Nice 'n' Sleazy

"Nice 'n' Sleazy" is a single by The Stranglers from the 'white' side of their 1978 album, Black and White. It reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] The single's cover pictured a victim of the Boston Strangler.[2]

"Nice 'n' Sleazy"
Single by The Stranglers
from the album Black and White
B-side"Shut Up"
Released26 April 1978 (1978-04-26) (UK)
GenrePost-punk
Length3:11
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)Hugh Cornwell, Jean Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black.
Producer(s)Martin Rushent
The Stranglers singles chronology
"5 Minutes"
(1978)
"Nice 'n' Sleazy"
(1978)
"Walk On By"
(1978)

Strippers embellished the song during the band's headline set at Battersea Park on 16 September 1978.[3] "The Stranglers booked some strippers to up the show's visual aspect," recalled photographer Barry Plummer. "But some of the lads in the audience got a bit carried away and also stripped completely naked. Eventually the police were called and took down all of the young ladies' particulars."[4]

Cultural references

A punk festival named after the song is held annually in Morecambe, Lancashire.[5]

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 18

References

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