Sharp as a Needle

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"Sharp as a Needle"
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Single by Barmy Army
B-side"England 2 Yugoslavia 0"
ReleasedJanuary 1988 (1988-01)
GenreIndustrial hip hop, electro
Length6:27
LabelOn-U Sound
SongwriterAdrian Sherwood
ProducerAdrian Sherwood

"Sharp as a Needle" is a single by British producer Adrian Sherwood, issued under the moniker "The Barmy Army". It was released in January 1988 by On-U Sound Records[1] and would appear on Barmy Army's sole album The English Disease, released in 1989.[2] Continuing the sports theme established on Tackhead's "The Game",[3] Sherwood released "Sharp as a Needle" single as a tribute to Scottish football player Kenny Dalglish,[4] who is represented on the front cover holding the European Cup.[5]

Formats and track listing

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UK 12" single (ON-U DP 18)
  1. "Sharp as a Needle" (Adrian Sherwood) – 6:27
  2. "England 2 Yugoslavia 0" (Adrian Sherwood, Doug Wimbish, Kishi Yamamoto) – 4:40

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[6] 4

References

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