Israel (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)

"Israel" is a song by English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released as a stand-alone single in 1980 by record label Polydor. The track was written by Siouxsie and the Banshees and co-produced with Nigel Gray.

Release

"Israel" was released as a stand-alone single in between the albums Kaleidoscope (1980) and Juju (1981) on 28 November 1980 by record label Polydor. It peaked at number 41 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

"Israel" did not appear on a Siouxsie and the Banshees album until the release of the Once Upon a Time: The Singles compilation the following year, although some copies of the U.S. release of Juju on PVC Records included a free copy of this single. The track lengths on both sides of the 7" were the same as on the 12" version.

The song was remastered in 2002 for the compilation The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees and was also featured as a bonus track on the 2006 Kaleidoscope reissue.

Cover version

"Israel" was later covered by Nouvelle Vague on their 2006 album Bande à Part.

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.K. Singles Chart	41^[1]
U.S. Club Play Singles	73

References

1 2 Johns, Brian (1989). Entranced: The Siouxsie and the Banshees Story. Omnibus Press. p. 94. ISBN 0-7119-1773-6.

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie Sioux Steven Severin Marco Pirroni Sid Vicious Kenny Morris Peter Fenton John McKay Budgie Robert Smith John McGeoch John Valentine Carruthers Martin McCarrick Jon Klein Knox Chandler

Studio albums	The Scream Join Hands Kaleidoscope Juju A Kiss in the Dreamhouse Hyæna Tinderbox Through the Looking Glass Peepshow Superstition The Rapture

Live albums	Nocturne The Seven Year Itch At the BBC

Compilation albums	Once Upon a Time: The Singles Twice Upon a Time: The Singles The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions

Other albums	Downside Up

EPs	The Thorn

Singles	"Hong Kong Garden" "The Staircase (Mystery)" "Playground Twist" "Mittageisen" "Happy House" "Christine" "Israel" "Spellbound" "Arabian Knights" "Fireworks" "Slowdive" "Melt!" "Dear Prudence" "Swimming Horses" "Dazzle" "Overground" "Cities in Dust" "Candyman" "This Wheel's on Fire" "The Passenger" "Song from the Edge of the World" "Peek-a-Boo" "The Killing Jar" "The Last Beat of My Heart" "Kiss Them for Me" "Shadowtime" "Fear (Of the Unknown)" "Face to Face" "O Baby" "Stargazer"

Other songs	"Tattoo"

Videos	Nocturne The Seven Year Itch At the BBC The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees

Related articles	Discography Personnel The Creatures The Glove Bromley Contingent

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