"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.
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."
Accolades Publication Country Accolade Year Rank NME United Kingdom Singles of the Year 1979 19 Sounds United Kingdom The 100 Best Singles of All Time 1986 69 NME United Kingdom The Top 150 Singles of All Time 1987 71 Paul Morley United Kingdom Words and Music, 210 Greatest Pop Singles of All Time 2003 * Pitchfork Media United States The Pitchfork 500 (1977–1979) 2008 * The Guardian United Kingdom 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear 2009 * Q United Kingdom 50 Ultimate British Songs 2011 27 Treble United States The Top 200 Songs of the 1970s 2012 49
(*) designates unordered lists.
Formats and track listing All songs written by The Pop Group. UK 7" single (ADA 29) "She Is Beyond Good and Evil" – 3:23 "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
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