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I Kill Giants (song)

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"I Kill Giants"
Promotional single by The Naked and Famous
from the album In Rolling Waves
Released13 September 2013 (2013-09-13)
GenreIndie rock, synthpop
Length4:12
LabelFiction
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"I Kill Giants" is a promotional single from In Rolling Waves, the second studio album from The Naked and Famous.

Premise

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According to vocalist Alisa Xayalith, the song is about her losing her mother to breast cancer at a very young age, admitting that "[She] felt insecure singing about something so infinitely painful and blatantly autobiographical."[1] The title comes from a comic book of the same name by Joe Kelly.[2]

Though intended for inclusion on debut album Passive Me, Aggressive You, the tune was not finished in time for that album.[3][4]

Video

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The music video, which debuted on the same day, features two women performing theatrical dance in front of a church congregation, and was directed by Joel Kefali.[1]

Critical reception

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The song is described by Kyle Ryan of The A.V. Club as being the song that has a large 3 note chorus with staccato synthesizer that lifts the tempo of the album following the tranquil song "Golden Girl".[5] Matt Collar of AllMusic describes the composition as "particularly epic in proportion and cinematic in its emotional momentum".[6]

Track listing

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UK promo single[7]
  1. "I Kill Giants" (Radio Edit) – 3:39
  2. "I Kill Giants" (Instrumental) – 4:12

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of In Rolling Waves.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Naked and Famous Debut New Video | Fender News & Tech Talk | Fender Guitar". Fender.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  2. ^ Republic Records. "Republic Records". Republic Records. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  3. ^ "The Naked And Famous – In Rolling Waves | Album Reviews". musicOMH. 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  4. ^ "The Naked and Famous | Yen". Yenmag.net. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-11-01.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Ryan, Kyle (2013-09-17). "The Naked And Famous: In Rolling Waves | Music | MusicalWork Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  6. ^ "In Rolling Waves - The Naked and Famous | Release Information, Reviews and Credits". AllMusic. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  7. ^ "I Kill Giants" (UK promotional CD single). The Naked and Famous. Fiction Records. 2013. NAKED5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ In Rolling Waves (CD liner notes). The Naked and Famous. Fiction Records. 2013. 3750757.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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