Singles Going Steady

Singles Going Steady
Compilation album by Buzzcocks
Released	September 1979 (US) November 1981 (UK)
Recorded	November 1977 - July 1979
Genre	Punk rock
Length	47:49
Label	EMI
Producer	Martin Rushent
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Buzzcocks chronology
Love Bites (1978) Singles Going Steady (1979) A Different Kind of Tension (1979)

Singles Going Steady is a compilation album by Buzzcocks, featuring their United Kingdom single releases from 1977–1979, along with their corresponding B-sides. In 2003, the album was ranked number 358 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Orgasm Addict" (Devoto, Shelley) – 2:00
2. "What Do I Get?" (Shelley) – 2:52
3. "I Don't Mind" (Shelley) – 2:16
4. "Love You More" (Shelley) – 1:47
5. "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (Shelley) – 2:39
6. "Promises" (Diggle, Shelley) – 2:34
7. "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" (Shelley)– 3:09
8. "Harmony in My Head" (Diggle) – 3:06

Side two

1. "What Ever Happened To?" (Dial, Shelley) – 2:12
2. "Oh Shit!" (Shelley) – 1:34
3. "Autonomy" (Diggle) – 3:41
4. "Noise Annoys" (Shelley) – 2:49
5. "Just Lust" (Dial, Shelley) – 2:58
6. "Lipstick" (Diggle, Shelley) – 2:36
7. "Why Can't I Touch It?" (Diggle, Garvey, Maher, Shelley) – 6:32
8. "Something's Gone Wrong Again" (Shelley) – 4:29

2001 Re-release

CD first released July 1992 in the United States.

1. "Orgasm Addict" (Devoto, Shelley) – 2:00
2. "What Do I Get?" (Shelley) – 2:52
3. "I Don't Mind" (Shelley) – 2:16
4. "Love You More" (Shelley) – 1:47
5. "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (Shelley) – 2:39
6. "Promises" (Diggle, Shelley) – 2:34
7. "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" (Shelley)– 3:09
8. "Harmony in My Head" (Diggle) – 3:06
9. "You Say You Don't Love Me" (Shelley) – 2:54 - bonus track
10. "Are Everything" (Shelley) – 3:59 - bonus track
11. "Strange Thing" (Shelley) – 4:10 - bonus track
12. "Running Free" (Diggle) – 3:14 - bonus track
13. "What Ever Happened To?" (Dial, Shelley) – 2:12
14. "Oh Shit!" (Shelley) – 1:34
15. "Autonomy" (Diggle) – 3:41
16. "Noise Annoys" (Shelley) – 2:49
17. "Just Lust" (incorrectly listed as "Just Luck") (Dial, Shelley) – 2:58
18. "Lipstick" (Diggle, Shelley) – 2:36
19. "Why Can't I Touch It?" (Diggle, Garvey, Maher, Shelley) – 6:32
20. "Something's Gone Wrong Again" (Shelley) – 4:29
21. "Raison D'etre" (Shelley) – 3:34 - bonus track
22. "Why She's the Girl from the Chainstore" (Diggle) – 2:26 - bonus track
23. "Airwaves Dream" (Diggle) – 3:54 - bonus track
24. "What Do You Know" (Shelley) – 3:15 - bonus track

Additional information

• Singles Going Steady is also the name of a punk-rock record shop in downtown Seattle, WA, USA.
• The August 2001 CD on EMI bonus material origins:
• 9,21 from Sep 1979 "You Say You Don't Love Me / Raison D'Etre" 45 on Liberty as #BP 316
• 10,22 from Aug 1980 "Are Everything / Why She's A Girl From The Chainstore" 45 on United Artists as #BP 365
• 11,23 from Oct 1980 "Strange Thing / Airwaves Dream" 45 on United Artists as #BP 371
• 12,24 from 1980 "Running Free / What Do You Know?" 45 on United Artists as #BP 382