"Palace & Main" is a song by Swedish

Sweden

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 rock band Kent

Kent (band)

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, written by Joakim Berg

Joakim Berg

Herbert Joakim "Jocke" Berg is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer of Swedish alternative rock band Kent, which was founded in 1990.-Biography:...

 and Martin Sköld

Martin Sköld

Martin Sköld is a Swedish musician who plays bass and keyboards in the Swedish alternative rock band Kent. Alongside lead singer Joakim Berg he is responsible for writing the band's music.- References :...

. It was released on May 4, 2005, as the second single from their album Du & Jag Döden

Du & jag döden

Du & jag döden is the 2005 album by the Swedish band Kent. As the title implies, death is a major theme of the album which, before its release, was described by the band as dark and depressing; in keeping with this, the plastic album cover and the playable side of the CD are both black.The album...

, immediately reaching the top of the Swedish chart. The song title refers to an intersection in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

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. The single contains two B-sides: "Nihilisten" and "Alla mot alla". The playable side of the CD is black.

Video

The music video is a documentary filmed on a simple DV-camera

DV

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 by the director Adam Berg

Adam Berg (director)

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 (brother of lead singer Joakim Berg). It features guitarist Harri Mänty

Harri Mänty

Harri Mänty is a Swedish musician, brought up in Finland, who was a member of the Swedish pop-rock band Kent between 1996 and 2006. He joined the band after Martin Roos left. In the band, he played guitar and percussion. Harri Mänty is a music graduate.Before he joined Kent, he was the vocalist...

 as he travels to Las Vegas

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 to gamble the entire video budget of 300,000 kronor

Swedish krona

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 (roughly 40,000 USD) on the roulette

Roulette

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. He puts the money on black, and wins. In the end of the video he rides away in a limousine, cheering and sipping champagne. Afterwards, the profits were donated to Barncancerfonden, a fund for children with cancer.

Lyrics

• Swedish lyrics and english translation

CD Single, CDM, BMG cat. no. 82876693112

1. Palace & Main (4:05)
2. Nihilisten (4:11) (The Nihilist)
3. Alla Mot Alla (5:06) (Everyone Against Everyone)