Gravity's Rainbow (song)
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| "Gravity's Rainbow" | ||||
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| SinglebyKlaxons | ||||
| from the albumMyths of the Near Future | ||||
| Released | 27 March 2006 9 April 2007 (re-release) | |||
| Genre | Electronic rock,alternative rock | |||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
| Label | Angular | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Klaxons | |||
| Producer(s) | Ant Chapman,James Ford,Erol Alkan | |||
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"Gravity's Rainbow"is a song by British bandKlaxons,from their debut albumMyths of the Near Future.It is named afterThomas Pynchon'snovel.The song was first released onAngular Recordsas adouble A-sidewith "The Bouncer"in March 2006 and was limited to 500 copies on 7" vinyl only.[1]In September 2006, it was released on 12 "vinyl with three remixes of the track. It reached a peak position of number 35 on theUK Singles Chart.A re-recorded version[2]of the track was re-released in 2007, with a remix fromSoulwax,a newErol Alkan-produced track "Electrickery" and a live version of the track. For the re-release of "Gravity's Rainbow", the band reshot the music video.
There are two videos for this track, the original was shot in a basement using props belonging to the band members and took in total 72 hours to complete. During the babies scene in the original video, an album cover fromFrankie Valliand his bandthe Four Seasonsis shown; Klaxons later covered their track "The Night" as a B-side of their single "It's Not Over Yet".The new version of" Gravity's Rainbow "was made to accompany the release of the new recording of the single and includes scenes reminiscent of those in the original. This version is also one of only two Klaxons videos that feature their drummerSteffan Halperin.
Track listing[edit]
Original release[edit]
7 "
- "Gravity's Rainbow" – 2:37
- "The Bouncer" - 2:15
12 "
- "Gravity's Rainbow" – 2:37
- "Gravity's Rainbow" (Van She remix)
- "Gravity's Rainbow" (Nightmoves remix)
- "Gravity's Rainbow" (To My Boy remix)
Re-release[edit]
CD
- "Gravity's Rainbow" – 2:36
- "Gravity's Rainbow" (Soulwaxremix)
7 "
- "Gravity's Rainbow" – 2:36
- "Electrickery"produced byErol Alkan
Etched 7 "
- "Gravity's Rainbow" (Live in Glasgow)
In popular culture[edit]
The song was featured in the 2006 video game Tony Hawk'sProject 8.[citation needed]The song also featured inPro Evolution Soccer 2010and the start ofPremier League Years 2006/07.
References[edit]
- ^Official Klaxons siteArchivedSeptember 28, 2007, at theWayback Machine
- ^"Klaxons Myths of the Near Future melds dance, rock and sci-fi North by Northwestern".2007-04-03. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-01-13.Retrieved2017-06-14.
