We Are All Prostitutes (song)
| "We Are All Prostitutes" | ||||
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| Single by The Pop Group | ||||
| B-side | "Amnesty International Report on British Army Torture of Irish Prisoners" | |||
| Released | 9 November 1979 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Songwriter(s) | The Pop Group | |||
| Producer(s) | Dennis Bovell, The Pop Group | |||
| The Pop Group singles chronology | ||||
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"We Are All Prostitutes" is a song by English post-punk band The Pop Group. It was released as the band's second single on 9 November 1979 through Rough Trade Records.[1] The song is a critique of consumerism.[2]
The song was included as the third track in the 2016 reissue of The Pop Group's 1980 album For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?
Reception[edit]
Songwriter Nick Cave declared the song to be the band's masterpiece, saying, "It had everything that I thought rock and roll should have. It was violent, paranoid music for a violent, paranoid time."[3] Writer Mark Fisher described the song "scouring, seesawing, seasick funk, a pied piper’s exit from dominant reality, fired by a fissile compound of millenarian terror and militant jubilation."[4]
Legacy[edit]
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mojo | United Kingdom | 100 Punk Scorchers[5] | 2001 | 33 |
| Gary Mulholland | United Kingdom | This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock[6] | 2002 | * |
| Mojo | United Kingdom | The Mojo 100 Greatest Protest Songs[7] | 2004 | 93 |
| Q | United Kingdom | The Ultimate Music Collection (Punk)[8] | 2005 | * |
(*) designates unordered lists.
Formats and track listing[edit]
All songs written by The Pop Group.
- UK 7" single (RT 023)
- "We Are All Prostitutes" – 3:08
- "Amnesty International Report on British Army Torture of Irish Prisoners" – 3:08
Credits and personnel[edit]
The Pop Group
- Dan Catsis – bass guitar
- Gareth Sager – guitar, saxophone
- Bruce Smith – drums, percussion
- Mark Stewart – vocals
- John Waddington – guitar
Additional musicians
- Tristan Honsinger – cello (B-side)
Technical personnel
- Maxwell Anandappa – mastering
- Dennis Bovell – production
- Adam Kidron – engineering
- The Pop Group – production
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart[9] | 8 |
References[edit]
- ^ "We Are All Prostitutes Single". thepopgroup.net. 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "BBC Four – Punk Britannia, the Pop Group – We Are All Prostitutes (Web exclusive performance)".
- ^ T, Peter (September 19, 2012). "1979: The Pop Group – Y". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ Fisher, Mark. "The Pop Group's How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?." Fact. February 2016.
- ^ "100 Punk Scorchers". Mojo. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "This Is Uncool". Gary Mulholland. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "The Mojo 100 Greatest Protest Songs". Mojo. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "Ultimate Music Collection – Tracks (Punk & New Wave)". Q. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
External links[edit]
- "We Are All Prostitutes" at Discogs (list of releases)
- "We Are All Prostitutes" at Bandcamp