Shot by Both Sides
"Shot by Both Sides" is a song written by Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley, and performed by the English post-punk band Magazine. It was released in January 1978 as the band's first single, reaching No. 41 on the UK Singles Chart and appearing, a few months later, on their debut album Real Life. The song has been cited as a seminal work of the post-punk genre, as well as a pop punk and new wave.
| "Shot by Both Sides" | ||||
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| Single by Magazine | ||||
| from the album Real Life | ||||
| B-side | "My Mind Ain't So Open" | |||
| Released | 20 January 1978 | |||
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| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Composer(s) | ||||
| Lyricist(s) | Howard Devoto | |||
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| "Shot By Both Sides" (Remastered) on YouTube | ||||
By the time of the single's recording, Magazine consisted of only four members, as original keyboardist Bob Dickinson had left the band the previous year.
The cover artwork was designed by Malcolm Garrett, based on the 1886 work La Chimere regarda avec effroi toutes choses by Symbolist artist Odilon Redon (1840–1916).
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