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"Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops"
Single by Cocteau Twins
from the album The Spangle Maker
Released2 April 1984 (1984-04-02)
RecordedRooster Studios, London
Genre
Length4:12
Label4AD - BAD405
Songwriter(s)
Cocteau Twins singles chronology
"Sunburst and Snowblind"
(1983)
"Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops"
(1984)
"Aikea-Guinea"
(1985)

"Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" is a single by Scottish post-punk band Cocteau Twins, taken from their 1984 EP The Spangle Maker. The song was written by Cocteau Twins, and recorded at Rooster Studios in London.[1] It was their highest-charting single, peaking at No. 29 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 1 on the UK Indie Chart.

In popular culture

The song was used on the soundtrack of the 2012 film The Perks of Being a Wallflower.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 29
UK Indie (OCC)[4] 1

References

  1. ^ "Cocteau Twins - The Spangle Maker". allmusic.com. All Music. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ "'Perks Of Being A Wallflower' Soundtrack Tracklist Revealed (EXCLUSIVE)". huffingtonpost.com. The Huffington Post. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.