| Straight to You | |
| Cover: | Nick Cave - Straight to You.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds |
| Album: | Henry's Dream |
| B-Side: | Jack the Ripper |
| Recorded: | November at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA |
| Genre: | Post-punk, punk blues |
| Length: | 4:34 |
| Label: | Mute |
| Producer: | David Briggs |
| Prev Title: | The Weeping Song |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | I Had a Dream, Joe |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
"Straight to You" is a song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds appearing on their 1992 album Henry's Dream. It was released as a single in 1992 by Mute Records. It charted at no. 68 in the UK and no. 96 in Australia. It gained both contemporary and retrospective critical acclaim.
Upon its release, Simon Price of Melody Maker picked "Straight to You" as the magazine's "single of the week". He described the song as "a deliverance hymn" and "a desperate plea for refuge in the face of global catastrophe". He added, "Cave 'oversings' every word (of course), transcending the thin line between stylised Las Vegas camp and absolute sincerity, while The Bad Seeds use C&W mannerisms to create a mood that is pure Gospel."[1]
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NME | United Kingdom | Singles of the Year[2] | 12 |
| Select | Singles of the Year[3] | 47 | ||
| 2014 | NME | 500 Greatest Songs of All Time[4] | 218 |
All songs written by Nick Cave.
Adapted from the Straight to You liner notes.[5]
| Chart (1992) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 68 | |
| Australian Singles Chart[7] | 96 |