Music video
The single produced the band's first music video, directed by Chuck Statler. The video mainly features a performance on the Hope and Anchor stage in Islington, which was filmed on 7 October 1979. The video also features Chas Smash, performing the lead vocals, although he was not at the time a member of the band. Lead singer Suggs is present in the video in front of the band, holding a microphone, although he does not sing the lead vocals.Cover art
The cover art for the single is from a photoshoot by Cameron McVey. It is similar to the photograph used on the album cover art, but features the band in a slightly different pose. The Spanish release of the song also featured slightly different cover art, although the photograph used was from the same photoshoot. Even though the lyrics are performed by Chas Smash, he does not feature on the photograph, because he was not a full member of the band at the time. However, he is shown on the back cover of the album in various dancing poses. The Italian version features a two-tone drawing of the pose containing only four dancers.Other versions
The album version of the song features the full spoken introduction by Chas Smash. However, this was cut short for the single release. When the song is performed live, Smash regularly ad libs during the instrumental portions of the song. To capitalise on the success of the song, Madness also recorded the song in different languages. The song was recorded in Spanish as "Un Paso Adelante" and in Italian as "Un Passo Avanti". Chas Smash recorded the vocals for the Spanish version on 30 June 1980 at Eden Studios. The band decided to record the song because many popular English songs at the time were being covered by Spanish artist Luis Cobos, and the band wanted to do it first. The Italian version, "Un Passo Avanti", was used to open up during the Italian part of their world tour, in October 1980. An extended version of the song, with a run time of 3:33, is included on the 1997 US compilation ''Total Madness: The Very Best of Madness'' (Geffen GEFD-25145). It includes the full spoken introduction by Chas Smash.Appearances
In addition to its single release and appearance on the album of the same name, "One Step Beyond" also appears on the Madness collections '' Divine Madness'' (a.k.a. ''The Heavy Heavy Hits''), '' Complete Madness'', '' It's... Madness Too'', '' Total Madness'', '' The Business'' (which also includes the Italian version), ''Ultimate Collection'' and ''The Millennium Collection''. The Spanish version appears on the 1992 releases of the " House of Fun" single. It is also used to open concerts live, and has been since the first '' Madstock!''Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "One Step Beyond". ;7" vinyl ;12" vinylChart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
See also
* List of number-one singles of 1980 (France)References
External links
* {{Authority control 1979 songs 1979 singles Madness (band) songs Stiff Records singles Number-one singles in France Songs written by Prince Buster Song recordings produced by Clive Langer Song recordings produced by Alan Winstanley