Hong Kong Garden

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"Hong Kong Garden" is a 1978 breakthrough single by British post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, widely regarded as one of their signature songs and an early classic of the genre.

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Hong Kong Garden canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Siouxsie and the Banshees NERFINISHED
chartedIn UK Singles Chart
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 7
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describedAs early classic of post-punk
followedBySingle The Staircase
surface form: The Staircase (Mystery)
genre new wave
post-punk
hasBassist Steven Severin
hasBside Voices (On the Air)
hasCoverArtDesigner John Maybury
hasDrummer Kenny Morris
hasFormat 12-inch single
7-inch single
hasGuitarist John McKay
hasLeadVocalist Siouxsie Sioux
hasMusicalFeature prominent xylophone motif
hasNotableRanking listed in critics’ polls of greatest post-punk singles
hasTheme racism and anti-Asian harassment in Britain
includedIn Once Upon a Time: The Singles
The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees
isBreakthroughSingleFor Siouxsie and the Banshees NERFINISHED
isSignatureSongOf Siouxsie and the Banshees NERFINISHED
language English
length 2:54
namedAfter Chinese restaurant in Chislehurst, London
performer Siouxsie and the Banshees NERFINISHED
precededBySingle The Staircase
surface form: The Staircase (Mystery)
producer Steve Lillywhite
recorded 1978
recordLabel Polydor Records
releaseDate 1978-08-18
writer John McKay
Kenny Morris
Siouxsie Sioux
Steven Severin

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Siouxsie and the Banshees notableSong Hong Kong Garden
Siouxsie Sioux notableWork Hong Kong Garden
John McGeoch notableWork Hong Kong Garden