Beachy Head (song)

"Beachy Head"
Single by Veronica Falls
from the album Veronica Falls
Released14 June 2010 (UK)
21 September 2010 (US)
Recorded2010
GenreAlternative
Length2:34
LabelNo Pain in Pop (UK)
Captured Tracks (US)
Songwriter(s)Veronica Falls
Producer(s)Veronica Falls
Veronica Falls singles chronology
"Found Love in a Graveyard"
(2010)
"Beachy Head"
(2010)
"Bad Feeling"
(2011)

"Beachy Head" is a song by British indie pop band Veronica Falls. The song was first released in the UK by independent record label No Pain in Pop on 14 June 2010, as a single with the B-side "Staying Here".[1] The US release on 21 September 2010 came exactly one year before the release of the band's first album, Veronica Falls.[2]

Reception

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Allmusic picked "Beachy Head" as one of the highlights of the album.[3] Consequence of Sound found a connection between this song and the band's first single "Found Love in a Graveyard" and wrote: "On the deceptively upbeat "Found Love in a Graveyard", Veronica Falls tell the tale of falling for a ghost, and dips into surf-rock on the irresistible "Beachy Head", an ode of longing for a popular suicide locale."[4] The referenced locale is Beachy Head in East Sussex, the highest seaside cliff in Great Britain. The site is notorious for its frequent employment in suicides.[5]

Video

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A music video directed by Phillipa Bloomfield was released in June 2010.[6]

Track listing

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  1. "Beachy Head" - 2:34
  2. "Staying Here" - 2:16

References

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  1. ^ Wallace, Euan (2010). "Veronica Falls – Beachy Head". Thefourohfive.com. The 405 Music & Art Website. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Beachy Head – Veronica Falls". Allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  3. ^ Sendra, Tim (2011). "Veronica Falls – Veronica Falls". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  4. ^ Mojica, Frank (2011-09-16). "Album Review: Veronica Falls – Veronica Falls « Consequence of Sound". consequence.net. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Suicide jump child 'already dead'". BBC News Online. BBC. June 2, 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  6. ^ Britton, Matthew (2010). "Beachy Head: Veronica Falls". Neumagazine.co.uk. Neu Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2011.