Siouxsie and the Banshees Stranger Things

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"Spellbound"

Single by Siouxsie and the Banshees

from the album Juju

B-side

"Follow the Sun", "Slap Dash Snap"

Released

22 May 1981

Recorded

1981

Genre

Post-punk

Length

3:18

Label

Polydor

Songwriter(s)

Susan Ballion, Peter Edward Clarke, John McGeoch and Steven Severin

Producer(s)

Nigel Gray
Siouxsie and the Banshees

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Release[edit]
Reception and legacy[edit]
Personnel[edit]
Track listing[edit]
Charts[edit]
References[edit]
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Siouxsie and the Banshees singles chronology

"Israel"
(1980)

"Spellbound"
(1981)

"Arabian Knights"
(1981)

Music video

"Spellbound" on YouTube

"Spellbound" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was written by the group and co-produced with Nigel Gray. It was released in 1981 by record label Polydor as the first single from the band's fourth studio album, Juju.

Prior to recording the song, the band had been on tour in the UK in February 1981 to premiere the new material composed with guitarist John McGeoch. When reviewing this era, Barney Hoskyns of NME had described "Spellbound" as a "glorious electric storm", further adding, "Siouxsie and the Banshees are one of the great British bands of all time".[1]

Release[edit]

"Spellbound" was released by Polydor on 22 May 1981. The single peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart in 1981.[2][3] It also reached 64 on the U.S. National Disco Action Top 80 chart.[4]

The 12" extended version of the song appeared on the 2006 remastered version of Juju.

Reception and legacy[edit]

In their contemporary review, Melody Maker praised the single, calling it "exhilarating".[5] The Guardian retrospectively hailed it as a "pop marvel".[6]

In 2006, Mojo honoured McGeoch by rating him in their list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" for his work on "Spellbound".[7] Johnny Marr of the Smiths stated on BBC Radio 2 in February 2008 that he rated guitarist John McGeoch highly for his work on "Spellbound". Marr said: "It's so clever. He's got this really good picky thing going on which is very un-rock'n'roll and this actual tune he's playing is really quite mysterious".[8]

The song featured in the end credits of the finale of the 4th season of Stranger Things, "The Piggyback".[9] and the end credits of the season 4 episode of True Blood, "Spellbound".

Personnel[edit]

Siouxsie Sioux – vocals
Steven Severin – bass
John McGeoch – guitar
Budgie – drums and percussion

Track listing[edit]

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spellbound"	3:19

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Follow the Sun"	2:49

12"

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spellbound (Extended)"	4:40

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Follow the Sun"	2:49
2.	"Slap Dash Snap"	3:42

Charts[edit]

Chart (1981)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10]	47
UK Single Chart	22
US National Disco Action Top 80	64

References[edit]

^ Hoskyns, Barney (28 February 1981). Siouxsie and the banshees Hammersmith. NME.
^ "Siouxsie & the Banshees [uk charts]". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
^ "Siouxsie and the Banshees - UK Singles Chart". OfficialCharts. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "Billboard singles - Siouxsie and the Banshees". allmusic. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Hewitt, Paulo (23 May 1981). ""Spellbound" review". Melody Maker.
^ Petridis, Alex (21 November 2007). "Artists Beginning with S | Music | The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2015. Pop marvels such as Spellbound and Arabian Knights were poised, peerless exercises in magic realism that you could dance to.
^ "John McGeogh – Spellbound – (Siouxsie & the Banshees, Juju) – 1981 – Yamaha". Mojo (89). June 1996. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
^ Mitchell, Pete. "Spellbound : The Story Of John McGeoch" on YouTube BBC Radio 2's Pete Mitchell talks to Howard Devoto, Siouxsie Sioux and Johnny Marr among others, as he shines a light on the life of this unsung guitar hero. February 2008.
^ "'Stranger Things 4': the complete official soundtrack". Nme. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
^ "Siouxsie & The Banshees – Spellbound". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

Is Siouxsie and the Banshees in Stranger Things?

'Spellbound': The Story Behind Siouxsie & The Banshees' Enchanting Hit. Recently featured in the fourth season of 'Stranger Things,' the song is one of the group's biggest hits. By their 1981 album, Juju, Siouxsie & The Banshees were at the peak of their powers.

Who sings spellbound at the end of Stranger Things?

Listen to Siouxsie and the Banshees' 'Spellbound' as heard on Stranger Things, in the song's music video, and on the indie rock band's Juju album. Listen to more songs from the second part of Season 4 of Stranger Things on Leo Sigh. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.