Duchess (The Stranglers song)

1979 single by The Stranglers

"Duchess"

Single by The Stranglers
from the album  The Raven
B-side| "Fools Rush Out"
Released| 10 August 1979[1]
Genre| Post-punk
Length| 2:30
Label| United Artists
Songwriter(s)| The Stranglers
Producer(s)| Alan Winstanley, The Stranglers
The Stranglers singles chronology
| "Walk On By"
(1978)  | "Duchess"
(1979)  | "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)"
(1979)

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"Duchess" is a single by The Stranglers from the album The Raven. The ninth track on the album, it peaked at number 14 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The supporting video for the song was banned by the BBC, as they deemed it blasphemous for its content, which featured the band dressed up as choirboys.[3][4]

## Reception

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Smash Hits said, "Hugh Cornwell actually sings. Yeah, a bit shaky maybe, but it's proper singing. And the song's quite nice. But it's also repetitive and lacks any real substance."[5]

## Cover versions

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* The song was covered by My Life Story as part of EMI's centenary celebrations in 1997 and reached the UK Top 40.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 30.
2. ^ "UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". everyHit.com. 2000-03-16. Archived from the original on 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
3. ^ "The Stranglers - eNotes.com". www.enotes.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
4. ^ "Strangled Spiked". Strangled.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
5. ^ Steve Bush (23 March 1979). "Singles". Smash Hits. No. 19.
6. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 385\. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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The Stranglers

* Jean-Jacques Burnel
* Baz Warne
* Jim Macaulay
* Toby Hounsham

* Jet Black
* Hugh Cornwell
* Hans Wärmling
* Dave Greenfield
* John Ellis
* Paul Roberts

Studio albums|

* Rattus Norvegicus
* No More Heroes
* Black and White
* The Raven
* The Gospel According to the Meninblack
* La folie
* Feline
* Aural Sculpture
* Dreamtime
* 10
* Stranglers in the Night
* About Time
* Written in Red
* Coup de Grace
* Norfolk Coast
* Suite XVI
* Giants
* Dark Matters

Live albums|

* Live at the Hope and Anchor
* Live (X Cert)
* All Live and All of the Night
* Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
* The Stranglers and Friends – Live in Concert
* Friday the Thirteenth
* Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81
* Live at the Apollo 2010 (DVD & CD)

Compilations|

* IV
* The Collection 1977–1982
* Off the Beaten Track
* Singles (The UA Years)
* Greatest Hits 1977–1990
* Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers
* Decades Apart

Singles|

* "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)"
* "Peaches"
* "Something Better Change"
* "No More Heroes"
* "5 Minutes"
* "Nice 'n' Sleazy"
* "Walk On By"
* "Duchess"
* "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)"
* "Bear Cage"
* "Who Wants the World?"
* "Thrown Away"
* "Let Me Introduce You to the Family"
* "Golden Brown"
* "La Folie"
* "Strange Little Girl"
* "European Female"
* "Skin Deep"
* "No Mercy"
* "Always the Sun"
* "All Day and All of the Night"
* "96 Tears"
* "Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)"

Other songs|

* "Goodbye Toulouse"
* "Hanging Around"
* "Tramp"

DVD releases|

* The Collection 1977–1982
* Friday the Thirteenth
* Euro Live
* On Stage on Screen
* Rattus at the Roundhouse
* Live at the Apollo 2010

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