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| album = [[The Dreaming (album)|The Dreaming]]
| album = [[The Dreaming (album)|The Dreaming]]
| B-side = "[[Lord of the Reedy River]]" (Donovan)
| B-side = "[[Lord of the Reedy River]]" (Donovan)
| released = {{Start date|1981|6|29|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=[[The Whole Story]] |publisher=EMI Canada |id=PWAS17242}}</ref>
| released = 21 June 1981 (UK)
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| genre = [[Art Rock]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Avant-pop]]|[[progressive pop]]}}
| length = 3:29
| length = 3:29
| label = [[EMI]]
| label = [[EMI Records|EMI]]
| writer = [[Kate Bush]]
| writer = [[Kate Bush]]
| producer = Kate Bush
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"'''Sat in Your Lap'''" (1981) is a song by the English musician [[Kate Bush]]. It was the first single to be released from her fourth album ''[[The Dreaming (album)|The Dreaming]]'' (1982), though it was issued 15 months prior to the album, which was nowhere near completion at that time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/09945-kate-bush-the-dreaming|title=30 Years On: The Dreaming By Kate Bush|last1=Lindsay|first1=Matthew|date=11 September 2012|publisher=[[The Quietus]]|access-date=3 November 2019}}</ref> The single peaked at no.&nbsp;11 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
"'''Sat in Your Lap'''" (1981) is a song by English [[art rock]] musician [[Kate Bush]]. It was the first single to be released from her fourth [[Album#Studio|studio album]], ''[[The Dreaming (album)|The Dreaming]]'' (1982), issued 15 months prior to the album's release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/09945-kate-bush-the-dreaming|title=30 Years On: The Dreaming By Kate Bush|last1=Lindsay|first1=Matthew|date=11 September 2012|publisher=[[The Quietus]]|access-date=3 November 2019}}</ref> The single peaked at No.&nbsp;11 and spent 7 weeks in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1981-07-11 |title=SAT IN YOUR LAP |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/kate-bush-sat-in-your-lap/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Official Charts |language=en}}</ref>


==Music==
==Music==
Musically, the single was faster and more percussive than Bush's previous releases. It features Preston Heyman on drums recorded in the stone room at The Townhouse Studio 2, London, and Paddy Bush and Preston on whip-like percussion (actually played on bamboo canes swooshing through the air rhythmically).<ref>Lorne Murdoch (1985). "Kate Bush". ''[[Record Collector]] (December 1985, No. 76)'': p.22</ref> Critic [[Simon Reynolds]] called it "an [[avant-garde music#popular music|avant-pop]] stampede of pounding percussion and deranged shrieks, a sister-song to [[Public Image Ltd]]'s '[[Flowers of Romance (song)|Flowers of Romance]]'."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/21/kate-bush-queen-of-art-pop-defied-critics-london-concerts|title=Kate Bush, the queen of art-pop who defied her critics|author=Simon Reynolds|work=The Guardian|date=21 August 2014}}</ref> The lyrics of the song deal with feelings of existential frustration and the quest for knowledge.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/27/kate-bush-10-of-the-best The Guardian Kate Bush 10 best songs]</ref> In his biography on Kate Bush, Graeme Thomson states that the title of the song suggests the possibility of experiencing enlightenment through sex.<ref>{{cite book |last=Thomson |first=Graeme |date=2010 |title=Under the Ivy: The life and music of Kate Bush |publisher=Omnibus Press |page=23 |isbn=978-1780381466 }}</ref>
Musically, the single was faster and more percussive than Bush's previous releases. It features [[Preston Heyman]] on drums recorded in the stone room at the [[Townhouse Studios|Townhouse Studio 2]], [[London]], and [[Paddy Bush]] and Preston on whip-like percussion (played on bamboo canes swooshing through the air, rhythmically).<ref>Lorne Murdoch (1985). "Kate Bush". ''[[Record Collector]] (December 1985, No. 76)'': p.22</ref> Critic [[Simon Reynolds]] called it "an [[avant-pop]] stampede of pounding percussion and deranged shrieks, a sister-song to [[Public Image Ltd]]'s '[[Flowers of Romance (song)|Flowers of Romance]]'."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/21/kate-bush-queen-of-art-pop-defied-critics-london-concerts|title=Kate Bush, the queen of art-pop who defied her critics|author=Simon Reynolds|work=The Guardian|date=21 August 2014}}</ref> The lyrics of the song deal with feelings of existential frustration and the quest for knowledge.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kate Bush: 10 of the best |date=2014-08-27 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112193600/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/27/kate-bush-10-of-the-best |archive-date=2023-01-12 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/27/kate-bush-10-of-the-best}}</ref> In his biography on Kate Bush, Graeme Thomson claims that the title of the song suggests the possibility of experiencing enlightenment through sex.<ref>{{cite book |last=Thomson |first=Graeme |date=2010 |title=Under the Ivy: The life and music of Kate Bush |publisher=Omnibus Press |page=23 |isbn=978-1780381466 }}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
Kate Bush stated in an early interview that the single version was remixed slightly for inclusion on ''The Dreaming''. The vocals were raised higher and the backing track altered to fit in better with the overall feel of the album.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}}
Kate Bush stated in an early interview that the single version was remixed slightly for inclusion on ''The Dreaming''. The vocals were raised higher and the backing track altered to better fit the overall feel of the album.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}}


The demo version of "Sat in Your Lap" contains an extra verse at the start, which was later cut out of the song. As with subsequent singles from the album, a [[12-inch vinyl]] single was planned but was eventually withdrawn.
The [[Demo (music)|demo]] version of "Sat in Your Lap" contains an extra verse at the start, which was later cut. As with subsequent singles from the album, a [[Twelve-inch single|12-inch vinyl]] single was planned but was eventually withdrawn.


The B-side to the single was a [[cover version]] (Bush's first) of "Lord of the Reedy River" by [[Donovan]].
The B-side to the single was a [[cover version]] (Bush's first) of "Lord of the Reedy River" by [[Donovan]] from his 1971 album ''[[HMS Donovan (album)|HMS Donovan]]''.


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Kate Bush]] – lead and backing vocals, piano, [[Fairlight CMI]]
*[[Kate Bush]] – lead and backing vocals; [[piano]]; [[Fairlight CMI]]
*[[Paddy Bush]] – bamboo sticks, backing vocals
*[[Paddy Bush]] – bamboo sticks; backing vocals
*[[Preston Heyman]] – drums, bamboo sticks
*[[Preston Heyman]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]; bamboo sticks
*[[Jimmy Bain]] – bass guitar
*[[Jimmy Bain]] – [[bass guitar]]
*[[Geoff Downes]] – CMI trumpet section
*[[Geoff Downes]] – CMI trumpet section
*Stewart Arnold – backing vocals
*Stewart Arnold – backing vocals
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! scope="row"|Italy (''[[Musica e Dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e Dischi]]|language=it|access-date=30 May 2022}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Kate Bush".</ref>
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!scope="row"|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{discogs master|28601}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|kate-bush|sat-in-your-lap}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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Latest revision as of 02:57, 27 December 2024

"Sat in Your Lap"
Single by Kate Bush
from the album The Dreaming
B-side"Lord of the Reedy River" (Donovan)
Released29 June 1981 (1981-06-29)[1]
Genre
Length3:29
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Kate Bush
Producer(s)Kate Bush
Kate Bush singles chronology
"December Will Be Magic Again"
(1980) 		"Sat in Your Lap"
(1981) 		"The Dreaming"
(1982)
Music video
"Sat in Your Lap" on YouTube
Audio sample
"Sat in Your Lap"

"Sat in Your Lap" (1981) is a song by English art rock musician Kate Bush. It was the first single to be released from her fourth studio album, The Dreaming (1982), issued 15 months prior to the album's release.[2] The single peaked at No. 11 and spent 7 weeks in the UK Singles Chart.[3]

Music

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Musically, the single was faster and more percussive than Bush's previous releases. It features Preston Heyman on drums recorded in the stone room at the Townhouse Studio 2, London, and Paddy Bush and Preston on whip-like percussion (played on bamboo canes swooshing through the air, rhythmically).[4] Critic Simon Reynolds called it "an avant-pop stampede of pounding percussion and deranged shrieks, a sister-song to Public Image Ltd's 'Flowers of Romance'."[5] The lyrics of the song deal with feelings of existential frustration and the quest for knowledge.[6] In his biography on Kate Bush, Graeme Thomson claims that the title of the song suggests the possibility of experiencing enlightenment through sex.[7]

Release

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Kate Bush stated in an early interview that the single version was remixed slightly for inclusion on The Dreaming. The vocals were raised higher and the backing track altered to better fit the overall feel of the album.[citation needed]

The demo version of "Sat in Your Lap" contains an extra verse at the start, which was later cut. As with subsequent singles from the album, a 12-inch vinyl single was planned but was eventually withdrawn.

The B-side to the single was a cover version (Bush's first) of "Lord of the Reedy River" by Donovan from his 1971 album HMS Donovan.

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 93
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 32
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 18
Italy (Musica e Dischi)[11] 25
Spain (Productores de Música de España)[12] 30
UK Singles Chart[13] 11

References

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  1. ^ The Whole Story (Media notes). EMI Canada. PWAS17242.
  2. ^ Lindsay, Matthew (11 September 2012). "30 Years On: The Dreaming By Kate Bush". The Quietus. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ "SAT IN YOUR LAP". Official Charts. 11 July 1981. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  4. ^ Lorne Murdoch (1985). "Kate Bush". Record Collector (December 1985, No. 76): p.22
  5. ^ Simon Reynolds (21 August 2014). "Kate Bush, the queen of art-pop who defied her critics". The Guardian.
  6. ^ "Kate Bush: 10 of the best". The Guardian. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023.
  7. ^ Thomson, Graeme (2010). Under the Ivy: The life and music of Kate Bush. Omnibus Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-1780381466.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 50. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Kate Bush – Sat in Your Lap" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Kate Bush". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Kate Bush".
  12. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  13. ^ "Kate Bush | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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