Generation Sex

"Generation Sex"
Single by the Divine Comedy
from the album Fin de Siècle
B-side
  • "Postcard to Rosie"
  • "London Irish"
  • "Time Lapse"
  • "Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds"
  • "Little Acts of Kindness"
Released14 September 1998
GenreBritpop
Length3:31
LabelSetanta
Songwriter(s)Neil Hannon
Producer(s)Jon Jacobs
The Divine Comedy singles chronology
"I've Been to a Marvellous Party"
(1998)
"Generation Sex"
(1998)
"The Certainty of Chance"
(1998)
Official audio
"Generation Sex" on YouTube

"Generation Sex" is a song by the Divine Comedy. It was the first single from the album Fin de Siècle and features narration by presenter and columnist Katie Puckrik. It reached number nineteen on the UK Singles Chart.

The B-sides "Time Lapse" and "Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds" are cover versions of music written by composer Michael Nyman for Peter Greenaway films. "Time Lapse" comes from A Zed & Two Noughts while "Chasing Sheep..." is from The Draughtsman's Contract.