Going Left Right

"Going Left Right"

7" UK release
Single by Department S
A-side "Going Left Right"
B-side "She's Expecting You"
Released 19 June 1981
Format 7" and 12" vinyl
Genre Post-punk
Label Stiff Records
Writer(s) Vaughn Toulouse, Mark Taylor, Mike Herbage
Producer(s) David Tickle
Department S singles chronology
"Is Vic There?"
(1981)		 "Going Left Right"
(1981)		 "I Want"
(1981)

"Going Left Right" is the second single by post-punk band Department S, released on 19 June 1981 on Stiff Records.[1][2] It was their second single, following "Is Vic There?", and was produced by David Tickle.[1][3]

Reception

The song was considered a sophomore slump, as it only reached No. 55 on the UK Singles Chart[4] despite considerable airplay.[5] Guitarist Mike Herbage later described the song as "an aggressive, trance and beat driven track"[5] but expressed surprise at the fact that it charted at all, calling its placing "probably higher than it had any right to, really". Vocalist Vaughn Toulouse was a bit more positive, saying, "I think 'I Want' and 'Going Left Right' are ... really representative of the band".[5] In a later interview, Herbage admitted that "Going Left Right" and third single "I Want" were both "very strong tracks" and added, "we worked so hard on '[Going Left Right]'"[5]

Retrospective reviews for the song were universally positive. Paolo Hewitt of Melody Maker said that it and "I Want" were "far superior" to "Is Vic There?"[5]], Mimi von Tussle of Sputnikmusic called it "always a crowd-pleaser" and "sublime",[6] while Leonard's Lair said that it "matched 'Is Vic There?' for swagger and military precision".[7] Dave Thompson of AllMusic said that it "stands among the finest songs of the entire post-punk early '80s".[8]

Track listing

7" single

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Going Left Right"    
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "She's Expecting You"    

12" single

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Going Left Right (Extended Version)"    
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "She's Expecting You"    
2. "Is Vic There? (French Version)"    

Personnel

Department S
Technical

References

  1. 1 2 "Department S - Discography". Department S. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Post Punk Progressive Pop Party: Department S - Going Left Right". Thep5.blogspot.com. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Department-S* - Going Left Right (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  4. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 151. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Articles and Reviews - Part Three". Department S. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Department S - Mr Nutley's Strange Delusionarism". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Department S - Sub-Stance". Leonard's Lair. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Sub-Stance - Department S". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
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