Mirror in the Bathroom

"Mirror in the Bathroom"
One of UK vinyl editions
Single by The Beat
from the album I Just Can't Stop It
B-side"Jackpot"
Released25 April 1980 (1980-04-25)[1]
Genre
Length3:10
LabelGo-Feet
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bob Sargeant
The Beat singles chronology
"Hands Off...She's Mine" / "Twist and Crawl"
(1980) 		"Mirror in the Bathroom"
(1980) 		"Best Friend" / "Stand Down Margaret"
(1980)
Music video
The English Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom (Official) on YouTube
"Mirror in the Bathroom (Mark "Spike" Stent Remix)"
Single by the Beat
from the album B.P.M.: The Very Best of the Beat
Released19 October 1995 (1995-10-19)
Recorded1980, 1995
Genre
Length3:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Ranking Roger
  • Andy Cox
  • Everett Morton
  • David Steele
  • Dave Wakeling
The Beat singles chronology
"Ackee-1-2-3"
(1983) 		"Mirror in the Bathroom (Mark "Spike" Stent Remix)"
(1995) 		"Mirror in the Bathroom CD2"
(1996)

"Mirror in the Bathroom" is a single by the British ska band the Beat, released as a single in 1980 from their debut studio album I Just Can't Stop It. It reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and consequently was their highest charting release in the UK until 1983.[4] It was released again in 1995 as a 12" single and early in 1996 as a CD single (both containing contemporary club remixes) to promote B.P.M.: The Very Best of the Beat. The reissued single reached number 44 in 1996.[5]

The song was ranked at #3 among the top ten "Tracks of the Year" for 1980 by NME.

  1. ^ "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 19 April 1980. p. 4. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ Chick, Stevie (2015). "The Beat - "Save It for Later". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 515.
  3. ^ "New Wave Music Songs". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference UK1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference UK2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).