Teardrop (song)
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| Single by Massive Attack | |||||
| from the album Mezzanine | |||||
| Released | 27 April 1998 | ||||
| Format | CD, 12", cassette | ||||
| Recorded | 1997 | ||||
| Genre | Trip hop | ||||
| Length | 5:31 | ||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||
| Writer(s) | Robert Del Naja, Grantley Marshall, Andrew Vowles, Elizabeth Fraser | ||||
| Producer | Massive Attack & Neil Davidge | ||||
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"Teardrop" is a song by Massive Attack which was first released on their 1998 album Mezzanine. It was released as a single on 27 April 1998. The song became another UK hit for the group, peaking at number 10 on the UK singles chart. The song contains a sample of Les McCann's song 'Sometimes I Cry', and the original version features vocals by Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins.
The song's music video featured a plastic foetus in the womb, lip-synching the song. It was directed by Walter Stern.[1] The single peaked at #16 in Australia[2]
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[edit] Track listing
- "Teardrop (album version)" – 5:31
- "Euro Zero Zero" – 5:24
- "Teardrop (Scream Team remix)" – 6:45
- "Teardrop (Mad Professor Mazaruni instrumental mix)" – 6:24
The 12" release contains the same songs but in a different order. The cassette release contains an edited version of the original song, as well as the Scream Team remix and the B-side "Euro Zero Zero", but is missing the remix by Mad Professor.
[edit] Media usage
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- A combination of non-vocal portions of "Teardrop" serve as the theme song for the American broadcasts of House, a medical television series. The song opens with a bass drum beat that is reminiscent of a heartbeat, lending itself easily to the show's medical theme. In addition, during the finale of season 4, "Wilson's Heart", a cover by José González was used as background music during a short montage.
- It has been used in the background of the 4th series of the X Factor (UK).
- It is frequently used as background music on the Graham Torrington radio show Late Night Love, on Capital FM, and GWR FM, as well as other local radio stations in the UK.
- NPR has been using instrumental sections of the song to introduce various radio segments.
- The song was used in a television commercial for the video game Assassin's Creed.
- The song is also featured on the first episode of Damaged when introducing the character Michael played by Isaak Wells/
- The song was also used in episode 16 of the TV series Charmed.
- This song was used in an American Forces Network TV commercial promoting blood donations.
- The song was also used in the penultimate episode of Prison Break (Season One).
- The Ottawa Senators of the NHL used the song in their opening theme video for the 2006-07 season.
- It was also featured in a flashback intro to Cold Case, in an episode where Det. Scotty Valens reminisces about a murder victim from his past.
- The instrumental beginning and end of the song were used in the CSI Miami/CSI NY crossover episode that launched the CSI NY series.
- The song was used in Rodney Mullen's part of the skateboarding film Almost: Round Three.
- It was also used in the David Blaine Drowned Alive special's promo.
- The song was featured in the popular 1999 IMAX film, Extreme.
- A cover by José González appeared in the season five episode of Numb3rs titled "The Fifth Man" on 24 April 2009
- "Teardrop" featured as the intro to the first episode of British 2009 miniseries Occupation.
- Served as background music in a famous promo made for the Benjamin Lamont vs. Ozz Sayer vs. Ken Norton Triple Threat match.
[edit] Covers
The Getaway Plan released a cover of the song on their farewell album 2004-2009
Jamie Cullum performs a cover of this song at his concerts.
Mika did a live cover of the song for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on the 12th of December 2007.
Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble, a group featuring noteworthy members Chris Funk and Jenny Conlee of The Decemberists, recorded a cover of the song for their 2007 release "Plastic Bag in the Tree."
Incubus performs a cover of this song at their concerts.
Canadian rockers Our Lady Peace covered the song in live performances.
The British band Elbow did a live cover of the song for the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, and a recorded version is also featured as a track on their CD single for "Not A Job" (released 23 February 2004).
HK singer Anthony Wong covers this song in his album 《King of the Road》in 2008.
The Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Newton Faulkner covered the song on his album Hand Built By Robots. Faulkner's version charted at #60 on downloads in August 2007. It was released as an official single on 10 December 2007. The version of the album available from the Australian iTunes Music Store also incorporates an acoustic version.[3]
This song was sampled for the track "Kneight Riduz Wuz Here" on Krayzie Bone's solo album Thug On Da Line, which was released 28 August 2001.
[edit] José González version
| "Teardrop" | |||||
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| Single by José González | |||||
| from the album In Our Nature | |||||
| Released | 12 November 2007 (UK) 14 November 2007 (Sweden) |
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| Format | CD, 7" vinyl, digital download | ||||
| Genre | Folk | ||||
| Length | 3:22 | ||||
| Label | Peacefrog Records (UK) Imperial Recordings (Sweden) |
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| Writer(s) | Robert "3D" Del Naja, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall, Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles, Elizabeth Fraser | ||||
| Producer | José González | ||||
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Teardrop is a single from José González's second album In Our Nature. The single was released across Europe on 12 November 2007. The single features the non-album instrumental B-side "Four Forks Ache."
- The track was used in the season finale of House titled "Wilson's Heart" on 19 May 2008.
- The track was featured in a DR1 commercial for the opening of the new concert venue Koncerthuset.[4]
- The track was used in a season five episode of Numb3rs titled "The Fifth Man" on 24 April 2009.
[edit] Track listing
- "Teardrop" - 3:22
- "Four Forks Ache" - 5:25
[edit] References
- ^ Piers Ford, Prince of Darkness, 1 May 2004
- ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081020-0000/issue966.pdf
- ^ Newton Faulkner - Teardrop (Acoustic Version), Australian iTunes Music Store.
- ^ DR1 link: http://dr.dk/forms/published/playlistgen.aspx?qid=761565&postingGuid={A81DFA4D-2016-4E57-B535-E664AEE07451}&location=Lyngby&uri=http%3a%2f%2fdr.dk%2fforms%2fpublished%2fplaylistgen.aspx
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