Beachy Head (song) explained

Beachy Head
Cover:Veronica Falls Beachy Head cover.jpg
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Veronica Falls
Album:Veronica Falls
Released:14 June 2010 (UK)
21 September 2010 (US)
Recorded:2010
Genre:Alternative
Length:2:34
Label:No Pain in Pop (UK)
Captured Tracks (US)
Producer:Veronica Falls
Chronology:Veronica Falls
Prev Title:Found Love in a Graveyard
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Bad Feeling
Next Year: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

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

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

Track listing

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Veronica Falls – Beachy Head . Wallace, Euan . 2010 . The 405 Music & Art Website . Thefourohfive.com . 21 December 2011 .
  2. Web site: Beachy Head – Veronica Falls . Allmusic.com . 2011 . 21 December 2011.
  3. Web site: Tim. Sendra. Veronica Falls – Veronica Falls . Allmusic.com . 2011 . 21 December 2011.
  4. Web site: Mojica, Frank . Album Review: Veronica Falls – Veronica Falls « Consequence of Sound . consequence.net . 2011-09-16 . 21 December 2011 .
  5. News: Suicide jump child 'already dead' . June 2, 2009. BBC News Online. BBC. 21 December 2011 .
  6. Web site: Beachy Head: Veronica Falls . Britton, Matthew . 2010 . Neu Magazine . Neumagazine.co.uk . 21 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426065239/http://www.neumagazine.co.uk/bands/article/beachy-head-veronica-falls . 26 April 2012 . dead .