Scissors in the Sand

"Scissors in the Sand"
"Scissors in the Sand"
Single by Echo & the Bunnymen
from the album Siberia
Released	5 June 2006
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:17
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Songwriter(s)	Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch
Producer(s)	Hugh Jones
Echo & the Bunnymen singles chronology

"Scissors in the Sand" is a single by Echo & the Bunnymen which was released on 5 June 2006 on the Cooking Vinyl label. It was the third single to be released from the band's 2005 album, Siberia.

Overview

Like their previous two singles, "Stormy Weather" and "In the Margins", and the parent album, this single was produced by Hugh Jones who had previously produced the band's 1981 album Heaven Up Here. The cover photograph was taken by Joe Dilworth. The live version of "Villiers Terrace" was taken from the band's 2005 appearance at the Reading Festival.^[1]

Reception

Reviewing the single, Room Thirteen described the song as "classic Bunnymen", that the song compared to their mid-1980s releases and scored it with 11 out of 13.^[2] Reviewing the album Siberia, The Pitt News described "Scissors in the Sand" as the album's most ambitious and strongest track, the reviewer also states that the song sees McCulloch at his most intense and also comments favourably on Sergeant's guitar solo.^[3]

The single failed to chart.

Track listings

"Scissors in the Sand" (radio edit) (Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch) – 3:17
"In the Margins" (acoustic) (Sergeant, McCulloch) – 4:56
"Villiers Terrace" (live) (Sergeant, McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas) – 5:28

Personnel

Musicians

Ian McCulloch – vocals, guitar
Will Sergeant – lead guitar
Peter Wilkinson – bass
Paul Fleming – keyboards
Simon Finley – drums

Production

Hugh Jones – producer
Joe Dilworth – photography

References

^ "The Ultimate Echo and the Bunnymen Discography". Villiers Terrace.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
^ Digget, Paul (25 May 2006). "The Bunnymen Strike Back". Room Thirteen. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
^ Jacobs, Justin (13 April 2006). "Aging band echoes '80s rock". The Pitt News. Pittsburgh, PA. Retrieved 9 May 2008.

[1] "The Ultimate Echo and the Bunnymen Discography". Villiers Terrace.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2008.

[2] Digget, Paul (25 May 2006). "The Bunnymen Strike Back". Room Thirteen. Retrieved 9 May 2008.

[3] Jacobs, Justin (13 April 2006). "Aging band echoes '80s rock". The Pitt News. Pittsburgh, PA. Retrieved 9 May 2008.

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Studio albums	Crocodiles Heaven Up Here Porcupine Ocean Rain Echo & the Bunnymen Reverberation Evergreen What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? Flowers Siberia The Fountain Meteorites The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon
Live albums	BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert Live in Liverpool Me, I'm All Smiles
Compilations	Songs to Learn & Sing The Cutter Ballyhoo Crystal Days: 1979–1999 Seven Seas More Songs to Learn and Sing Killing Moon: The Best of Echo & the Bunnymen B-sides & Live (2001–2005) The Works
Extended plays	Shine So Hard The Sound of Echo The Peel Sessions New Live and Rare World Tour E.P. Avalanche
Singles	"The Pictures on My Wall" "Rescue" "The Puppet" "A Promise" "Over the Wall" "The Back of Love" "The Cutter" "Never Stop" "The Killing Moon" "Silver" "Seven Seas" "Bring On the Dancing Horses" "The Game" "Lips Like Sugar" "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo" "People Are Strange" "Enlighten Me" "Prove Me Wrong" "Inside Me, Inside You" "Nothing Lasts Forever" "I Want to Be There (When You Come)" "Don't Let It Get You Down" "Rust" "Get in the Car" "It's Alright" "Make Me Shine" "Stormy Weather" "In the Margins" "Scissors in the Sand" "Think I Need It Too" "Lovers On the Run"
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