I Still Remember (song)
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| Single by Bloc Party from the album A Weekend in the City |
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| Released | April 9, 2007 | ||||
| Format | CD, 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 2006 at Grouse Lodge Studios, Ireland | ||||
| Genre | Indie rock, Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 4:24 | ||||
| Label | V2 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Bloc Party | ||||
| Producer | Jacknife Lee | ||||
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"I Still Remember" is a song by Bloc Party from their second studio album A Weekend in the City. On the album, the song runs for 4:24, but the version on the original leak of A Weekend In The City had an extended outro by Russell Lissack and came in at 4:35. The song is the first US single and is the second UK single from the album. The single was released in the UK in two 7" formats and a CD. The B-sides are "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 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: Wichita / WEBB125SCD (UK)
- "I Still Remember" – 4:36
- "Selfish Son" – 4:58
- "I Still Remember" (Music Box and Tears Remix) – 5:03
[edit] 7": Wichita / WEBB125S (UK)
- "I Still Remember" – 4:36
- "Atonement" – 3:49
- in gatefold sleeve which houses second 7"
[edit] 7": Wichita / WEBB125SX (UK)
- "I Still Remember" – 4:36
- "Cain Said to Abel" – 3:24
[edit] Japanese release by V2 Japan, V2CP-319
- "I Still Remember"
- "The Prayer" (Para One Remix)
- "The Prayer" (Phones Metal Jackin' Mix)
- "I Still Remember" (Video)
[edit] Promo CDS
- "I Still Remember" (Radio Edit) – 3:51
- "I Still Remember" (UK Radio Edit) – 3:50
- "I Still Remember" (Album Version) – 4:23
[edit] Remixes Promo CDM
- "I Still Remember" (Sebastian Mix) - 4:29
- "I Still Remember" (Speak Junk Bass Bin Remix) - 5:13
- "I Still Remember" (The Chap Remix) - 4:51
- "I Still Remember" (Gavron Yes Boss Remix) - 6:35
- "I Still Remember" (Music Box and Tears Remix) - 5:03
[edit] Dutch Ace Tate Promo CD Single
- "I Still Remember" (Radio Edit) 3:52
- "I Still Remember" (Album Version) 4:20
[edit] References
- ^ Gottlieb, Steven J (2006-11-12). Booked: Bloc Party - Aggressive, directors. Video Static. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
- ^ Weekly Mix - Season 4. Music from the O.C.. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
- ^ Kele Okereke: 21st-century boy. The Observer (2007-01-07). Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
[edit] External links
- Song lyrics
- Video on the artist MTV page
- Downloadable video
- Winning Video of the Youtube Competition
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