Seen the Light
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"Seen the Light" is a song by Supergrass
. It was the third single from their fourth album Life on Other Planets
. It was the first Supergrass release on DVD
and reached #22 in the UK Singles Chart
when it was released in January 2003. The B-Side "The Loner" is a cover version of a Neil Young
song.
LTD. ED. Grey 7" R6592
DVD DVDR6592
and preacher
men. The video ends with a wild audience applauding 1950s teen idol Fabian Forte, and finally a preacher proclaiming; "When you get to heaven
, it'll all be out, and over."
"We're not actually in it," Goffey explains. "It's all really old footage of religious preachers mixed in with old footage of rock and roll
audiences, and what's interesting is they react in the same way. They both go into these convulsions and pull their hair out and stuff. It's quite mad."
Supergrass
Supergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....
. It was the third single from their fourth album Life on Other Planets
Life on Other Planets
Life On Other Planets, or L.O.O.P as it is often abbreviated to, is the fourth album from English rock band Supergrass. It is the first album that includes Rob Coombes as an official member of the band, and originally went under the working title of 'Get Lost'...
. It was the first Supergrass release on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and reached #22 in the 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 ...
when it was released in January 2003. The B-Side "The Loner" is a cover version of a Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
song.
Track listing
CD CDR6592- "Seen The Light" (2:27)
- "The Loner" (3:26)
- "I Told The Truth" (2:20)
LTD. ED. Grey 7" R6592
- "Seen The Light" (2:27)
- "The Loner" (3:26)
DVD DVDR6592
- "Seen The Light (video)" (2:45)
- "Brecon Beacons (live audio)"
- "Rush Hour SoulRush Hour Soul (song)"Rush Hour Soul" is a song by the Britpop band Supergrass. It was the fourth and final single from their fourth album Life On Other Planets. The single failed to chart in the US, and was outside the Top 75 in the UK upon its release in August 2003, but this was probably because it was released...
(live audio)" - "Never Done Nothing Like That BeforeNever Done Nothing Like That Before (song)"Never Done Nothing Like That Before" is a song by the Britpop band Supergrass. It was released as a single from their fourth album Life on Other Planets in July 2002. As it was a vinyl only release and only 2,500 copies were pressed, the single only reached #75 in the UK Singles Chart...
(live video)" - Picture Gallery
Music video
The video begins with the statement "All the world await this human drama, of man's faith in God", which then leads straight to the start of the song itself. It is mainly black and white footage (however, there is a brief period of colour film around the middle eight) of music concert goers, people experiencing religious revelationsRevelation
In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing, through active or passive communication with a supernatural or a divine entity...
and preacher
Preacher
Preacher is a term for someone who preaches sermons or gives homilies. A preacher is distinct from a theologian by focusing on the communication rather than the development of doctrine. Others see preaching and theology as being intertwined...
men. The video ends with a wild audience applauding 1950s teen idol Fabian Forte, and finally a preacher proclaiming; "When you get to heaven
Heaven
Heaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious cosmological or metaphysical term for the physical or transcendent place from which heavenly beings originate, are enthroned or inhabit...
, it'll all be out, and over."
"We're not actually in it," Goffey explains. "It's all really old footage of religious preachers mixed in with old footage of rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
audiences, and what's interesting is they react in the same way. They both go into these convulsions and pull their hair out and stuff. It's quite mad."