Tropicalia (song)
| "Tropicalia" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Halo of Gold" / "Black Balloon" |
"Tropicalia" is a song from Beck's 1998 album Mutations. It was released as a single in the UK in December 1998. The B-side "Halo of Gold" is a drastically reworked cover version of "Furry Heroine (Halo of Gold)" by Skip Spence.
Beck said that "Tropicalia"'s inspiration was "I've always loved a lot of different exotic music. I've been listening to Brazilian music since I was a kid, but I haven't really felt it was something that would come naturally until the last few years. I think for something like 'Tropicalia' I needed to go to places where that music existed in order to get to the point where I could do it myself. I wrote it in the back of the bus on tour, and then later I put lyrics to it. A lot of times I write the melody and the chords of the songs sometimes years before I ever get around it writing lyrics, so it just sits there incubating." [1]
Beck has not performed "Tropicalia" live since September 11, 2014.[2]
Beck does not play any instrument in the song.[1]
Track listings
7"
- "Tropicalia" – 3:23
- "Halo of Gold" – 4:29
CD
- "Tropicalia" – 3:23
- "Halo of Gold" – 4:29
- "Black Balloon" – 3:30
Personnel
- "Tropicalia" (Beck Hansen)
Produced by Nigel Godrich and Beck Hansen
Mixed by Nigel Godrich
Beck Hansen: vocals
Roger Joseph Manning Jr.: synthesizer, organ, percussion
Justin Meldal-Johnsen: acoustic bass, percussion
Joey Waronker: drums, percussion, synth drums
Smokey Hormel: percussion, cuíca, acoustic guitar
David Ralicke: flute, trombone - "Halo of Gold" (Alexander Lee Spence)
Produced by Beck Hansen
Engineered by Beck Hansen and Mickey Petralia
Programming by Beck Hansen and Mickey Petralia
Beck Hansen: vocals, keyboards and guitars
Justin Meldal-Johnsen: bass
Roger Joseph Manning Jr.: keyboards - "Black Balloon" (Beck Hansen)
Recorded by Beck Hansen
Programming, keyboards, bass by Beck Hansen