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Sharp as a Needle

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Released
  
January 1988 (1988-01)

Length
  
6:27

Format
  
12"

Label
  
On-U Sound

B-side
  
"England 2 Yugoslavia 0"

Genre
  
Industrial hip hop, electro

"Sharp as a Needle" is a single by British producer Adrian Sherwood, issued under the moniker Barmy Army. It was released in January 1988 by On-U Sound Records and would appear on Barmy Army's sole album The English Disease, released in 1989. Continuing the sports theme established on Tackhead's "The Game", Sherwood released "Sharp as a Needle" single as a tribute to Scottish football player Kenny Dalglish, who is represented on the front cover holding the European Cup.

Contents

Formats and track listing

UK 12" single (ON-U DP 18)
  1. "Sharp as a Needle" (Adrian Sherwood) – 6:27
  2. "England 2 Yugoslavia 0" (Adrian Sherwood, Doug Wimbish, Kishi Yamamoto) – 4:40

Personnel

  • Adrian Sherwood – producer
  • References

    Sharp as a Needle Wikipedia