Hong Kong Garden (song)

"Hong Kong Garden" is the debut single of English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released as a single on 18 August 1978 by Polydor Records, reaching number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Hong Kong Garden"
Single by Siouxsie and the Banshees
B-side"Voices"
Released18 August 1978 (1978-08-18)
Recorded1978
StudioFallout Shelter (London)
Genre
  • Post-punk
  • new wave
Length2:52
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nils Stevenson
  • Steve Lillywhite
Siouxsie and the Banshees singles chronology
"Hong Kong Garden"
(1978)
"The Staircase (Mystery)"
(1979)
Music video
"Hong Kong Garden" on YouTube

The Independent stated that the song was "arguably the most important of the early post-punk hits" and considered the track as one of the "10 best new wave singles" of 1978. In 2005, Q placed it in its list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever".

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