Nice 'n' Sleazy

"Nice 'n' Sleazy" is a single by The Stranglers from the 'white' side of their 1978 album, Black and White. It reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] The single's cover pictured a victim of the Boston Strangler.[2]

This article is about the Stranglers song. For the English punk festival, see Rebellion Festival and List of punk festivals.
"Nice 'n' Sleazy"
Single by The Stranglers
from the album Black and White
B-side"Shut Up"
Released26 April 1978 (1978-04-26) (UK)
GenrePost-punk
Length3:11
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)Hugh Cornwell, Jean Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black.
Producer(s)Martin Rushent
The Stranglers singles chronology
"5 Minutes"
(1978)		 "Nice 'n' Sleazy"
(1978)		 "Walk On By"
(1978)

Strippers embellished the song during the band's headline set at Battersea Park on 16 September 1978.[3] "The Stranglers booked some strippers to up the show's visual aspect," recalled photographer Barry Plummer. "But some of the lads in the audience got a bit carried away and also stripped completely naked. Eventually the police were called and took down all of the young ladies' particulars."[4]

Cultural references

A punk festival named after the song is held annually in Morecambe, Lancashire.[5]

gollark: Are people available then or did I pick a terrible time again?
gollark: 93lZZ (in 4 hours)ToD 15:55:20 (it might be a bit earlier, accurately checking is hard)Unfogging at 15:50:20ARing at 15:52:50 (2mins30 before ToD)If you are a silly 12-hour person, that's 3:50pm and onwards.This is all cave time.
gollark: What raffle?
gollark: That was anticlimactic.
gollark: I have another up in 2 days (non-siyat).

References
  1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. "UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". everyHit.com. 2000-03-16. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  3. http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_stranglers_live_performance_of_nice_and_sleazy_with_a_bunch_of_stripper
  4. "Flashback"; Classic Rock #48, Christmas 2002, p28
  5. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2014/may/25/photography-nice-n-sleazy-punk-festival-in-pictures
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