Self Control (Dukes song)
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"Self Control" is a pop/rock track by New Zealand
rock band the Dukes. It is the second single to be taken from the Dukes sophomore LP "Still Life
". It will be the follow-up single to their New Zealand Top 10 single "Vampires
".
The single was less commercially successful than their previous Top 10 hit. It did prove to have more success though on radio and in video format.
The song featured on the 2009 final episode of New Zealand soap Shortland Street
. An acoustic version of "Self Control" was included on their first acoustic EP, "Settle Down - Acoustic EP".
, New Zealand
in February 2010. Locations include local beach Taylor's Mistake, Lyttleton Harbour and Cathedral Square. The band along with extras are depicted as "toys" with the video seemingly being filmed "tilt shift miniature effect photography".
After being released online and on television, the video proved to be popular on new New Zealand Music video channel C42 TV, peaking at #13 on the May 9, 2010.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rock band the Dukes. It is the second single to be taken from the Dukes sophomore LP "Still Life
Still Life (Dukes album)
Still Life is the second album of rock band Dukes, and was released on November 8, 2010 through Play Nicely. The album features three singles, the gold NZ Top 10 hit "Vampires", "Self Control" and "Time is a Train".-Background:...
". It will be the follow-up single to their New Zealand Top 10 single "Vampires
Vampires (song)
"Vampires" is a song by American heavy metal band Godsmack. It appeared as the ninth track on the band's second studio album, Awake, in 2000. "Vampires" is an instrumental with some dialogue from a television show named Mysterious Forces Beyond...
".
Song information
"Self Control" was released digitally on February 14, 2010 and sent to radio late April 2010 for a wide release in May.The single was less commercially successful than their previous Top 10 hit. It did prove to have more success though on radio and in video format.
The song featured on the 2009 final episode of New Zealand soap Shortland Street
Shortland Street
Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...
. An acoustic version of "Self Control" was included on their first acoustic EP, "Settle Down - Acoustic EP".
Music video
The video for "Self Control" was shot on locations throughout their local hometown of ChristchurchChristchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in February 2010. Locations include local beach Taylor's Mistake, Lyttleton Harbour and Cathedral Square. The band along with extras are depicted as "toys" with the video seemingly being filmed "tilt shift miniature effect photography".
After being released online and on television, the video proved to be popular on new New Zealand Music video channel C42 TV, peaking at #13 on the May 9, 2010.
Chart performance
| Chart (NZ) (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| RadioScope NZ40 Airplay Chart | 10 |
| RadioScope100 | 39 |