The Heinrich Maneuver
Encyclopedia
"The Heinrich Maneuver" is a song
on New York
-based post-punk revival
band Interpol
's third album
, Our Love to Admire
. It is the first single
from the album. The cover features a Serval
cat.
The song's title is a play on the Heimlich Maneuver and an allusion to the book White Noise
by Don DeLillo
.
has described the song as "a peppy kiss-off to an ex-love now residing on the opposite coast."
. The song was played by Steve Lamacq
of BBC Radio 1
for the first time on British radio on 7 May 2007.
"The Heinrich Maneuver" was also played regularly throughout the band's recent tour of Canada
, along with the new songs "Pioneer to the Falls" and "Mammoth". Bootleg recording
s from that tour have been widely circulated on music forums
and P2P
networks.
The full song is streaming on both the band's official site and MySpace and is also available for purchase at the iTunes Store
.
The single has been released on 2-Track CD Single and two separate 7" formats in the UK on July 2.
The song was used in an episode of MTV's The Hills.
chart, and #31 on the UK Singles Chart
.
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
on New York
New York City
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-based post-punk revival
Post-punk revival
The post-punk revival was a development in alternative rock of the late 20th and early 21st centuries in which bands took inspiration from the original sounds and aesthetics of garage rock of the 1960s and post-punk and New Wave of the late 1970s...
band Interpol
Interpol (band)
Interpol is an American indie rock and post-punk revival band from New York City. Formed in 1997, the band's original line-up consisted of Paul Banks , Daniel Kessler , Carlos Dengler and Greg Drudy . Drudy left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Sam Fogarino...
's third album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Our Love to Admire
Our Love to Admire
Our Love to Admire is the third studio album by the American post-punk revival band Interpol, released July 10, 2007 on Capitol Records. Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village and The Magic Shop Studios in New York City, the album is the group's first to be released on a major label...
. It is the first 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...
from the album. The cover features a Serval
Serval
The serval , Leptailurus serval or Caracal serval, known in Afrikaans as Tierboskat, "tiger-forest-cat", is a medium-sized African wild cat. DNA studies have shown that the serval is closely related to the African golden cat and the caracal...
cat.
The song's title is a play on the Heimlich Maneuver and an allusion to the book White Noise
White Noise (novel)
White Noise, the eighth novel by Don DeLillo, is an example of postmodern literature. Widely considered his "breakout" work, the book won the National Book Award in 1985 and brought him to the attention of a much larger audience. Time included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels...
by Don DeLillo
Don DeLillo
Don DeLillo is an American author, playwright, and occasional essayist whose work paints a detailed portrait of American life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries...
.
Sound
Popular music magazine BillboardBillboard (magazine)
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has described the song as "a peppy kiss-off to an ex-love now residing on the opposite coast."
Promotion
The single was released to radio on May 7, 2007. Q101/WKQX Chicago was the first radio station to play "The Heinrich Maneuver", doing so on 27 April 2007 at 6:12pm CDTCentral Time zone
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. The song was played by Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq , sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo or "The Cat" is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio stations BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2.-Early career:He was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire...
of BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
for the first time on British radio on 7 May 2007.
"The Heinrich Maneuver" was also played regularly throughout the band's recent tour of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, along with the new songs "Pioneer to the Falls" and "Mammoth". Bootleg recording
Bootleg recording
A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging...
s from that tour have been widely circulated on music forums
Internet forum
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and P2P
Peer-to-peer file sharing
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networks.
The full song is streaming on both the band's official site and MySpace and is also available for purchase at the iTunes Store
ITunes Store
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.
The single has been released on 2-Track CD Single and two separate 7" formats in the UK on July 2.
The song was used in an episode of MTV's The Hills.
CD: Parlophone / CLCD894 (UK)
- "The Heinrich Maneuver" (Radio Edit) – 3:28
- "Mammoth" (Instrumental) – 4:16
7": Parlophone / CL894 (UK)
- "The Heinrich Maneuver" (Radio Edit) – 3:28
- "Concert Introduction" – 2:22
7": Parlophone / CLS894 (UK)
- "The Heinrich Maneuver" (Radio Edit) – 3:28
- "Wrecking Ball" – 4:30
Charting
The song peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, #18 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 SinglesBubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...
chart, and #31 on 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 ...
.