# Magazine — Shot by Both Sides

Magazine’s Shot by Both Sides (1978) is No. 8 in our Post-Punk ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1978
- **Label:** Virgin
- **On one list:** Post-Punk
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [Magazine](https://waxonia.com/artist/magazine/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/magazine--shot-by-both-sides/

## What we say

### No. 8 in [Post-Punk](https://waxonia.com/genre/post-punk/)

Howard Devoto leaves the Buzzcocks and immediately makes something more literate and more anxious. The riff is punk; the structure underneath it is not remotely.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Magazine%20Shot%20by%20Both%20Sides) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu3R-H5on1s)

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