Take One Last Breath
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"Take One Last Breath" is a song by Canadian post-hardcore
band, Abandon All Ships
. It was released as the first single from their debut album, Geeving
. The single was released on iTunes
on June 29, 2010, followed by the music video being released on June 30, 2010, where it premiered on VH1
.
. At that time, "Take One Last Breath" was titled "Pedestrians Is Another Word for Speedbumps". Angelo Aita explained that the song name was changed because the band "changed the song completely...so it's like a new name for a new song" and that Universal Music Canada
"wanted [Abandon All Ships] to shorten [the song title] because it was really long."
on August 27, 2010 and on MTV
's Headbangers Ball
on August 24, 2010.
The music video for the song was directed by Davin Black of 235films, and is a performance-only style music video. It primarily features the band performing either on the ground, or on higher platforms with their instruments. A behind-the-scenes
video was posted to Abandon All Ships' YouTube
page on July 5, 2010, showing a dispute about lasers that were apparently supposed to be in the video.
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band, Abandon All Ships
Abandon All Ships
Abandon All Ships is a Canadian rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Formed in 2006, the group is currently signed to Universal Music Group, Underground Operations along with Rise Records and its subsidiary, Velocity...
. It was released as the first single from their debut album, Geeving
Geeving
-Release history:- Musicians :Abandon All Ships* Angelo Aita – unclean vocals, composer* Martin Broda – clean vocals, bass guitar, composer* Kyler Stephen Browne – lead guitars* Andrew Paiano – guitars, bass guitar, drums, composer...
. The single was released on iTunes
ITunes
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on June 29, 2010, followed by the music video being released on June 30, 2010, where it premiered on VH1
VH1
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.
Background
The song was written by the group prior to the release of their self-titled EPAbandon All Ships (EP)
Abandon All Ships is first release by post-hardcore band Abandon All Ships. Recorded and produced in Toronto, Canada, that release on July 15, 2009, officially in Canada, on July 20 in US.-Release and promotion:...
. At that time, "Take One Last Breath" was titled "Pedestrians Is Another Word for Speedbumps". Angelo Aita explained that the song name was changed because the band "changed the song completely...so it's like a new name for a new song" and that Universal Music Canada
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
"wanted [Abandon All Ships] to shorten [the song title] because it was really long."
Music video
The music video premiered on VH1VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
on August 27, 2010 and on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball is a music television program consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Two , MTV Adria , MTV Brand New, MTV Portugal, MTV Finland, MTV Arabia, MTV Norway, MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Greece, MTV Türkiye, MTV...
on August 24, 2010.
The music video for the song was directed by Davin Black of 235films, and is a performance-only style music video. It primarily features the band performing either on the ground, or on higher platforms with their instruments. A behind-the-scenes
Making-of
In cinema, a making-of, also known as behind-the-scenes, is a documentary film that features the production of a film or television program...
video was posted to Abandon All Ships' YouTube
YouTube
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page on July 5, 2010, showing a dispute about lasers that were apparently supposed to be in the video.
Re-recorded differences
The differences between "Take One Last Breath" and "Pedestrians Is Another Word for Speedbump" are minor. A main difference is that "Take One Last Breath" is longer by 21 seconds, and does not include the synth patches from "Pedestrians" during the breakdown. The middle part of the song where is says "captain captain, before the sail rips" repeats three times in "Pedestrians", yet is said only twice in "Take One Last Breath", first "captain captain, before the sail rips", then "captain captain, I can see enemy ships" before repeating the first term. Lastly, "Pedestrians" does not repeat the chorus at the end, but simply ends with the breakdown.Track listing
- "Take One Last Breath" (video version) — 3:39
- "Take One Last Breath" (album version) — 3:45
Charting
Charts (2010) | Peak position |
---|---|
Canadian Rock Charts | 5 |
Canadian Pop Charts | 65 |