Christine (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)

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"Christine"
File:Siouxsie Christine.jpg
Single by Siouxsie and the Banshees
from the album Kaleidoscope
B-side "Eve White, Eve Black"
Released 30 May 1980
Recorded 1980
Genre Post-punk
Length 3:00
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
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"Happy House"
(1980)		 "Christine"
(1980)		 "Israel"
(1981)
Music video
"Christine" on YouTube

"Christine" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, written by Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin. It was released in 1980 by Polydor as the second single from the then-unreleased third album, Kaleidoscope.

Content, music video and release

"Christine" marked a change in musical direction for the band, with new guitarist John McGeoch. The song begins with a distinctive riff played on an acoustic guitar. The post-chorus instrumentation includes electronic organ. The close of the song utilizes a strong flanging effect. The lyrics were inspired by the book The Three Faces of Eve which related the story of Christine Sizemore, a woman who reportedly had 22 different personalities.[1]

The B-side, "Eve White/Eve Black", continues with the theme. Bassist Steven Severin stated in the liner notes for Downside Up: "Again a companion piece to the A side 'Christine'. Eve White and Eve Black were two of Christine Sizemore's more extraordinary personalities, constantly at war."[2]

The band shot a music video for the song with director Clive Richardson, another music video was filmed on the same set for the song "Red Light".[3] Neither featured McGeoch as he was not an artist signed on Polydor yet.[1]

"Christine" was released as a single on 30 May 1980. It peaked at number 22 in the UK Singles Chart.[4]

Cover versions

The song was covered by Red Hot Chili Peppers with John Frusciante on guitar at their V2001 Festival performance,[5] and by Simple Minds on the deluxe edition of their Graffiti Soul album in 2009.

Track listing

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Christine"   2:57
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "Eve White / Eve Black"   3:04

References

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  2. ↑ "Downside Up by Siouxsie and the Banshees" Booklet- CD Box set. Universal 982 182-3. 2004.
  3. ↑ "Red Light" by Siouxsie and the Banshees - Music Video". Vevo official on YouTube. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ "saunalahti.fi" (Red Hot Chili Peppers' site) Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. setlist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' concert performing "Christine" at the V2001 festival
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