# Madness — One Step Beyond

Madness’s One Step Beyond (1979) is No. 5 in our Two-Tone ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1979
- **Label:** Stiff
- **On one list:** Two-Tone
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Artist:** [Madness](https://waxonia.com/artist/madness/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/madness--one-step-beyond/

## What we say

### No. 5 in [Two-Tone](https://waxonia.com/genre/two-tone/)

Another Prince Buster reworking, and the one that made the nutty sound a national pastime. Madness were the funny end and much cleverer than they let on.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Madness%20One%20Step%20Beyond) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=SOJSM46nWwo)

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