"I Kill Giants" is a promotional single from In Rolling Waves, the second studio album from The Naked and Famous.
| "I Kill Giants" | |
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| Promotional single by The Naked and Famous | |
| from the album In Rolling Waves | |
| Released | 13 September 2013 |
| Genre | Indie rock, synthpop |
| Length | 4:12 |
| Label | Fiction |
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Premise edit
According to vocalist Alisa Xayalith, the song is about her losing her mother to breast cancer at a very young age, admitting that "[She] felt insecure singing about something so infinitely painful and blatantly autobiographical."[1] The title comes from a comic book of the same name by Joe Kelly.[2]
Though intended for inclusion on debut album Passive Me, Aggressive You, the tune was not finished in time for that album.[3][4]
Video edit
The music video, which debuted on the same day, features two women performing theatrical dance in front of a church congregation, and was directed by Joel Kefali.[1]
Critical reception edit
The song is described by Kyle Ryan of The A.V. Club as being the song that has a large 3 note chorus with staccato synthesizer that lifts the tempo of the album following the tranquil song "Golden Girl".[5] Matt Collar of AllMusic describes the composition as "particularly epic in proportion and cinematic in its emotional momentum".[6]
Track listing edit
- UK promo single[7]
- "I Kill Giants" (Radio Edit) – 3:39
- "I Kill Giants" (Instrumental) – 4:12
Personnel edit
Credits adapted from the liner notes of In Rolling Waves.[8]
- Billy Bush – engineer
- John Catlin – engineer (mix)
- Joe LaPorta – mastered
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen – producer
- Alan Moulder – mixing
- Thom Powers – producer
- David Schwerkolt – engineer (assistant)
References edit
- ^ a b "The Naked and Famous Debut New Video | Fender News & Tech Talk | Fender Guitar". Fender.com. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ Republic Records. "Republic Records". Republic Records. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ "The Naked And Famous – In Rolling Waves | Album Reviews". musicOMH. 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ "The Naked and Famous | Yen". Yenmag.net. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ Ryan, Kyle (2013-09-17). "The Naked And Famous: In Rolling Waves | Music | MusicalWork Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ "In Rolling Waves - The Naked and Famous | Release Information, Reviews and Credits". AllMusic. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ "I Kill Giants" (UK promotional CD single). The Naked and Famous. Fiction Records. 2013. NAKED5.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ In Rolling Waves (CD liner notes). The Naked and Famous. Fiction Records. 2013. 3750757.
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