Mittageisen

"Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)"
Song by Siouxsie and the Banshees
from the album The Scream
Released13 November 1978
RecordedAugust 1978
StudioRAK, London
GenrePost-punk
Length4:14
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
"Mittageisen"
Single by Siouxsie and the Banshees
B-side"Love in a Void"
Released21 September 1979
RecordedJune 1979
GenrePost-punk
Length3:00
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nils Stevenson
  • Mike Stavrou
Siouxsie and the Banshees singles chronology
"Playground Twist"
(1979)
"Mittageisen"
(1979)
"Happy House"
(1980)

"Mittageisen" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It originally appeared on the band's 1978 debut album The Scream as "Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)"; the track was re-recorded in 1979, this time with the lyrics sung in German, and released as a single in West Germany with "Love in a Void" on the b-side. That September the song was given a UK release by record label Polydor as a double A-side single.