| Nice 'n' Sleazy | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Stranglers |
| Album: | Black and White |
| B-Side: | Shut Up |
| Released: | 21 April 1978[1] |
| Genre: | Post-punk |
| Label: | United Artists |
| Producer: | Martin Rushent |
| Prev Title: | 5 Minutes |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | Walk On By |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
"Nice 'n' Sleazy" is a single by The Stranglers from the 'white' side of their 1978 album, Black and White. It reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The single's cover pictured a victim of the Boston Strangler.[3]
Strippers embellished the song during the band's headline set at Battersea Park on 16 September 1978.[4] "The Stranglers booked some strippers to up the show's visual aspect," recalled photographer Barry Plummer. "But some of the lads in the audience got a bit carried away and also stripped completely naked. Eventually the police were called and took down all of the young ladies' particulars."[5]
A punk festival named after the song is held annually in Morecambe, Lancashire.[6]
A bar located on Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street is named after the song. It was first opened in 1991.