Song · Siouxsie and the Banshees
“Mirage” by Siouxsie and the Banshees
From the album The Scream (1978)
“Mirage” by Siouxsie and the Banshees appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1978. It was first released in 1978 on the album The Scream. Its best result is #42 on the John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,631 alternative song of all time.
"Mirage" turned up on The Scream, Siouxsie and the Banshees' debut album, which Polydor released on November 13, 1978, after "Hong Kong Garden" had climbed to seven in the UK and handed them a hit. For the album they went back in with the same co-producer, Steve Lillywhite, and worked at a sprint: a week to record and three more to mix, at RAK.
Lillywhite shares the production credit on "Mirage" with the band, and he mixed it too. The music is credited to Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, John McKay and Kenny Morris, with Severin writing the words. It sits on a record that reviewers hailed as a landmark and a trailblazer for post-punk, and that bands from Joy Division to U2 would go on to cite as an influence.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 42 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978) | 50 |
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