Generation Sex

"Generation Sex" is a song by the Divine Comedy. It was the first single from the album Fin de Siècle and features narration by presenter and columnist Katie Puckrik. It reached number nineteen on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

"Generation Sex"
Single by the Divine Comedy
from the album Fin de Siècle
B-side
  • "Postcard to Rosie"
  • "London Irish"
  • "Time Lapse"
  • "Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds"
  • "Little Acts of Kindness"
Released14 September 1998
GenreBritpop
Length3:31
LabelSetanta
Songwriter(s)Neil Hannon[1]
Producer(s)Jon Jacobs
The Divine Comedy singles chronology
"I've Been to a Marvellous Party"
(1998)		 "Generation Sex"
(1998)		 "The Certainty of Chance"
(1998)

The B-sides "Time Lapse" and "Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds" are cover versions of music written by composer Michael Nyman for Peter Greenaway films. "Time Lapse" comes from A Zed & Two Noughts while "Chasing Sheep..." is from The Draughtsman's Contract.

Critical reception

In an AllMusic review, critic Matthew Greenwald wrote that "Generation Sex" "paints a picture of hedonism in the late 20th century, as well as its affect on the media." He criticized "Neil Hannon's black humor" and that "the song is an accurate account of the financially advantaged and over-sexed."[3]

Track listing

7" (SET050)

  1. Generation Sex
  2. Postcard to Rosie

CD1 (SETCDA050)

  1. Generation Sex
  2. London Irish
  3. Time Lapse

CD2 (SETCDB050)

  1. Generation Sex
  2. Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds
  3. Little Acts of Kindness

CD (French Promo) (SA4428)

  1. Generation Sex

References
  1. A Secret History... The Best of the Divine Comedy (CD booklet). The Divine Comedy. Setanta Records. 1999.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "Divine Comedy - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. Greenwald, Matthew. "The Divine Comedy: 'Generation Sex' – Review". Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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