She Is Beyond Good and Evil explained

She Is Beyond Good and Evil
Cover:	The Pop Group - She Is Beyond Good and Evil.jpeg
Type:	single
Artist:	The Pop Group
B-Side:	3'38
Released:	2 March 1979
Genre:	Post-punk^[1] funk^[2] dub^[3]
Length:	3:23
Label:	Radar
Producer:	Dennis Bovell
Next Title:	We Are All Prostitutes
Next Year:	1979

"She Is Beyond Good and Evil" is a song by English post-punk band The Pop Group. It was released as a single on March 2, 1979, through Radar Records.^[4]

Lyrics

In discussing the song, Stewart described the lyrics as "being about unconditional love as a revolutionary force – where idealism and energy mix poetic, existential, and political yearnings with the romantic idea of passing through nihilism and emerging on the other side with something positive, something beyond."^[5]

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
NME	United Kingdom	Singles of the Year^[6]	1979	19
Sounds	United Kingdom	The 100 Best Singles of All Time^[7]	1986	69
NME	United Kingdom	The Top 150 Singles of All Time^[8]	1987	71
Paul Morley	United Kingdom	Words and Music, 210 Greatest Pop Singles of All Time^[9]	2003
Pitchfork Media	United States	The Pitchfork 500 (1977–1979)^[10]	2008
The Guardian	United Kingdom	1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear^[11]	2009
Q	United Kingdom	50 Ultimate British Songs^[12]	2011	27
Treble	United States	The Top 200 Songs of the 1970s^[13]	2012	49

(*) designates unordered lists.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by The Pop Group.

UK 7" single (ADA 29)

1. "She Is Beyond Good and Evil" – 3:23
2. "3'38" – 3:38

Personnel

The Pop Group

• Gareth Sager – saxophone, guitar
• Bruce Smith – drums, percussion
• Mark Stewart – vocals
• Simon Underwood – bass guitar
• John Waddington – guitar

Technical personnel

• Dennis Bovell – production
• George Peckham – mastering

Notes and References

1. Phil . Alexander . 20 Great Post-Punk Tracks . 1 April 2014 . . 23 August 2016.
2. Web site: Fred . Thomas . [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0002791773|pure_url=yes}} Citizen Zombie ]. . February 23, 2015.
3. Book: Stanley, Bob . Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Routine is the Enemy of Music: Post-punk. 13 September 2013. Faber & Faber. 978-0-571-28198-5. 484.
4. Web site: She Is Beyond Good and Evil Single . thepopgroup.net . 2014 . September 11, 2014.
5. Web site: Larissa . Nickel . Paradise Lost: The Portal in California City . March 24, 2014 . September 11, 2014 . KCET.
6. Web site: NME Singles – 1979 . September 11, 2014 . Rockerilla.
7. Sounds All Time Top 100 Singles . September 11, 2014 . Sounds.
8. NME Writers All Time Top 150 Singles 1987 . September 11, 2014 . NME.
9. Greatest Pop Single of All Time . September 11, 2014 . NME.
10. Book: Plagenhoef . Scott . Schreiber . Ryan . November 2008 . . . 24 . 978-1-4165-6202-3 .
11. News: 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear . September 11, 2014 . The Guardian.
12. 50 Ultimate British Songs . September 11, 2014 . Q.
13. Web site: The Top 200 Songs of the 1970s . September 11, 2014 . Treble.