"Bedsitter" | ||||
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Single by Soft Cell | ||||
from the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret | ||||
B-side | "Facility Girls" | |||
Released | 2 November 1981[1] | |||
Genre | Synth-pop[3] | |||
Length | 3:36 (Single Version) | |||
Label | Some Bizzare Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Marc Almond, David Ball | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Thorne | |||
Soft Cell singles chronology | ||||
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"Bedsitter" is a song by British synth-pop duo Soft Cell, from the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. Released as a single in early 2 November 1981, it reached No. 4 in the UK.[4]
A song that explored the underbelly of the London club scene of the time, it has been described by critic Jon Savage as one of the greatest songs of the 1980s.[5] Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant included the track in a 2006 edition of the Guardian's "Soundtrack of My Life" series.[6]