Lagartija Nick

"Lagartija Nick" is a song by English gothic rock band Bauhaus, released as a stand-alone single in 7" and 12" format on the Beggars Banquet Records label in January 1983.

"Lagartija Nick"
Single by Bauhaus
Released15 January 1983[1]
GenrePost punk, gothic rock
LabelBeggars Banquet Records
Songwriter(s)Peter Murphy
Daniel Ash
Kevin Haskins
David J
Bauhaus singles chronology
"Ziggy Stardust"
(1982)		 "Lagartija Nick"
(1983)		 "She's in Parties"
(1983)

It reached number 44 in the UK Singles Chart.

A version of the song was first recorded as "Bite my Hip" in 1979 at the band's first recording session where their first single was recorded.[2] Murphy and Ash composed the song but did not develop it as the group thought it was too "simplistic". Later, Murphy and David J reworked it, incorporating references to the Devil ("Lagartija Nick" being an old Spanish term) and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.[3]

Track listings

7" version
No.TitleLength
1."Lagartija Nick" 
2."Paranoia, Paranoia" 

12" version
No.TitleLength
1."Lagartija Nick" 
2."Watch That Grandad Go" 
3."Paranoia, Paranoia" 
4."In the Flat Field (Live in Paris)" 

References
  1. "News". Record Mirror: 6. 8 January 1983. Retrieved 15 December 2020 – via flickr.com.
  2. Kreps, Daniel (10 September 2018). "Bauhaus to Unearth Unreleased Songs From 'Bela Session' for 40th Anniversary". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. Kretsch, Ron (23 November 2018). "UNDEAD UNDEAD UNDEAD! DAVID J TALKS WITH DM ABOUT NEVER-BEFORE HEARD MUSIC FROM BAUHAUS". Dangerous Minds. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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