a minor success in the UK. It was covered multiple times, including on a Stiff-released EP of their own artists' interpretations. It was performed by the band in 1980 and live recordings appear on DEV-O Live (1981) and Devo Live 1980 (2005). It was also performed as an encore for the Freedom of Choice shows of Devo's November 2009 tour, and was included in the setlist of their 2014 Hardcore Devo Live! tour.

According to author Simon Reynolds, with its stop-start rhythms and angular arrangement, "Be Stiff" exemplified Devo's stance against soft rock complacency.^[1]