They (song)
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| "They" | ||
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| Single by Jem | ||
| from the album Finally Woken | ||
| Released | 13 March 2005 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Genre | Trip Hop | |
| Writer(s) | Jem | |
| Producer(s) | Jem, Yoad Nevo, Ge-ology | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Jem singles chronology | ||
| "24" (2003) |
"They" (2005) |
"Just a Ride" (2005) |
"They" is the second single released by Jem from her debut album Finally Woken. This included a sample of the Swingle Singers's adaptation from 1963 of Bach's Prelude in F Minor from Book II of the Well-Tempered Clavier(c. 1720).
"They" was used in TV series like Crossing Jordan and Grey's Anatomy.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] They Pt. 1
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- They
- Maybe I'm Amazed
[edit] They Pt. 2
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- Original Version
- Cut Chemist Remix
- Mdk & Ayesha Mix (Eye in the Sky Mix)
- Video
[edit] Meaning
"Who are they/Where are they/How can they possibly know all this? It is a song about the things that 'They' say, whoever 'They' are that we listen to and we act on without questioning. The example being, and what I wrote it about, was when I went to New York I had read in a New York guide, to not look people in the eye on the subway it kind of implied that I would get shot or something. When I got there I was really scared and literally would not look at anyone.
Years later I was on the subway everyday going to Brooklyn and I though; 'Oh my God, its fine!' I had completely believed this book. It made me think about all the things 'They' say." (Jem) [1]
[edit] Music videos
Jem released two music videos for They:
- U.S. version:
- E.U. version:
[edit] Chart Positions
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles | 6 |
| AUS Singles | 38 |
