Cannot Be Saved
| "Cannot Be Saved" | ||||
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| Single by The Automatic | ||||
| from the album Tear the Signs Down | ||||
| Released | 20 June 2010 | |||
| Recorded | Warwick Hall, Cardiff | |||
| Genre | Post-punk revival | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Armored Records, EMI[1] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Robin Hawkins, Paul Mullen, James Frost, Iwan Griffiths | |||
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"Cannot Be Saved" is the third single by Welsh rock band The Automatic, taken from their third album Tear the Signs Down. The single was released on 20 June 2010 as a digital download.[2]
Composition
[edit]"Cannot Be Saved" was penned by Rob Hawkins and is about paranoia, described by Rob as "You know, like in the summer when everyone seems to be on edge and it feels like it could just kick off for no reason".[3] The track predominantly features lead vocals from Robin Hawkins, with Paul Mullen and James Frost providing backing vocals.
Release
[edit]"Cannot Be Saved" was announced as the third single from Tear the Signs Down on 19 May 2010 via the band's Facebook page.[4] The artwork is inspired from the Tear the Signs Down art by Rich Samuels, and the design for the single was first used on T-shirts available on the album tour.[5]
Music video
[edit]The music video was shot across the January, February and March dates of the Tear the Signs Down album tour, directed by James Frost, with support band Straight Lines helping shoot it. The music video premiered on 2 June 2010 on Rock Sound.[6]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Automatic sign deal with EMI webwire.com, 11 November 2009
- ^ "Sunset Festival Saturday 29 May, New Single Cannot Be Saved Out 20 June". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ The Automatic Interview Archived 12 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine panicdots.com, 6 March 2010
- ^ Facebook, The Automatic, 19 May 2010
- ^ "Sunset Festival Saturday 29 May, New Single Cannot Be Saved Out 20 June". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ The Automatic – Cannot Be Saved Rock Sound, 2 June 2010