Sharp as a Needle explained

Sharp as a Needle
Cover:	Barmy Army - Sharp as a Needle.gif
Type:	single
Artist:	Barmy Army
B-Side:	England 2 Yugoslavia 0
Genre:	Industrial hip hop, electro
Length:	6:27
Label:	On-U Sound
Producer:	Adrian Sherwood

"Sharp as a Needle" is a single by British producer Adrian Sherwood, issued under the moniker "The Barmy Army". It was released in January 1988 by On-U Sound Records^[1] and would appear on Barmy Army's sole album The English Disease, released in 1989.^[2] Continuing the sports theme established on Tackhead's "The Game",^[3] Sherwood released "Sharp as a Needle" single as a tribute to Scottish football player Kenny Dalglish,^[4] who is represented on the front cover holding the European Cup.^[5]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: David . Parker . 12" single: The Barmy Army - 'Sharp As A Needle' . skysaw.org . 2001 . 3 October 2014.
2. Web site: Stephen . Cook . [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000204191|pure_url=yes}} English Disease ]. Allmusic . 3 October 2014.
3. Book: Redhead, Steve . The End of the Century Party: Youth and Pop Towards 2000 . . 1990 . 103 . 9780719028274 . 3 October 2014.
4. Book: Hardstaff, Steve . Cover Versions . . 2008 . 9781846311512 . 3 October 2014.
5. Book: Danny . Baker . Danny . Kelly . Classic Football Debates Settled Once and For All, Volume 1 . . October 13, 2009 . 223 . 9781407027746 . 3 October 2014.
6. Book: Lazell, Barry . Indie Hits 1980-1989 . Cherry Red Books . 1997 . 3 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606125710/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/b.htm . 6 June 2011 .