Back in Your Head
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"Back in Your Head" is a song by the Canadian indie
band Tegan and Sara
from their 2007
album The Con
. It was released as a single in the same year. It was written by Sara Quin.
Tegan and Sara recorded the song in early 2007 as they were producing the rest of their album. For this song, Sara Quin played guitar, piano and vocals. Christopher Walla
played guitars, the keyboard, the organ and shakers. Ted Gowans also played the guitars and the keyboard, Jason McGerr
played the drums and Matt Sharp
played bass. The song is recorded using a tuning slightly over half a quarter tone
sharp (approximately 30 cents
) of the standard A440.
The song, along with "The Con", "Nineteen", and "Dark Come Soon", (all from The Con
) were performed acoustically on the podcast The Interface in 2007.
Back in Your Head Remixes Volume 1 (iTunes)
Back in Your Head Remixes Volume 2 (iTunes)
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara are a Canadian indie band composed of identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin . Both Tegan and Sara play guitar and keyboard and write songs.-History:...
from their 2007
2007 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
album The Con
The Con (album)
The Con is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock duo Tegan and Sara, released on July 24, 2007...
. It was released as a single in the same year. It was written by Sara Quin.
Tegan and Sara recorded the song in early 2007 as they were producing the rest of their album. For this song, Sara Quin played guitar, piano and vocals. Christopher Walla
Chris Walla
Christopher Walla is an American musician and music producer, most notable for being the guitarist for the band Death Cab for Cutie. He is also a former DJ of KCWU, 88.1 The Burg...
played guitars, the keyboard, the organ and shakers. Ted Gowans also played the guitars and the keyboard, Jason McGerr
Jason McGerr
Jason McGerr is the current drummer for the band Death Cab for Cutie. McGerr was previously in Krusters Kronomid and Eureka Farm as well as the Seattle jazz trio Rockin' Teenage Combo. McGerr is an instructor at the Seattle Drum School when not playing drums for Death Cab for Cutie...
played the drums and Matt Sharp
Matt Sharp
Matthew Kelly Sharp is a founding member and former bassist for the band Weezer. In 1994, he started a band called The Rentals and released their debut album shortly after Weezer's first release, their second album in 1999, and an EP in 2007...
played bass. The song is recorded using a tuning slightly over half a quarter tone
Quarter tone
A quarter tone , is a pitch halfway between the usual notes of a chromatic scale, an interval about half as wide as a semitone, which is half a whole tone....
sharp (approximately 30 cents
Cent (music)
The cent is a logarithmic unit of measure used for musical intervals. Twelve-tone equal temperament divides the octave into 12 semitones of 100 cents each...
) of the standard A440.
The song, along with "The Con", "Nineteen", and "Dark Come Soon", (all from The Con
The Con (album)
The Con is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock duo Tegan and Sara, released on July 24, 2007...
) were performed acoustically on the podcast The Interface in 2007.
Track listings
CD single- "Back in Your Head" (album version)
Back in Your Head Remixes Volume 1 (iTunes)
- "Back in Your Head" (TiëstoTiëstoTijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
Remix Edit) - "Back in Your Head" (Josh Harris Remix Edit)
- "Back in Your Head" (Morgan Page Remix Edit)
- "Back in Your Head" (Bill Hamel & Kevin St. Croix Remix Edit)
- "Back in Your Head" (Zoned Out Remix Edit)
Back in Your Head Remixes Volume 2 (iTunes)
- "Back in Your Head" (Pretty Violent - Michael Skype Remix)
- "Back in Your Head" (RAC Mix)
- "Back in Your Head" (Dangerous MuseDangerous MuseDangerous Muse is an American electropop duo based in New York. The duo comprises vocalist Mike Furey and Musician/Programmer Tom Napack, who is often depicted using a Keytar.-History:...
Remix)