"She Is Beyond Good and Evil" is a song by English

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The Pop Group The Pop Group are an English rock band formed in Bristol in 1977 by vocalist Mark Stewart, guitarist John Waddington, bassist Simon Underwood, guitarist/saxophonist Gareth Sager, and drummer Bruce Smith. Their work in the late 1970s crossed ...

. It was released as a single on March 2, 1979, through

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Lyrics

In discussing the song, Stewart described the lyrics as "being about unconditional love as a revolutionary force – where idealism and

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poetic, existential, and political yearnings with the romantic idea of passing through nihilism and emerging on the other side with something positive, something beyond."

Accolades

(*) designates unordered lists.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by

. ;UK 7" single (ADA 29) # "She Is Beyond Good and Evil" – 3:23 # "3'38" – 3:38

Personnel

;The Pop Group *

Gareth Sager Gareth Sager (born 10 August 1960 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish guitarist, keyboardist, musician, composer and songwriter, and is a founding member of The Pop Group, Rip Rig + Panic (with Neneh Cherry), Float Up CP and Head. In his ...

– saxophone, guitar *

Bruce Smith Bruce Bernard Smith (born June 18, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 19 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Buffalo Bills. He played college football for the Vir ...

– drums, percussion * Mark Stewart – vocals * Simon Underwood – bass guitar * John Waddington – guitar ;Technical personnel *

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– production * George Peckham – mastering

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:She Is Beyond Good and Evil 1979 songs 1979 debut singles The Pop Group songs Radar Records singles Songs written by Gareth Sager Songs written by Bruce Smith (musician) Songs written by Mark Stewart (English musician)