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1978 single by The Stranglers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Nice 'n' Sleazy" is a single by The Stranglers from the 'white' side of their 1978 album, Black and White. It reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The single's cover pictured a victim of the Boston Strangler.[3]
"Nice 'n' Sleazy" | ||||
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Single by The Stranglers | ||||
from the album Black and White | ||||
B-side | "Shut Up" | |||
Released | 21 April 1978[1] | |||
Genre | Post-punk | |||
Length | 3:11 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Songwriter(s) | Hugh Cornwell, Jean Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black | |||
Producer(s) | Martin Rushent | |||
The Stranglers singles chronology | ||||
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Strippers embellished the song during the band's headline set at Battersea Park on 16 September 1978.[4] "The Stranglers booked some strippers to up the show's visual aspect," recalled photographer Barry Plummer. "But some of the lads in the audience got a bit carried away and also stripped completely naked. Eventually the police were called and took down all of the young ladies' particulars."[5]
A punk festival named after the song is held annually in Morecambe, Lancashire.[6]
A bar located on Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street is named after the song. It was first opened in 1991.
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 18 |
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