Album · Siouxsie and the Banshees
Superstition by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Superstition is an album by Siouxsie and the Banshees, released in 1991. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 70 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Kiss Them for Me”, on 55 lists with a best position of #3.
Superstition, the tenth album from Siouxsie and the Banshees, came out on Polydor on 10 June 1991, and it's the sound of a band that once sounded like the end of the world deciding to let some sunlight in. Stephen Hague, the producer, gave them a gleaming, supple frame, and Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin on bass, Budgie on drums, Jon Klein on guitar and Martin McCarrick on keyboards filled it with something closer to art pop than the post-punk chill of their early years.
The big new color came from Talvin Singh, whose tablas ripple through "Kiss Them for Me" and "Silver Waterfalls" and pull the band's sound somewhere warmer and looser. "Kiss Them for Me" is the prize: a slinky, swaying groove with Siouxsie gliding over it like she's already three drinks into the party, glamorous and a little menacing. "Shadowtime" keeps the shimmer going, and "Fear (of the Unknown)" brings back a bit of the old dread.
It paid off in America. "Kiss Them for Me" became their first single to crack the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at 23, and the album itself reached 65 on the Billboard 200. Alternative radio has held on to that single ever since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Superstition on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiss Them for Me | 55 | #3 | – | 1991–2026 | |
| 2 | Shadowtime | 12 | #27 | – | 1991–2005 | |
| 3 | Fear (of the Unknown) | 2 | #84 | – | 1991–2003 | |
| 4 | Cry | 1 | #1684 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.