Senses Working Overtime

E405187
single song

"Senses Working Overtime" is a 1982 hit single by the English rock band XTC, known for its inventive pop songwriting and vivid, sensory-driven lyrics.

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Senses Working Overtime canonical 3

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album English Settlement ⓘ
artist XTC NERFINISHED ⓘ
chartedIn UK Singles Chart ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 10 ⓘ
composer Andy Partridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception positive ⓘ
describedAs idiosyncratic English pop ⓘ
inventive pop ⓘ
distribution Virgin Records ⓘ
surface form: Virgin Records UK
followedBySingle Ball and Chain ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
genre new wave ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ
hasBside Blame the Weather ⓘ
Tissue Tigers (The Arguers) ⓘ
hasCoverVersions multiple artists ⓘ
hasLivePerformances yes ⓘ
hasMusicVideo true ⓘ
hasTimeSignature unusual song structure ⓘ
includedIn XTC compilation albums ⓘ
isHitSingle true ⓘ
isSignatureSongOf XTC NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 4:30 ⓘ
lyricalTheme everyday life ⓘ
sensory perception ⓘ
notableFor inventive pop songwriting ⓘ
vivid sensory-driven lyrics ⓘ
originalMedium vinyl record ⓘ
partOf English Settlement ⓘ
performer XTC NERFINISHED ⓘ
performerNationality English ⓘ
precededBySingle Respectable Street ⓘ
producer Hugh Padgham ⓘ
XTC NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedBy XTC NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel Virgin Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1982 ⓘ
singleReleaseYear 1982 ⓘ
usesMotif five human senses ⓘ
writer Andy Partridge NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

XTC → notableWork → Senses Working Overtime ⓘ
English Settlement → hasPart → Senses Working Overtime ⓘ
English Settlement → includesSingle → Senses Working Overtime ⓘ