Slowdive (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Slowdive


Artist = Siouxsie & the Banshees
from Album = A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
B-side = "Cannibal Roses", "Obsession II"
Released = October 1 1982
Format = 7" single, 12" single
Recorded = 1982
Genre = New Wave
Length =
Label = Polydor
Writer = Siouxsie & the Banshees
Producer = Siouxsie & the Banshees
Chart position = * #41 (UK)
Last single = "Fireworks" (1982)
This single = "Slowdive" (1982)
Next single = "Melt!" / "Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant" (1982)"Slowdive" is a song written, produced and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees in 1982. It was released as the first single from the band's fifth album "A Kiss in the Dreamhouse".

The album (and this single) was representative of Siouxsie & the Banshees more elaborate and experimental musical direction at the time. The overtones of the song were accentuated by a string section, including violins and a cello. Percussionist Budgie also plays harmonica on this track.

"Slowdive" just missed becoming a top-forty hit, peaking at number forty-one in the UK singles chart.

It was covered by LCD Soundsystem in January 2005 for a XFM radio session and was later released as the B-side of their Disco Infiltrator single.