She's in Parties

"She's in Parties" is a song by English gothic rock band Bauhaus. It was released in April 1983 as a single and an extended version appeared on the group's fourth studio album, Burning from the Inside, in 7" and 12" format on the Beggars Banquet label. The official video was directed by Howard Guard and the model is Gail Lawson. It was the band's final commercially released single.

"She's in Parties"
Single by Bauhaus
from the album Burning from the Inside
ReleasedApril 1983
GenreGothic rock, post-punk
Length5:49 (12" mix)
3:45 (7" edit)
LabelBeggars Banquet
Songwriter(s)Bauhaus (Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy)
Bauhaus singles chronology
"Lagartija Nick"
(1983)		 "She's in Parties"
(1983)		 "Sanity Assassin"
(1983)

It reached No. 26 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Legacy

The song was used in The Ongoing History of New Music 1998 episode "What's the Big Deal About Bauhaus?". The line "She's in parties" is frequently quoted in "What Was Her Name?" by Dave Clarke and Chicks on Speed.

The song was covered by Estonian artist Kerli on her self-titled EP (2007), by English heavy metal band A Forest of Stars as a bonus track on their third album, A Shadowplay for Yesterdays (2012)[2] and by English new wave band In Isolation as a double A-side digital single alongside "TRAPPIST-1" (2017).[3]

Track listings

7" version
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."She's in Parties"3:45
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Departure"4:49

12" version
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."She's in Parties"5:49
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Here's the Dub" (Special Effects by "Loonatik & Drinks")3:18
2."Departure"4:49

References
  1. "BAUHAUS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  2. "A Forest of Stars - A Shadowplay for Yesterdays - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
  3. "in ISOLATION | New single out 24th November. 'TRAPPIST-1' / 'She's In Parties'". www.inisolation.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018.
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