Evil (Interpol song)

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“Evil”
Single by Interpol from the album Antics
B-side	"Song Seven"
Released	3 January 2005
Format	7", CD, Maxi-CD
Recorded	?
Genre	Indie rock
Length	3:35
Label	Matador Records
Producer	Pete Katis, Interpol
Interpol singles chronology
"Slow Hands" (2004) "Evil" (2005) "C'mere" (2005)

"Evil" is a song by New York City-based Indie rock band Interpol and is featured on the band's second album, Antics. It was released 3 January 2005 as the second single from that album, charting at #18 in the UK Singles Chart and #24 on Billboard magazines Modern Rock Tracks chart (see 2005 in music).

[edit] Track listings

• 7" OLE6377

1. "Evil"
2. "Leif Erikson" (Zane Lowe BBC session)

• CD OLE6372

1. "Evil"
2. "Song Seven"

• Maxi-CD OLE6376

1. "Evil"
2. "Narc" (Zane Lowe BBC session)
3. "Evil" (Zane Lowe BBC session)
4. "Song Seven"
5. "Slow Hands" (video)

[edit] Video

The video, directed by Charlie White, shows a puppet which goes into a hospital following a car accident. The puppet's name, Norman, was coined by fans on Interpol's message board shortly after the video premiered. Whilst shooting the video the band never saw Norman. There are a few things hidden in the background that fans on the message board found, such as the hospital being named "St. Pauls" after the Interpol lead singer Paul Banks. After the video shoot Charlie White kept the puppet and the band were not allowed to see Norman.^{[citations needed]}

[edit] Other

• "Evil" was played in the episode "Shake Your Groove Thang" (1-05) of the TV show Grey's Anatomy. It was also played in an episode of the hit teen drama The O.C.

• Also references British serial killer housewife Rosemary West, although the "Rosemary" in the lyrics may be a reference to a road in Clacton-on-Sea, birthplace of Paul Banks).^{[citations needed]}

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