Happy House

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"Happy House" is a 1980 post-punk single by Siouxsie and the Banshees, known for its darkly satirical lyrics and distinctive, angular guitar sound.

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Happy House canonical 4
follows “Happy House” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Kaleidoscope
artist Siouxsie and the Banshees NERFINISHED
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 17
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
followsSingle The Staircase
surface form: The Staircase (Mystery)
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
genre new wave
post-punk
hasBassist Steven Severin
hasBside Drop Dead/Celebration
hasCoverVersionBy The Distillers
The Twilight Singers
hasDrummer Budgie
hasGuitarist John McGeoch ONNED1
hasInfluenceOn alternative rock
gothic rock
hasLyricalTheme critique of suburban happiness
dark satire of domestic life
hasMusicalFeature angular guitar sound
hasTimeSignature 4/4
hasVocalist Siouxsie Sioux NERFINISHED
includedOnCompilation Once Upon a Time: The Singles
Twice Upon a Time
surface form: Twice Upon a Time: The Singles
isLeadSingleFrom Kaleidoscope
isPerformedLiveBy Siouxsie and the Banshees NERFINISHED
label Polydor Records
language English
length 3:52
musicVideoDirector Clive Richardson
notableFor darkly satirical lyrics
distinctive angular guitar sound
partOfAlbum Kaleidoscope
performer Siouxsie and the Banshees NERFINISHED
precedesSingle Christine
producer Nigel Gray
Siouxsie and the Banshees NERFINISHED
recordedIn 1979
releaseDate 1980-03-07
releaseRegion United Kingdom
side A-side
tempo medium tempo
writer Budgie
Siouxsie Sioux NERFINISHED
Steven Severin

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Kaleidoscope hasPart Happy House
Kaleidoscope notableSingle Happy House
Christine chronologyInArtistSingles Happy House
this entity surface form: follows “Happy House”
John McGeoch notableWork Happy House