Godspeed EP is the first EP

Extended play

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 (and third release overall) by the band Anberlin

Anberlin

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. It was December 26, 2006, though it was originally proposed to be released two days later. Included in the EP are two tracks. The first track is "Godspeed," the first single of their third album Cities

Cities (Anberlin album)

- Special-edition bonus tracks :These tracks are also included in the compilation album "Lost Songs"* Special Edition version includes a DVD behind the scenes of the making of Cities.The album released in Japan had an extra track titled "The Haunting."...

, released on February 20, 2007.

Single

Singer Stephen Christian

Stephen Christian

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 discussed the meaning of Godspeed in an interview:

It's about different stories through rock and roll history where drugs played a major downfall or death in the persona's life, such as Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

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, Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison

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, Nico

Nico

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, Moon

Keith Moon

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, Vicious

Sid Vicious

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, etc. It's selfish and tiring. I feel that "rock stars" start believing their own hype and begin on an egocentric journey that inevitably ends in destruction.

He also stated in another interview that "Godspeed" was the hardest song of Cities to record, stating,

I think 'Godspeed' was the most difficult [song to record]. Not as much lyrically but it got frustrating because we couldn't figure out the chorus to the song. We may have come up with literally like 15 choruses. Or I did, it was just rough and it turned out all right!

Track listing

Godspeed EP

1. "Godspeed" - 3:04
2. "The Haunting" - 5:54

Godspeed 7"

1. "(God)speed"
2. "The Unwinding Cable Car"

Music video

A music video was filmed for "Godspeed", and features the band performing the song in a forest amid many special effects.

External links

• Watch the music video for "Godspeed"