"European Female" is a single by the British band

The Stranglers The Stranglers are an English rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene. Scoring 23 UK top 40 singles and 19 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are one of the longest-surviving bands to have origina ...

, released in 1982. It is taken from the album '' Feline'' where it features under its full title "The European Female (In Celebration Of)". The track features bassist

Jean-Jacques Burnel Jean-Jacques Burnel (born 21 February 1952) is an English musician, producer and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist with the English rock band The Stranglers. He is the last founding member to remain in the band. ...

on lead vocals. The single was the Stranglers' first for

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. It reached number nine in the

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, where it spent six weeks.

References

1982 songs 1982 singles Epic Records singles The Stranglers songs Songs written by Dave Greenfield Songs written by Hugh Cornwell Songs written by Jean-Jacques Burnel Songs written by Jet Black {{1980s-rock-song-stub