Being Boiled

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"Being Boiled" is an early electronic synth-pop song by The Human League, noted for its dark, minimalist sound and status as a pioneering track in electronic music.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Being Boiled canonical 3
Being Boiled (re-recorded version) 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Travelogue ⓘ
artist The Human League ⓘ
bSide Circus of Death ⓘ
chartPositionUKIndie 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUKSingles 6 ⓘ
composer Ian Craig Marsh ⓘ
Martyn Ware ⓘ
Philip Oakey ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
decadeOfRelease 1970s ⓘ
describedAs dark electronic pop song ⓘ
pioneering track in electronic music ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
genre electronic music ⓘ
minimal synth ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy Kylie Minogue ⓘ
Nouvelle Vague ⓘ
The Future Sound of London ⓘ
hasInfluenced electronic music ⓘ
industrial music ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ
hasLivePerformanceBy The Human League ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Being Boiled music video ⓘ
includedIn Travelogue ⓘ
isEarlyWorkOf The Human League ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 00:04:20 ⓘ
lyricist Philip Oakey ⓘ
notableFor dark minimalist electronic sound ⓘ
status as an early pioneering synth-pop track ⓘ
use of analog synthesizers and drum machines ⓘ
originalReleaseDate 1978-06-30 ⓘ
partOf The Human League discography ⓘ
linked to: The Human League
performer The Human League ⓘ
producer The Human League ⓘ
recordedIn Sheffield ⓘ
recordLabel Fast Product ⓘ
Virgin Records ⓘ
releaseType debut single ⓘ
reReleaseDate 1980-10-01 ⓘ
theme animal rights ⓘ
critique of silk production ⓘ
vocalist Philip Oakey ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Human League → notableWork → Being Boiled ⓘ
The Human League → notableSingle → Being Boiled ⓘ
Human League → notableWork → Being Boiled ⓘ
Travelogue → containsTrack → Being Boiled (re-recorded version) ⓘ
linked to: Being Boiled