Everybody's Happy Nowadays / Why Can't I Touch It?

by Buzzcocks

Everybody's Happy Nowadays / Why Can't I Touch It? cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 2 March 1979
  • Label: United Artists
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 9:43
  • Community rating: 4.09/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Martin Rushent

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Subverting a buoyant, incredibly catchy power pop arrangement with deeply cynical, consumerist-critical lyricism, this track exemplifies Pete Shelley's unique songwriting genius. The infectious guitar hooks and alienated worldview secured its place as a definitive, enduring anthem of the British post-punk transition.

Genres

Descriptors: alienation, rhythmic, fast, melodic, infectious

Tracklist

  1. Everybody's Happy Nowadays (3:10)
  2. Why Can't I Touch It? (6:33)

Credits

  • Buzzcocks - primary artist
  • Pete Shelley - written-by
  • John Maher - written-by
  • Steve Diggle - written-by
  • Steve Garvey - written-by

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