Off Our Backs (song)
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"Off Our Backs" is the second pre-album-release single to later appear on MEN
's debut album Talk About Body
. It was released on November 9, 2010, available on 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl
and CD single
/EP
. The track had previously been released on June 25, 2009 by "MEN MAKE MUSIC" (self-released) on a digital EP called "Limited Edition Demo" that included four tracks: the main single, two more songs - Credit Card Babies and Simultaneously - that would also later appear on Talk About Body
, and the Jeppe's Money is a Major Issue Remix.
The title of the song is a nod to the feminist magazine of the same name "off our backs
". The song's video features a tug-o-war between men and women with close-ups of sexually-implicit movements between members of the same sex.
and directed by Bryce Kass to coincide with the release of the single in November 2010, there were also two popular fan videos, one by K8 Hardy uploaded to YouTube
April 14, 2009, and the other a live online recording from MEN's performance of the song from episode 4 of Dinner With the Band, uploaded to YouTube
December 16, 2009.
on the 12" single for Off Our Backs. In addition there is an unofficial "Pegase Remix" (length=4:16).
MEN (band)
MEN is a Brooklyn-based band and art/performance collective that focuses on the energy of live performance and the radical potential of dance music...
's debut album Talk About Body
Talk About Body
-Quotes:Album ReviewThe Guardian - "MEN's debut is one of the best of the year. Or, at least, the best of the niche area where gender politics and dance music intersect. "-Videos:Off Our Backs - November 4, 2010, director: Bryce Kass...
. It was released on November 9, 2010, available on 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl
12-inch single
The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality...
and CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
/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...
. The track had previously been released on June 25, 2009 by "MEN MAKE MUSIC" (self-released) on a digital EP called "Limited Edition Demo" that included four tracks: the main single, two more songs - Credit Card Babies and Simultaneously - that would also later appear on Talk About Body
Talk About Body
-Quotes:Album ReviewThe Guardian - "MEN's debut is one of the best of the year. Or, at least, the best of the niche area where gender politics and dance music intersect. "-Videos:Off Our Backs - November 4, 2010, director: Bryce Kass...
, and the Jeppe's Money is a Major Issue Remix.
The title of the song is a nod to the feminist magazine of the same name "off our backs
Off our backs
For the MEN song, go to Off Our Backs .off our backs is a radical feminist periodical published in Washington, D.C....
". The song's video features a tug-o-war between men and women with close-ups of sexually-implicit movements between members of the same sex.
Track listing
Quotations
"Off Our Backs is an addictive slice of electro brilliance, a sure-fire, 21st century pop anthem, with a soaraway chorus (“I’m/A tease/For nothing you can’t see”) and instantly memorable melody." - Hive MagazineVideos
In addition to the official video released by IAMSOUND RecordsIAMSOUND Records
IAMSOUND Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label. Started as a part of Worlds End Management , one of the largest producer management companies in America, it was created in 2006....
and directed by Bryce Kass to coincide with the release of the single in November 2010, there were also two popular fan videos, one by K8 Hardy uploaded to YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
April 14, 2009, and the other a live online recording from MEN's performance of the song from episode 4 of Dinner With the Band, uploaded to YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
December 16, 2009.
Remixes
Three remixes (Jeppe's Money is a Major Issue, Lemonade, and Steven Bloodbath) were released by IAMSOUND RecordsIAMSOUND Records
IAMSOUND Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label. Started as a part of Worlds End Management , one of the largest producer management companies in America, it was created in 2006....
on the 12" single for Off Our Backs. In addition there is an unofficial "Pegase Remix" (length=4:16).