No Place to Go is the first single by My Bloody Valentine. It was the stand-out track on Geek! It is by far My Bloody Valentine's lowest rated single on Rate Your Music

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. Kevin Shields has called it an "absolute failure", and "unrepresentative of what [My Bloody Valentine] wanted to do." Both sides of the single (No Place to Go and Moonlight) were three minutes and twenty seconds long.

Style

The song is sung in a style reminiscent of Ian Curtis

Ian Curtis

Ian Kevin Curtis was an English singer and lyricist, famous for leading the post-punk band Joy Division. Joy Division released their debut album, Unknown Pleasures, in 1979 and recorded their follow-up, Closer, in 1980...

. The song was also influenced by The Cramps

The Cramps

The Cramps were an American rock band, formed in 1976 and active until 2009. The band split after the death of lead singer Lux Interior. Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband and wife duo of Interior and lead guitarist Poison Ivy the only permanent members...

 and The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party (band)

The Birthday Party were an Australian rock band, active from 1973 to 1983.Despite being championed by John Peel, The Birthday Party found little commercial success during their career...

. There is also a rockabilly influence.

Personnel

• Bass
  Bass guitar
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   - Debbie
  Debbie Googe
  Debbie Googe is the bassist for the rock band My Bloody Valentine.-My Bloody Valentine:Before joining My Bloody Valentine, she lived in Yeovil, Somerset and played for a band called Bikini Mutants, who gigged with The Mob...
  
  
• Drums
  Drum kit
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   - Colm
• Engineer - Martin Pavey
• Guitar
  Guitar
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  , Vocals
  Singing
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   - Kevin
  Kevin Shields
  Kevin Patrick Shields is an American-born, Irish vocalist, guitarist, and producer of alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine....
  
  
• Lyrics - D. Conway
• Music - K. Shields
• Producer
  Record producer
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  - My Bloody Valentine
• Vocals - David