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"Arabian Knights"

Single by Siouxsie and the Banshees

from the album Juju

B-side

"Supernatural Thing", Congo Conga"

Released

24 July 1981

Format

7" single, 12" single

Recorded

1981

Genre

Post-punk

Length

03:08

Label

Polydor

Writer(s)

Siouxsie & the Banshees

Producer

Nigel Gray
Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie and the Banshees singles chronology

"Spellbound"
(1981)

"Arabian Knights"
(1981)

"Fireworks"
(1982)

"Arabian Knights" is a song recorded by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees in 1981. The track was written by the Banshees and co-produced with Nigel Gray. It was the second and final single released from the Banshees' fourth album Juju.

The Guardian later qualified "Arabian Knights" as a "pop marvel".^[1]

The single peaked at number thirty-two on the UK singles chart in 1981.

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.K. Singles Chart	32
U.S. Club Play Singles	64

References

^ Petridis, Alexis. "The Guardian, 1000 albums to hear before you die". Guardian.co.uk.21 November 2007. "Pop marvels such as 'Spellbound' and 'Arabian Knights' were poised, peerless exercises in magic realism that you could dance to."

v t e Siouxsie and the Banshees

Budgie Steven Severin Siouxsie Sioux John McGeoch John McKay Kenny Morris John Valentine Carruthers Knox Chandler Peter Fenton Jon Klein Martin McCarrick Marco Pirroni Robert Smith Sid Vicious

Studio albums	The Scream Join Hands Kaleidoscope Juju A Kiss in the Dreamhouse Hyæna Tinderbox Through the Looking Glass Peepshow Superstition The Rapture

Live albums	Nocturne Seven Year Itch At the BBC

Compilation albums	Once Upon a Time: The Singles Twice Upon a Time: The Singles The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees Downside Up Gold Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection

EPs	The Thorn The Peel Sessions (1987) The Peel Sessions (1989)

Singles	"Hong Kong Garden" "The Staircase (Mystery)" "Playground Twist" "Mittageisen" "Happy House" "Christine" "Israel" "Spellbound" "Arabian Knights" "Fireworks" "Slowdive" "Melt!" "Dear Prudence" "The Siouxsie and the Banshees File" "Swimming Horses" "Dazzle" "Overground" "Cities in Dust" "Candyman" "This Wheel's on Fire" "The Passenger" "Song from the Edge of the World" "Peek-a-Boo" "The Killing Jar" "The Last Beat of My Heart" "Kiss Them for Me" "Shadowtime" "Fear (of the Unknown)" "Face to Face" "O Baby" "Stargazer"

Concert videos	Nocturne Seven Year Itch At the BBC

Promotional films and compilations	The Best of Siouxsie & the Banshees

Related articles	Discography Personnel The Creatures Bromley Contingent

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