"Bedshaped" is a song by English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band Keane, released as the third single from Hopes and Fears. This is the first single released after the album, and it sold about 22,000 copies in its first week of release, charting at number 10.

Track listing

CD CID870

1. "Bedshaped" – 4:37
2. "Something in Me Was Dying" – 4:46
3. "Untitled 2" – 3:02
4. "Bedshaped" (Video) – 4:41

UK, 7" vinyl IS849

1. "Bedshaped"
2. "Something in Me Was Dying"

The Netherlands, 3CD

All live tracks recorded at BNN

CD1

Released October 15, 2004

1. "Bedshaped" – 4:37
2. "Something in Me Was Dying" – 4:47
3. "Everybody's Changing
   Everybody's Changing
   "Everybody's Changing" is a song performed and composed by English rock band Keane, from their debut album Hopes and Fears, on which it appears as the fourth track. After a single release on Fierce Panda in May 2003, which peaked at #122 in the UK Singles Chart, it was re-released on Island on 3...
   
   " (live) – 3:35
4. "Can't Stop Now" (live) – 3:41

CD2

Released October 29, 2004

1. "Bedshaped" – 4:37
2. "Untitled 2" – 3:01
3. "Somewhere Only We Know
   Somewhere Only We Know
   "Somewhere Only We Know" is a song performed and composed by English alternative rock band Keane, officially released as their third commercial single, and appearing as the opening track of their debut album, Hopes and Fears as the first single...
   
   " (live) – 3:52
4. "Bend and Break
   Bend and Break
   "Bend and Break" is a song performed and composed by English rock band Keane and was released as the sixth and last single from their debut album Hopes and Fears...
   
   " (live) – 3:36
5. "Bedshaped" (video) – 4:41

CD3

Released November 12, 2004

1. "Bedshaped" – 4:38
2. "This Is the Last Time
   This Is The Last Time
   "This Is the Last Time" is a song performed and composed by British rock band Keane released in 13 October 2003 as their second commercial single, first released with Fierce Panda Records and later in 2004 as a different version with Island Records....
   
   " (live) – 3:27
3. "We Might as Well Be Strangers" (live) – 3:10
4. "Bedshaped" (live) – 4:08
5. "Bedshaped" (live video) – 4:47

Germany, 2CD, DVD

Released April 18, 2005

CD1

1. "Bedshaped"
2. "This Is the Last Time"
3. "Untitled 2"
4. "Everybody's Changing" (live) (Airwaves Festival, Reykjavík
   Reykjavík
   Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
   
   , October 23, 2004)
5. "Somewhere Only We Know" (live) (Forum, London
   London
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   , May 10, 2004)

CD2

1. "Bedshaped"
2. "Something in Me Was Dying"
3. "This Is the Last Time" (live acoustic) (Mill St. Brewery, Toronto
   Toronto
   Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
   
   , September 20, 2004)
4. "Bedshaped" (live) (Brixton Academy, London, November 17, 2004)
5. "We Might as Well Be Strangers" (live) (Columbiafritz, Berlin
   Berlin
   Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
   
   , May 19, 2004)

DVD

1. "Bedshaped" (video)
2. "Somewhere Only We Know" (video)
3. "Everybody's Changing" (video)
4. "This Is the Last Time" (video)

Switzerland, CD

Released April 18, 2005

1. "Bedshaped"
2. "Something in Me Was Dying"
3. "This Is the Last Time" (live acoustic) (Mill St. Brewery, Toronto
   Toronto
   Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
   
   , September 20, 2004)
4. "Bedshaped" (live) (Brixton Academy, London, November 17, 2004)

Austria, 2CD

Released April 18, 2005
CD1

1. "Bedshaped"
2. "This Is the Last Time"
3. "Untitled 2"
4. "Everybody's Changing" (live) (Airwaves Festival, Reykjavík
   Reykjavík
   Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
   
   , October 23, 2004)
5. "Somewhere Only We Know"

CD2

1. "Bedshaped"
2. "Something in Me Was Dying"
3. "This Is the Last Time" (live acoustic) (Mill St. Brewery, Toronto, September 20, 2004)
4. "Bedshaped" (live) (Brixton Academy, London, November 17, 2004)
5. "We Might as Well Be Strangers" (live) (Columbiafritz, Berlin, May 19, 2004)

Composition and recording

"Bedshaped" was composed sometime in 2001 by Tim Rice-Oxley

Tim Rice-Oxley

Timothy James Rice-Oxley , is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known as co-founder, the principal composer and pianist, backing vocalist of piano rock band Keane.-Life and career:...

. It was originally recorded at Les Essarts, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, and first released as a B-side on the Fierce Panda release of "Everybody's Changing

Everybody's Changing

"Everybody's Changing" is a song performed and composed by English rock band Keane, from their debut album Hopes and Fears, on which it appears as the fourth track. After a single release on Fierce Panda in May 2003, which peaked at #122 in the UK Singles Chart, it was re-released on Island on 3...

" in May 2003. James Sanger is credited on this song as the fourth composer.

Musical structure

After the mysterious string-based intro, a honky tonk

Honky tonk

A honky-tonk is a type of bar that provides musical entertainment to its patrons...

-reminiscent piano completes the main riff, with an E maj chord. Tom Chaplin

Tom Chaplin

Thomas Oliver "Tom" Chaplin is a singer, musician and composer, best known as the lead vocalist of the piano rock band, Keane.-Life and career:...

 vocals are introduced with the song clocking 59 seconds. After the second chorus, a small piano-riff gives place to the song's instrumental bridge

Bridge (music)

In music, especially western popular music, a bridge is a contrasting section which also prepares for the return of the original material section...

 which featured gothic voices, ending with an instrumental chorus with guitar alike sounds, produced by Rice-Oxley's Yamaha CX7 (these are sung by Chaplin during some live performances) to fade with Chaplin singing "But what do I know?, what do I know? I know".
The instrumentation used on the song includes all instruments used through all the Hopes and Fears era (excepting the acoustic guitar

Acoustic guitar

An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...

 and effects used on "The Happy Soldier").

• Length: 4:37
• Tempo
  Tempo
  In musical terminology, tempo is the speed or pace of a given piece. Tempo is a crucial element of any musical composition, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece.-Measuring tempo:...
  
  : 76bpm
• Key
  Key (music)
  In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being "in" a specific key, such as in the key of C major or in the key of F-sharp. Sometimes the terms "major" or "minor" are appended, as in the key of A minor or in the...
  
  : E major
  E major
  E major is a major scale based on E, with the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has four sharps .Its relative minor is C-sharp minor, and its parallel minor is E minor....
  
  
• Time signature
  Time signature
  The time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat....
  
  : 4/4
• Instrumentation: piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  , drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  , bass
  Bass (instrument)
  Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
  
  , synthesizer, vox synthesizer

Information about song's meaning

Rice-Oxley

Tim Rice-Oxley

Timothy James Rice-Oxley , is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known as co-founder, the principal composer and pianist, backing vocalist of piano rock band Keane.-Life and career:...

 posted an explanation of the song on the official messageboard:

Something in Me Was Dying

Rice-Oxley is believed to have said to a fan that this song was written about "a most excellent young lady".

• Length: 4:46
• Tempo: 107bpm
• Key: G (maj)
• Time signature: 4/4
• Genre: Rock pop
• Instrumentation: piano, drums, bass, synthesizer

Untitled 2

• Length: 3:02
• Tempo: 110bpm
• Key: Bb (B flat, maj)
• Time signature: 3/4
• Genre: Ballad
  Ballad
  A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
  
  
• Instrumentation: electric piano
  Electric piano
  An electric piano is an electric musical instrument.Electric pianos produce sounds mechanically and the sounds are turned into electrical signals by pickups. Unlike a synthesizer, the electric piano is not an electronic instrument, but electro-mechanical. The earliest electric pianos were invented...
  
  , bass, drums

Cover versions

• Italian
  Italy
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
  
   opera singer Vittorio Grigolo
  Vittorio Grigolo
  Vittorio Grigolo is an Italian singer.Grigolo was born in Arezzo, but raised in Rome.He began singing by the age of four...
  
   recorded an Italian language version of "Bedshaped", renamed "Cosi", which appears on his album In the Hands of Love.
• The band Marillion
  Marillion
  Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, England in 1979. Their recorded studio output comprises sixteen albums generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve...
  
   recorded a cover on their live album Friends.

Music video

The video for the song is available on the enhanced CD single version, as well as the Bonus DVD edition of Hopes and Fears and on Strangers. The video is directed by Corin Hardy, and based on his animated short film "Butterfly", making use of stop-motion animation. The video shows a bedraggled, naked man amongst some refuse, drowning his sorrows in alcohol. He is lonely and sad, and crawls into a bathroom where he hides, and writes some of the song's lyrics such as 'don't laugh at me' and "don't look away" on the walls, like graffiti. A cat drags some ill-fitting clothes into the room for him, where he dresses and dares to venture outside. He exits and sees people gathered in a restaurant. He hallucinates and their faces turn into gremlin-like monsters, causing him to run back to the bathroom in fear, only for the walls to collapse and drown him in white light. The wizened man finds himself against a white background, where he witnesses animated versions of Keane's band members playing the titular song with the lyrics he wrote on the walls. Having seemingly found solace in this unusual scene, the man, along with Keane, fades into the light.

The band appear throughout as animation within the background of the main action, and as drawings towards the end of the video. To achieve this, Hardy's friend David Lupton was recruited to hand-draw 500 pictures of the band in the space of a week.

The music video was produced by Kit Hawkins

Kit Hawkins

Kit Hawkins is an English entertainment entrepreneur and producer.Along with Adam Tudhope, he co-founded the music management company, . Clients include Keane, Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons...

 and Adam Tudhope for White House Pictures.

Chart performance

Peak positions
Chart	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	10
UK Official Download Chart UK Official Download Chart The UK Official Download Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the music industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being published on a Wednesday afternoon, so as to not to clash with the release of the main UK Singles Chart...	8
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	26
Germany	61
Irish Singles Chart	38
Taiwan	9

External links

• Official site
• Keaneshaped - Information about record
• Keane.fr - Information about record in French