I Still Remember (song)
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"I Still Remember" is a song by Bloc Party
from their second studio album
A Weekend in the City
. The song is the first U.S.
single and is the second single in the Britain
from the album. The single was released in Britain in two 7" formats as well as a CD version. The B-sides
are "Atonement", "Cain Said To Abel", "Selfish Son" and "I Still Remember" (Music Box And Tears Remix
). A limited edition "I Still Remember" 7" was also given to the first 1000 people who pre-ordered the album from Insound
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The music video
was made by Aggressive and was first shown on 8 January 2007 on MTV2
.
talked about the song at some length in his January 2007 The Observer
interview, responding to questions as to whether the song had an autobiographical
nature:
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes , and Matt Tong...
from their second studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
A Weekend in the City
A Weekend In The City
A Weekend in the City is the second studio album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios in Westmeath, Ireland, in mid-2006 and was produced by Jacknife Lee. The record was refined and mixed at several locations in London at the end of 2006...
. The song is the first U.S.
United States
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single and is the second single in the Britain
United Kingdom
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from the album. The single was released in Britain in two 7" formats as well as a CD version. The B-sides
B-Sides
B-Sides is an iTunes-exclusive album from the Coventry Trio The Enemy, consisting of ten songs that were B-sides to the single releases from their debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns.-Track list:#Fear Killed the Youth of Our Nation...
are "Atonement", "Cain Said To Abel", "Selfish Son" and "I Still Remember" (Music Box And Tears Remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
). A limited edition "I Still Remember" 7" was also given to the first 1000 people who pre-ordered the album from Insound
Insound
Insound is an online CD, vinyl, digital, and music related merchandise retailer that focuses primarily on the sale of indie rock and music from other similar genres. The company is located in Greenpoint in Brooklyn, New York.- History :...
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The music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was made by Aggressive and was first shown on 8 January 2007 on MTV2
MTV2
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.
Song inspiration
Frontman Kele OkerekeKele Okereke
Kelechukwu "Kele" Rowland Okereke is a British musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock band Bloc Party.-Early life:...
talked about the song at some length in his January 2007 The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
interview, responding to questions as to whether the song had an autobiographical
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
nature:
Not really ... I guess, partially. [Can we call it a gay love story?] Yeah, but is it a love story? It's one person longing for somebody they can't really have. But it's not consummated. It's not a mutual thing. ...
This is probably a contentious issue, but I swear that I could always see [male homosexual attraction] in people, in the way that guys would need to be touching other guys. You could see there was something they couldn't say aloud. And I saw it when I was at school. And I guess I Still Remember is an attempt at trying to confront that. ... I know from my own experiences a lot of heterosexual boys had feelings or experiences when they were younger. And that's not really ever spoken about, that un-spoken desire. ...
Not two gay boys ... but the idea of two straight boys having an attraction, or there being an attraction that's unspeakable - that was the idea of that song.
Charts
| Charts (2008) | 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 ... |
20 |
CD: Wichita / WEBB125SCD (UK)
7": Wichita / WEBB125S (UK)
- in gatefold sleeve which houses second 7"
7": Wichita / WEBB125SX (UK)
Japanese release by V2 Japan, V2CP-319
Promo CD
Remixes Promo CDM
Dutch acetate promo CD single
B-sides
The b-sides for I Still Remember were Atonement, Cain Said To Abel, Selfish Son and I Still Remember (Music Box and Tears Remix).External links
- Song lyrics
- Video on the artist MTV page
- Downloadable video
- Winning Video of the Youtube Competition