{"product_id":"peter-murphy-cuts-you-up","title":"Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up","description":"\u003ch6 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Cuts You Up” was the song that carried Peter Murphy out of Bauhaus’ enormous shadow and into an identity entirely his own. Elegant, romantic, and instantly recognizable, it remains one of alternative music’s defining singles of the era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased as a single in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1990 from Murphy’s third solo album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, “Cuts You Up” brought together the atmospheric darkness of his earlier work with a newfound melodic confidence. Written by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Murphy and Paul Statham\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and produced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimon Rogers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the song is driven by acoustic guitar, an insistent rhythm, and that unforgettable string-like melody, creating something simultaneously melancholic and strangely uplifting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMurphy’s vocal is equally crucial. Gone is much of the confrontational theatricality associated with Bauhaus. Instead, he delivers the song with restraint, allowing its romantic ambiguity and sense of longing to carry the drama. The result retains enough gothic atmosphere to remain unmistakably Murphy while opening into the broader alternative and college-rock landscape of the period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt connected. “Cuts You Up” became \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMurphy’s biggest solo hit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, spending seven weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart and propelling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to a much wider audience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1990 U.S. 12-inch pressing on Beggars Banquet\/RCA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an especially strong presentation of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e era. It includes both the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4:13 edit and full 5:24 LP version of “Cuts You Up,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e alongside the expansive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Roll Call (Reprise)”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A Strange Kind Of Love (Version II).”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The latter provides another side of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s romantic melancholy, while the eight-minute “Roll Call” reprise pushes Murphy’s atmospheric instincts into considerably more spacious territory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than simply Peter Murphy’s commercial breakthrough, “Cuts You Up” became one of the songs that helped define the point where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003egoth, post-punk, and alternative rock crossed into the mainstream without completely surrendering their atmosphere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecades later, its opening notes remain unmistakable. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Cuts You Up” is Peter Murphy at his most accessible without compromise: romantic, enigmatic, beautifully arranged, and still capable of stopping a darkened dance floor in its tracks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47235623944246,"sku":"9140-1-HD","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/2592\/7222\/files\/peter-murphy-cuts-you-up.jpg?v=1792640646","url":"https:\/\/greycatrecords.com\/products\/peter-murphy-cuts-you-up","provider":"Greycat Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}