Song · Gang of Four
“Paralysed” by Gang of Four
From the album Solid Gold (1981)
“Paralysed” by Gang of Four appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1981 on the album Solid Gold. Its best result is #1615 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,462 alternative song of all time.
"Paralysed" first came out in March 1981 on Solid Gold, the second album from British post-punks Gang of Four. Andy Gill wrote the music and shared the words with Jon King, who sings it, and the band take the arranging credit together, with Gill on guitar, Dave Allen on bass and Hugo Burnham on drums. All four produced it with engineer Jimmy Douglass.
Solid Gold had the tough job of following Entertainment!, and while critics liked it, plenty of them found it patchier than the debut; the Globe and Mail heard the guitar work as scratchy and feverish, bursting out of the mix to haul the duller moments along. Pitchfork later ranked it 24th on its list of the 1980s' best albums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1615 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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