From Her to Eternity (song)
1984 song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
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"From Her to Eternity" is a song by the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds appearing on their debut studio album From Her to Eternity (1984). The lyrics were written by Nick Cave and Anita Lane, with the music written by Cave, Barry Adamson, Blixa Bargeld, Mick Harvey and Hugo Race and it was recorded in March 1984 at Trident Studios in London, England.[citation needed]
| "From Her to Eternity" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | |
| from the album From Her to Eternity | |
| Released | 18 June 1984 |
| Recorded | March 1984 |
| Studio | Trident (London) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 5:33 |
| Label | Mute |
| Songwriters | |
| Producer | Flood |
| Official audio | |
| "From Her to Eternity" on YouTube | |
Mat Snow described the song as an "epic starring the most icy scalpel of a piano motif ever to cut to the heart of trauma. And backing it up is an arsenal of breakdown, electrocution and massacre that rises and rises again in the multiple orgasm of a man torturing himself to death."[2]
Accolades
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Treble | United States | The Top 200 Songs of the 80s[3] | 144 |
| 2012 | Consequence | United States | The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time[4] | 96 |
Personnel
Adapted from the From Her to Eternity liner notes.[5]
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
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Production and additional personnel
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