Mushaboom (single)
Encyclopedia
"Mushaboom" is the first single released by indie pop singer Feist off her album Let It Die
. It was released November 23, 2004 by Universal International, and is Feist's second single released in Canada
, after "Inside and Out
".
The title comes from Mushaboom, Nova Scotia
, a village on Mushaboom Harbour, about 100 km east of Halifax.
) attempts to pull her back down, but she keeps floating back up; this repeats until finally Feist lets go of the guitar and it floats away.
She dances with a man and then the rest of the crowd before running off, and enters a black rectangular box standing up. However, she is shown getting out of a white box before running toward a carousel and hopping onto a white horse that immediately becomes alive. It cuts to her riding the horse in the street, with the crowd following her (Peaches is among them, holding a devil's spear). Feist rides through an intersection and the crowd splits up in two different directions. Then the sky darkens, and Feist flies back into her window. The flying toast ducks back into the toaster as she heads through the apartment toward her bedroom. She falls into her mattress as a plant inside the room reaches into the lampshade and turns off the light.
This video was directed by Patrick Daughters.
and Mocky
on Open Season.
Rapper K-Os
also remixed the song, beatboxing
behind the vocals and adding a few verses of his own.
It was covered by Bright Eyes on the live album Motion Sickness
as well as on their tour to promote I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
.
Canadian jazz musician Laila Biali
includes a cover on her album From Sea to Sky released: June 19, 2007.
Rapper Lil Wayne
uses Mushaboom as the backing track on his album "500 Days of Weezy".
Let It Die
-Personnel:* Gonzales – piano, various instruments* Feist – guitar, vocals* Julien Chirol – trombone* Frédéric Coudere – saxophone-Album:...
. It was released November 23, 2004 by Universal International, and is Feist's second single released in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, after "Inside and Out
Inside and Out
"Inside and Out" is a single released in 2005 by Canadian singer Feist. It is the third single from her 2004 album Let It Die. The song is a cover of the Bee Gees' 1979 hit "Love You Inside Out".-Song information:...
".
The title comes from Mushaboom, Nova Scotia
Mushaboom, Nova Scotia
Mushaboom is a Canadian rural community located in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality along that province's Eastern Shore.The community is named after Mushaboom Harbour, which is immediately east of Taylor Head Provincial Park, and southwest of Sheet Harbour. The song "Mushaboom" by Nova...
, a village on Mushaboom Harbour, about 100 km east of Halifax.
Song information
"Mushaboom" is about a simple life in a small town, and taking the time to enjoy life. It contrasts the somewhat melancholy state of the singer's present situation ("It may be years until the day / my dreams will match up with my pay").First video
The first video starts off with scenes of a town, which is not Mushaboom, and people sitting around on top of cars and walking about in the street. The camera moves upwards through the window of an apartment, where Feist is shown sleeping. After putting some bread in a toaster, she goes to the mirror and draws a necklace on herself before realizing her toast is flying off. She chases the toast out of the window and glides through the sky, where a crowd is beginning to gather in the streets to watch her. She grabs a nearby man's acoustic guitar and begins to play, floating up into the sky again as the crowd starts to dance all around her. One woman in a pink shirt (PeachesPeaches (musician)
Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...
) attempts to pull her back down, but she keeps floating back up; this repeats until finally Feist lets go of the guitar and it floats away.
She dances with a man and then the rest of the crowd before running off, and enters a black rectangular box standing up. However, she is shown getting out of a white box before running toward a carousel and hopping onto a white horse that immediately becomes alive. It cuts to her riding the horse in the street, with the crowd following her (Peaches is among them, holding a devil's spear). Feist rides through an intersection and the crowd splits up in two different directions. Then the sky darkens, and Feist flies back into her window. The flying toast ducks back into the toaster as she heads through the apartment toward her bedroom. She falls into her mattress as a plant inside the room reaches into the lampshade and turns off the light.
This video was directed by Patrick Daughters.
Second video
The second video starts off with clips of Feist in what appear to be canyons or some sort of mountainous region at sunset with clouds swirling around her. Scenes of Feist singing, as well as walking through a meadow, are shown. Then snowflake designs appear everywhere and they are removed to reveal the clouds, still at sunset. The last scenes are that of Feist dancing with her scarf, and the video ends.Remixes and covers
The song has been remixed by The Postal ServiceThe Postal Service
The Postal Service is an American electronic indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel and Headset.-Background:...
and Mocky
Mocky
Mocky is a Somali-Canadian singer, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and composer.-Biography:Mocky was born Dominic Salole in Saskatchewan, Canada. He later moved to Ottawa and Toronto, and then to London, Amsterdam and Berlin. His father is of Somali descent, but was born in...
on Open Season.
Rapper K-Os
K-os
Kevin Brereton , better known by his stage name k-os , is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer...
also remixed the song, beatboxing
Beatboxing
Beatboxing is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of producing drum beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice. It may also involve singing, vocal imitation of turntablism, and the simulation of horns, strings, and other musical instruments...
behind the vocals and adding a few verses of his own.
It was covered by Bright Eyes on the live album Motion Sickness
Motion Sickness
Motion Sickness: Live Recordings is a live album by Bright Eyes. Documenting the I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning tours from the first half of 2005, Motion Sickness is a compilation of live tracks, including covers of Feist and Elliott Smith...
as well as on their tour to promote I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning is one of two Bright Eyes albums released on January 25, 2005, by Saddle Creek Records.-Songs:The music video for "First Day of My Life" was directed by John Cameron Mitchell....
.
Canadian jazz musician Laila Biali
Laila Biali
Laila Biali, is a Canadian-born Jazz singer, songwriter and piano performer. She is a Juno Award nominated performer and has won numerous other honours. She has performed with and opened for Chris Botti, Sting, Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall, Paula Cole, Suzanne Vega and others.-Career:Biali was born...
includes a cover on her album From Sea to Sky released: June 19, 2007.
Rapper Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
uses Mushaboom as the backing track on his album "500 Days of Weezy".
In popular culture
- Feist performed the song live on Jimmy Kimmel LiveJimmy Kimmel LiveJimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.The nightly hour-long show made its debut on January 26, 2003, following Super Bowl XXXVII. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is produced by Jackhole Productions in association with ABC Studios...
in January 2006.
- It appears on the 2008 compilation albumCompilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
, Northern Songs: Canada's Best and BrightestNorthern Songs: Canada's Best and BrightestNorthern Songs: Canada's Best and Brightest is a compilation album of songs performed by some of Canada's "best and brightest" musicians, released in September 2008 under Rhino Records and sold exclusively at Starbucks locations through their Hear Music label.-Track listing:#Feist -...
.
- The song is featured in an advertisement for Essential, a men's fragrance made by Lacoste.
- It is featured in a Silent Night mattressMattressA mattress is a manufactured product to sleep or lie on, consisting of resilient materials and covered with an outer fabric or ticking. In the developed world it is typically part of a bed set and is placed upon a foundation....
commercial.
- It is also featured in the 2005 Canadian short film Big Girl, directed by Renuka Jeyapalan.
- The song appears on the soundtrack to the 2009 film 500 Days of Summer500 Days of SummerDays of Summer is a 2009 comedy drama film. It was written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, directed by Marc Webb, produced by Mark Waters, and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. The film employs a nonlinear narrative structure, with the story based upon its male protagonist...
.
- The song is featured on the first episode of 16 and Pregnant.
Charts
| 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 ... |
97 |