“Evil” is a song by the American post-punk band Interpol from its second album, Antics . “Evil” was released on January 3, 2005 as the second single from this album [1] ; later, in February, Evil appeared as a maxi-single with several additional tracks [2] . Of all the released singles, Interpol “Evil” took the highest, 18th position in the UK charts UK Singles Chart [5] .
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| Single Interpol from Antics album | |||||||
| Released | January 3, 2005 (like a single) February 2005 (like maxi single) | ||||||
| Format | CD , 7 " | ||||||
| Recorded by | Tarquin Studios [1] ( record ) Sterling Sound, Transfermation [1] ( mastering ) | ||||||
| Genre | Post punk | ||||||
| Duration | 3:36 | ||||||
| Producers | Peter Katis [1] Simon Escue [2] (Zane Lowe BBC Sessions) | ||||||
| Label | Matador records | ||||||
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Paul Banks , vocalist of the Interpol group and songwriter, said that “Evil” is a gloomy composition about “the aesthetics of being on the verge of falling” ( English The art of nearly falling apart ) [6] . The composition begins with the words “Rosemary, heaven brought you back to life. You come with me through withering, fear, and contention ” [7] . There is a widespread assumption that the song “Evil” (from the English “evil”) is dedicated to the last days of the life of the spouses Fred and Rosemary West - serial killers who, in general, raped and killed more than 20 young girls, including members of their family. Fred West committed suicide without waiting for a trial in which his wife Rosemary was sentenced to life imprisonment [6] [8] [9] .
The music video directed by Charlie White was shot on the track "Evil". The song also appeared in the episode "Shake Your Groove Thing" of the television series " Anatomy of Passion " and in the 37th episode of the youth series " Lonely Hearts ".
Song Lists
Compact Disc (OLE 637-2) [1]
- Evil 3:36
- “Song Seven” - 4:50
7-inch phonograph record (OLE 637-7) [10]
- Evil 3:36
- “Leif Erikson” (Zane Lowe BBC Session) • - 3:53
CD (maxi-single) (OLE 647-2) [2]
- Evil 3:36
- “Song Seven” - 4:49
- “Leif Erikson” (Zane Lowe BBC Session) • - 3:53
- “NARC” (Zane Lowe BBC Session) • - 4:08
- “Evil” (Zane Lowe BBC Session) • - 3:36
• - recording of the concert performance of the Interpol group in the show of Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 .
Music clip
The music video for the song “Evil” was shot by photographer and director Charlie White , and this was the first Interpol video in which the band’s musicians were not actors. The main character of the clip is a theatrical doll , appearing as a male character in an Oxford shirt and summer trousers, made with deliberately abnormal features of a human face: she has large sad eyes and an absent look, pale skin, flattened nose without nostrils and an unnaturally wide mouth. According to the plot of the clip, this doll becomes a surviving victim of a car accident and ends up in the hospital, performing the song “Evil”.
In his works, Charlie White repeatedly used puppets as the main characters in action [11] ; the video for the song “Evil” was no exception. In such a peculiar appearance of this doll, White saw a certain fraction of the Interpol group, which corresponds to its members and its fans: pale skin, thin physique, dark hair and a “boyish” appearance. The doll was made exclusively for the clip “Evil” and was not used anywhere else [12] . It was developed by animatronics specialists who participated in the creation of special effects for the films Hellboy: The Hero from the Hell and Fantastic Four [13] . Using animatronics, the doll’s mouth was programmed to open to the beat of the song, simulating singing. One puppeteer, meanwhile, controlled eye and eyebrow movements; six more puppeteers were responsible for body movements. The video was shot in a recording studio and a real hospital in Los Angeles in November, and took about 17 hours. Shortly after the release of the video, the nameless doll received its unofficial name from the fans of the group - Norman ( Eng. Norman ) [12] .
With his clip, director Charlie White wanted to dramatize the theme of the song “Evil” about the loss of someone as a result of the tragedy [13] . He pondered the script all weekend, listening to the song over and over again, almost without interruption. As White himself says, something in Evil made him think of a car accident . “I listened to the song and conjured over the production, because the song, without a doubt, was something tragic, but not necessarily something that happened in one certain way. Such a meaning was accurately displayed in the video. This explained in detail how the video will look and what emotions it will cause, unlike “I’ll make a doll that will sing a song, and it can roll”. ” According to Charlie, the music and lyrics of the song “Evil” are in any case closely connected with the Interpol group itself, so the Norman doll in the video did not overshadow the group, but as if retelling its monologue. The Interpol group, while on tour, took a little part in the filming of the clip, only observing and adjusting the process. Although the musicians were worried, trusting the place of director Charlie White, who had not shot music videos before, the end result of his work pleased the group. According to vocalist Paul Banks , he is not satisfied with the direct, but with the abstract connection of the song and the clip for it, because Interpol has always maintained a personal vision for the video directors - this was not obtained as an advertisement, but as an addition to the songs [12] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Interpol - “Evil” (CD) (eng.) . Discogs Date of appeal May 27, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Interpol - “Evil” (CD) (eng.) . Discogs - CD maxi single.
- ↑ David Raposa. Interpol: “Slow Hands” / “Evil” / “C'mere” . Pitchfork (April 21, 2005). Date of treatment May 27, 2015. Archived May 27, 2015.
- ↑ Interpol - “Evil” (Matador ) . RockFeedback (January 13, 2005). Date of treatment May 27, 2015. Archived May 27, 2015.
- ↑ Interpol . Official Charts Company . Date of treatment May 27, 2015. Archived May 27, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 “Evil” by Interpol . Songfacts Songfacts . Date of treatment November 21, 2015. Archived November 21, 2015.
- ↑ Original text: “Rosemary, / Heaven restores you in life. / You're coming with me / Through the aging, the fear and the strife. " (eng.)
- ↑ Lewis, Luke. Release the Bats - It's the 20 Greatest Goth Tracks . 13. Interpol - “Evil” . NME (March 5, 2009) . Date of treatment November 21, 2015. Archived July 14, 2015.
- ↑ Thompson, Erin. The Top 10 Songs About Serial Killers . 10. Interpol, “Evil” . Seattle News and Events (October 27, 2010) . Date of treatment November 21, 2015. Archived January 12, 2014.
- ↑ Interpol - Evil (Vinyl ) . Discogs Date of appeal May 27, 2015.
- ↑ Ami Kealoha. Charlie White, 6 Questions . Cool Hunting (August 29, 2005). Date of treatment March 3, 2012. Archived March 3, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Gil Kaufman. Interpol's “Evil” Is More Like “Creepy”: Lens Recap . MTV (February 24, 2005). Date of treatment May 27, 2015. Archived May 27, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Joe D'Angelo. Interpol's Fans are About to Get "Evil" . MTV (November 24, 2004). Date of treatment May 27, 2015. Archived May 27, 2015.
Links
- YouTube music video “Evil”