"Bedsitter" | ||||
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Single by Soft Cell | ||||
from the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret | ||||
B-side | Facility Girls | |||
Released | 29 October 1981 | |||
Format | 7", 12" | |||
Genre | Synthpop, new wave | |||
Length | 3:36 (Single Version) | |||
Label | Some Bizzare Records | |||
Writer(s) | Marc Almond, David Ball | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Thorne | |||
Soft Cell singles chronology | ||||
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"Bedsitter" is a song by British synthpop duo Soft Cell, from the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. Released as a single in 29 October 1981, it reached no. 4 in the UK.
A song that explored the underbelly of the London club scene of the time, critic Jon Savage has described it as one of the greatest songs of the 1980s.