Beachy Head (song)
| "Beachy Head" | ||||
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| Single by Veronica Falls | ||||
| from the album Veronica Falls | ||||
| Released | 14 June 2010 (UK) 21 September 2010 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Alternative | |||
| Length | 2:34 | |||
| Label | No Pain in Pop (UK) Captured Tracks (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Veronica Falls | |||
| Producer(s) | Veronica Falls | |||
| Veronica Falls singles chronology | ||||
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"Beachy Head" is a song by British indie pop band Veronica Falls. The song was first released in the UK by independent record label No Pain in Pop on 14 June 2010, as a single with the B-side "Staying Here".[1] The US release on 21 September 2010 came exactly one year before the release of the band's first album, Veronica Falls.[2]
Reception[edit]
Allmusic picked "Beachy Head" as one of the highlights of the album.[3] Consequence of Sound found a connection between this song and the band's first single "Found Love in a Graveyard" and wrote: "On the deceptively upbeat "Found Love in a Graveyard", Veronica Falls tell the tale of falling for a ghost, and dips into surf-rock on the irresistible "Beachy Head", an ode of longing for a popular suicide locale."[4] The referenced locale is Beachy Head in East Sussex, the highest seaside cliff in Great Britain. The site is notorious for its frequent employment in suicides.[5]
Video[edit]
A music video directed by Phillipa Bloomfield was released in June 2010.[6]
Track listing[edit]
- "Beachy Head" - 2:34
- "Staying Here" - 2:16
References[edit]
- ^ Wallace, Euan (2010). "Veronica Falls – Beachy Head". Thefourohfive.com. The 405 Music & Art Website. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "Beachy Head – Veronica Falls". Allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ Sendra, Tim (2011). "Veronica Falls – Veronica Falls". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ Mojica, Frank (2011-09-16). "Album Review: Veronica Falls – Veronica Falls « Consequence of Sound". consequence.net. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "Suicide jump child 'already dead'". BBC News Online. BBC. June 2, 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ Britton, Matthew (2010). "Beachy Head: Veronica Falls". Neumagazine.co.uk. Neu Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2011.