"Juneau" is a song by Welsh post-hardcore

Post-hardcore

Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...

 band Funeral for a Friend

Funeral for a Friend

Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band, from Bridgend. Formed 2001, they have released five studio albums, seven EPs, sixteen singles, one DVD, and one compilation album.-Formation and Early Years:...

. As one of the most popular and well known of the band's songs, it was a hit single being the joint third (after Streetcar

Streetcar (song)

"Streetcar" was the first single released from Funeral for a Friend's second album Hours on 30 May 2005 . It charted at number 15 in the UK, making it their highest charting single to date. It contains a heavy driving drum beat and backing riff, with melodic vocal work throughout and phone style...

 & Into Oblivion (Reunion)

Into Oblivion (Reunion)

"Into Oblivion " is the opening track, and first single, from Funeral for a Friend's album, Tales Don't Tell Themselves. It was a single released on 7 May 2007 reaching number 16 in the UK charts in its first week. The album followed on May 14...

) highest charting single to date. The song was released on two albums; on the Between Order and Model

Between Order And Model

Between Order and Model is the first release by Welsh rock band Funeral for a Friend. It was released on 12 August 2002 through Mighty Atom Records in the United Kingdom. It is currently out of print and sought after by collectors. All of the tracks, excluding "Juno", were included on the band's...

EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 and on FFAF's debut LP

LP album

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 Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation.

Juno

The original version of "Juneau" was titled "Juno" on the band's Between Order And Model

Between Order And Model

Between Order and Model is the first release by Welsh rock band Funeral for a Friend. It was released on 12 August 2002 through Mighty Atom Records in the United Kingdom. It is currently out of print and sought after by collectors. All of the tracks, excluding "Juno", were included on the band's...

 EP. This version featured more screaming, or as the band prefer to call it; "aggressive vocals". Juno was recorded by the old FFAF line-up consisting of current members Matt Davies and Kris Coombs-Roberts and ex-members Darran Smith, Matthew Evans (aggressive vocals), Andi Morris (bass

Bass guitar

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) and Johnny Phillips (Drums

Drum kit

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). However, on the re-issue of the EP, the current line-up is credited to the recording. Juno was also included on Fierce Panda Records

Fierce Panda Records

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 "Squirrel EP" released in 2003.

Video

The video opens with a man watching porn on TV. The band is seen walking into the center of the floor playing. Throughout the video it flashes to show: A teenage girl in her room; a man in a suit in a room containing only a box, which he eventually destroys; a man in a bathtub, sitting despondently under a running shower; and an elderly couple who sequentially sit at a table, dance, and then engage in a pillow fight. The video ends with the man at the front desk paying cash to lead singer Matthew Davies-Kreye.

Juneau

This version was given an alternative spelling for the title, dismissing "Juno" for the correct spelling for the city "Juneau" in Alaska, USA. "Juneau" includes less of the aggressive vocals and opts for a more melodic sound. This version was re-recorded by the current line-up of Funeral for a Friend and was the version that would become one of their most famous tracks to date.

Single

Released on 28 July 2003, Juneau peaked at #19 in the UK singles chart

UK Singles Chart

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. Only "Streetcar

Streetcar (song)

"Streetcar" was the first single released from Funeral for a Friend's second album Hours on 30 May 2005 . It charted at number 15 in the UK, making it their highest charting single to date. It contains a heavy driving drum beat and backing riff, with melodic vocal work throughout and phone style...

" (#15) and "Into Oblivion (Reunion)

Into Oblivion (Reunion)

"Into Oblivion " is the opening track, and first single, from Funeral for a Friend's album, Tales Don't Tell Themselves. It was a single released on 7 May 2007 reaching number 16 in the UK charts in its first week. The album followed on May 14...

" (#16) have reached higher in the chart, with "Escape Artists Never Die

Escape Artists Never Die

"Escape Artists Never Die" is the third and last single off Funeral for a Friend's Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation album. This single marked the first use of the DVD format for the band's singles; second being for the very-sought-after "Monsters" DVD single...

" equaling it.

Juneau Pt. 1

1. "Juneau"
2. "Getaway Plan"
3. "Kiss and Make Up (All Bets Are Off)" (Radio 1 Rock Show)

Juneau Pt. 2

1. "Juneau"
2. "Art of American Football" (BBC Wales Session)
3. "This Year's Most Open Heartbreak" (Radio 1 Rock Show Session version)
4. "Juneau" (Video)

Juneau 7" Vinyl

1. "Juneau"
2. "Getaway Plan"