I Still Remember (song)
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| Single by Bloc Party | ||
| from the album A Weekend in the City | ||
| Released | April 9, 2007 | |
| Format | CD, 7" | |
| Recorded | 2006 at Grouse Lodge Studios, Ireland | |
| Genre | Indie rock, Alternative rock | |
| Length | 4:24 | |
| Label | V2 Records | |
| Writer(s) | Bloc Party | |
| Producer(s) | Jacknife Lee | |
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| Bloc Party singles chronology | ||
| "The Prayer" (2007) |
"I Still Remember" (2007) |
"Hunting For Witches" (2007) |
"I Still Remember" is a song by Bloc Party from their second studio album A Weekend in the City. It is the first US single and will be the second UK single from the album. The single will be released in the UK in two 7" formats and a CD. The b-sides have beem confirmed as "Atonement", "Cain Said To Abel", "Selfish Son" and "I Still Remember (Music Box And Tears Remix)". A limited edition "I Still Remember" 7" was also given to the first 1000 people who pre-ordered the album from Insound. [1]
The version on the original leak of the album A Weekend In The City had an extended outro and came in at 4:35 whilst the new version only runs for 4:24, over 10 seconds shorter.
The video was made by Aggressive[1] and was first shown on January 8, 2007 on MTV2.
The song was featured on The O.C. on February 8, 2007.[2]
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[edit] Song inspiration
Kele Okereke talked about the song at some length in his January 2007 The Observer interview, responding to questions as to whether the song had an autobiographical nature:
Not really ... I guess, partially. [Can we call it a gay love story?] Yeah, but is it a love story? It's one person longing for somebody they can't really have. But it's not consummated. It's not a mutual thing. ...
This is probably a contentious issue, but I swear that I could always see [male homosexual attraction] in people, in the way that guys would need to be touching other guys. You could see there was something they couldn't say aloud. And I saw it when I was at school. And I guess I Still Remember is an attempt at trying to confront that. ... I know from my own experiences a lot of heterosexual boys had feelings or experiences when they were younger. And that's not really ever spoken about, that un-spoken desire. ...
Not two gay boys ... but the idea of two straight boys having an attraction, or there being an attraction that's unspeakable - that was the idea of that song. [3]
[edit] Track listing
[edit] CD
- "I Still Remember" – 4:36
- "Selfish Son" - 4:58
- "I Still Remember" (Music Box And Tears Remix) - 5:03
[edit] 7" (Gatefold)
- "I Still Remember" – 4:36
- "Atonement" - 3:49
[edit] 7" (2)
- "I Still Remember" – 4:36
- "Cain Said To Abel" - 3:24
[edit] PROMO CDM
- "I Still Remember (Radio Edit)" – 3:51
- "I Still Remember (UK Radio Edit)" – 3:50
- "I Still Remember (Album Version)" – 4:23
[edit] References
- ^ Gottlieb, Steven J (2006-11-12). Booked: Bloc Party - Aggressive, directors. Video Static. Retrieved on December 31, 2006.
- ^ Weekly Mix - Season 4. Music from the O.C.. Retrieved on February 15, 2007.
- ^ Kele Okereke: 21st-century boy. The Observer (2007-01-07). Retrieved on February 21, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Song lyrics
- Video on the artist MTV page
- Downloadable video
| Bloc Party |
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| Russell Lissack | Gordon Moakes | Kele Okereke | Matt Tong |
| David Searston | Mat Coleman | James Chorley |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Silent Alarm | A Weekend in the City |
| EPs: Bloc Party EP | Little Thoughts EP | Two More Years EP |
| Remix albums: Silent Alarm Remixed |
| Singles: "She's Hearing Voices" | "Little Thoughts" | "Helicopter" | "Tulips" | "So Here We Are" | "Banquet" | "The Pioneers" | "The Prayer" | "I Still Remember" | "Hunting for Witches" |
