Shadowfeet
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"Shadowfeet" is a song by pop
singer–songwriter Brooke Fraser
from her second studio album, Albertine
. It was released as the album's second single
in early 2007.
The song was announced as Fraser's second single to be released in Australia in August to coincide with her Australian tour. The song was the first single that she release in the United States. The song was peaked as the 9th most played Christian Hit Radio song in the United States on R&R magazine's
6 September 2008 chart. The song was used in promotional commercials for the Nine Network's series Sea Patrol
.
in mid-December 2006. It begins with Fraser standing on a street holding a camera. As she sings her way through the first verse, another person replaces Fraser in the shot as the chorus is reached. This replacement repeats many times throughout the video, with many people of various cultures singing the song. Initially, the camera mainly concentrates on the individual's face, but during the second verse it drifts slowly down Fraser's body and then gives a side-view angle and stays that way until the bridge. The video ends with Fraser taking a portrait photograph looking in towards the camera and then turning away. The entire video was shot using a single T1 50mm lens, the same lens around Fraser's neck.
The song is shortened for the video version, only including the second chorus at the end of the song rather than the first and second, as in the album version.
In the United States, "Shadowfeet" debuted on the U.S Hot Christian Songs Chart at number twenty-nine on the chart week of 9 August 2008. It peaked at number thirteen and spent twenty one weeks on the chart. The same week it also debuted on the Hot Christian Adult Contemporary Chart at number twenty eight. It peaked at number seventeen and spent twenty weeks on the chart.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer–songwriter Brooke Fraser
Brooke Fraser
Brooke Gabrielle Fraser Ligertwood, better known as Brooke Fraser is a New Zealand award-winning folk-pop and Christian music artist...
from her second studio album, Albertine
Albertine (album)
Albertine is the second album by New Zealand singer-songwriter, Brooke Fraser. It was released in New Zealand and in the Oceanic region's iTunes store on 4 December 2006. The album was released in Australia on 31 March 2007, where it peaked at #29. The album's lead single is "Deciphering Me". The...
. It was released as the album's second single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in early 2007.
The song was announced as Fraser's second single to be released in Australia in August to coincide with her Australian tour. The song was the first single that she release in the United States. The song was peaked as the 9th most played Christian Hit Radio song in the United States on R&R magazine's
R&R (magazine)
R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
6 September 2008 chart. The song was used in promotional commercials for the Nine Network's series Sea Patrol
Sea Patrol (TV series)
Sea Patrol is an Australian television drama, set on board HMAS Hammersley, a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy . The series focuses on the ship and the lives of its crew members....
.
Music video
The video for "Shadowfeet" was directed by TWiN and shot in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
in mid-December 2006. It begins with Fraser standing on a street holding a camera. As she sings her way through the first verse, another person replaces Fraser in the shot as the chorus is reached. This replacement repeats many times throughout the video, with many people of various cultures singing the song. Initially, the camera mainly concentrates on the individual's face, but during the second verse it drifts slowly down Fraser's body and then gives a side-view angle and stays that way until the bridge. The video ends with Fraser taking a portrait photograph looking in towards the camera and then turning away. The entire video was shot using a single T1 50mm lens, the same lens around Fraser's neck.
The song is shortened for the video version, only including the second chorus at the end of the song rather than the first and second, as in the album version.
Track listing
| # | |Title | Writer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shadowfeet" | Fraser, Brooke | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Shadowfeet (Video)" | Fraser, Brooke | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Deciphering Me Deciphering Me "Deciphering Me" is artist/songwriter Brooke Fraser's sixth single, and her first single from her second studio album Albertine. The song debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number forty on 23 October 2006 and on 4 December 2006, peaked at number four. It remained on the chart for a total... (Video)" |
Fraser, Brooke | 4:27 |
Charts
The song debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number thirty nine on 12 March 2007, jumping to number 22 the following week. It peaked at number thirteen and spent seventeen weeks on the chartIn the United States, "Shadowfeet" debuted on the U.S Hot Christian Songs Chart at number twenty-nine on the chart week of 9 August 2008. It peaked at number thirteen and spent twenty one weeks on the chart. The same week it also debuted on the Hot Christian Adult Contemporary Chart at number twenty eight. It peaked at number seventeen and spent twenty weeks on the chart.
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
13 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
| U.S Hot Christian Songs | 13 |
| U.S Hot Christian Adult Contemporary Chart | 17 |
New Zealand chart run
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
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