By the time of the single's recording, Magazine consisted of only four members, as original keyboardist Bob Dickinson had left the band the previous year.
The cover artwork was designed by Malcolm Garrett, based on the 1886 work La Chimere regarda avec effroi toutes choses by Symbolist artist Odilon Redon (1840–1916).[6]
The name of the song came from a political argument between Devoto and his girlfriend, in which his girlfriend said to him; "Oh, you'll end up shot by both sides".[7]
The song originated in a riff that Pete Shelley came up with when Devoto was helping him with "some tentative Buzzcocks songs. He played the chord sequence and I was really impressed, said so, and he just gave them to me there and then."[8]
An identical guitar riff was used in the song "Lipstick" by Devoto's former band Buzzcocks, released as a B-side in November 1978.[9]
Receptionedit
The song was ranked at No. 9 among the top "Tracks of the Year" for 1978 by NME.[10]
^"Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
January 01, 1970
shot, both, sides, song, written, howard, devoto, pete, shelley, performed, english, post, punk, band, magazine, released, january, 1978, band, first, single, reaching, singles, chart, appearing, months, later, their, debut, album, real, life, song, been, cite. Shot by Both Sides is a song written by Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley and performed by the English post punk band Magazine It was released in January 1978 as the band s first single reaching No 41 on the UK Singles Chart and appearing a few months later on their debut album Real Life The song has been cited as a seminal work of the post punk genre 1 2 as well as a pop punk 3 and new wave 4 5 Shot by Both Sides Single by Magazinefrom the album Real LifeB side My Mind Ain t So Open Released20 January 1978GenrePost punkpop punknew waveLength4 04LabelVirginComposer s Howard DevotoPete ShelleyLyricist s Howard DevotoProducer s Mick GlossopMagazineMagazine singles chronology Shot by Both Sides 1978 Touch and Go 1978 Official Audio Shot By Both Sides Remastered on YouTube By the time of the single s recording Magazine consisted of only four members as original keyboardist Bob Dickinson had left the band the previous year The cover artwork was designed by Malcolm Garrett based on the 1886 work La Chimere regarda avec effroi toutes choses by Symbolist artist Odilon Redon 1840 1916 6 Contents 1 Song 2 Reception 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesSong editThe name of the song came from a political argument between Devoto and his girlfriend in which his girlfriend said to him Oh you ll end up shot by both sides 7 The song originated in a riff that Pete Shelley came up with when Devoto was helping him with some tentative Buzzcocks songs He played the chord sequence and I was really impressed said so and he just gave them to me there and then 8 An identical guitar riff was used in the song Lipstick by Devoto s former band Buzzcocks released as a B side in November 1978 9 Reception editThe song was ranked at No 9 among the top Tracks of the Year for 1978 by NME 10 Personnel editHoward Devoto vocals John McGeoch guitar Barry Adamson bass Martin Jackson drumsReferences edit Lester Paul March 1 2002 Part time punks The Guardian via www theguardian com 20 More Great Post Punk Tracks Mojo 10 April 2014 Retrieved 23 August 2016 Erlewine Stephen Thomas Magazine Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved November 20 2019 Sullivan Jim August 25 2018 10 More Songs That Defined New Wave Music Best Classic Bands Ross Graeme June 7 2018 Playlist 10 best new wave singles of 1978 The Independent Odilon Redon and Magazine March 5 2012 Reynolds S Rip It Up and Start Again Post Punk 1978 1984 p 21 Faber amp Faber Ltd 2005 Kent Nick April 28 1979 Howard Devoto The Compleat Fatalist NME The Rough Guide to Rock edited by Peter Buckley Albums and Tracks of the Year NME 2016 Retrieved November 26 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shot by Both Sides amp oldid 1178375316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
