Song · Bauhaus
“St. Vitus Dance” by Bauhaus
From the album In the Flat Field (1980)
“St. Vitus Dance” by Bauhaus appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1980 on the album In the Flat Field. Its best result is #2005 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,610 alternative song of all time.
"St. Vitus Dance" comes off In the Flat Field, the 1980 debut album from English gothic rock band Bauhaus and the first full-length record 4AD ever released. The band produced it themselves and share the writing credit, with Tony Cook engineering. Daniel Ash plays guitar, David J bass and Kevin Haskins drums and percussion, and Peter Murphy shares the vocal credits with Ash and David J.
They cut the album between December 1979 and July 1980, after "Bela Lugosi's Dead", "Dark Entries" and "Terror Couple Kill Colonel" had come out as singles, with Siouxsie and the Banshees and David Bowie among their touchstones. The reviews were split at first; these days it's rated one of gothic rock's earliest and most influential albums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2005 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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