Left Behind (CSS song)

"Left Behind" is a single by Brazilian band CSS. It was released in July, 14th as the second single and first to have a physical release from their second album, Donkey. It charted at #78 in the UK and at #18 in Finland.

"Left Behind"
Single by CSS
from the album Donkey
B-side
  • "Cannonball"
  • "Blackwing"
  • "I Fly" (demo)
ReleasedJuly 14, 2008 (2008-07-14)
GenreSynthpop
Length3:31
LabelSub Pop, Warner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)Adriano Cintra
Producer(s)Adriano Cintra
CSS singles chronology
"Rat Is Dead (Rage)"
(2008)
"Left Behind"
(2008)
"Move"
(2008)
Alternative covers
UK 7" Vinyl

Music video edit

A music video for the song was released on July 14, 2008 (2008-07-14) at CSS' official YouTube channel.[1] The clip shows Renata Abbade, who also directed and produced the video, using masks of CSS faces and dancing the song. The official video directed by Abbade was put together after the original video was cancelled following its completion due to a British girl murdered in Brasil while on vacation, her body was dumped in two suitcases and dumped in a river,[2] the original video featured members of the band packed into a suitcase and was deemed in bad taste. Due to the hurried nature of the second video the band members were not available for filming and hence the masks were used.[3] The original video leaked on a Russian video hosting site in 2017.

Track listing edit

UK CD
(WEA449CD; Released: 14 July 2008)

  1. "Left Behind" - 3:31
  2. "Cannonball" - 3:23

UK 7" Vinyl
(WEA449; Released: July, 2008)

Side A

  1. "Left Behind"

Side B

  1. "Blackwing"

UK 7" Vinyl
(WEA449X; Released: July, 2008)

Side A

  1. "Left Behind"

Side B

  1. "I Fly" (Demo)

References edit

  1. ^ "Left Behind" official music video on YouTube
  2. ^ "Brazilian convicted of British girl's murder". The Independent. 22 October 2011.
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS) - Left Behind [UNRELEASED MV/High FPS]. YouTube.