Recorded 2010 Length 2:34 | Genre Alternative | |
Released 14 June 2010 (UK)
21 September 2010 (US) Format Digital download, 7" vinyl Label No Pain in Pop (UK)
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"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". The US release on 21 September 2010 came exactly one year before the release of the band's first album, Veronica Falls.
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Reception
Allmusic picked "Beachy Head" as one of the highlights of the album. 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." 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.
Video
A music video directed by Phillipa Bloomfield was released in June 2010.
Track listing
- "Beachy Head" - 2:34
- "Staying Here" - 2:16