Homosapien (song)
| "Homosapien" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Pete Shelley | ||||
| from the album Homosapien | ||||
| B-side |
"Keat's Song" "Love in Vain" (1982) | |||
| Released | September 1981 (UK) | |||
| Format | vinyl record (7") | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Genetic (Island Records) WIP6720 | |||
| Writer(s) | Pete Shelley | |||
| Producer(s) | Martin Rushent, Pete Shelley | |||
| Pete Shelley singles chronology | ||||
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"Homosapien" is a song by Buzzcocks lead singer Pete Shelley. It was the first single from the album of the same title, released in 1981. The song reached number 14 on the Billboard Club Play Singles chart and number 6 in Canada.[1]
The song was banned by the BBC for "explicit reference to gay sex", e.g. the words "homo superior / in my interior".[2]
Notes
- ↑ "Homosapien - Pete Shelley - Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ↑ Lynskey, Dorian (2007-06-29). "Readers recommend: songs about homosexuality". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
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