I Kill Giants (song)
2013 promotional single by the Naked and Famous
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"I Kill Giants" is a song by New Zealand band the Naked and Famous, released as a promotional single from their second studio album, In Rolling Waves (2013).
| "I Kill Giants" | |
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| Promotional single by the Naked and Famous | |
| from the album In Rolling Waves | |
| Released | 13 September 2013 |
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| Length | 4:12 |
| Label | Fiction |
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Premise
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
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
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
- UK promo single[7]
- "I Kill Giants" (Radio Edit) – 3:39
- "I Kill Giants" (Instrumental) – 4:12
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of In Rolling Waves.[8]
- Billy Bush – engineer
- John Catlin – engineer (mix)
- Joe LaPorta – mastered
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen – producer
- Alan Moulder – mixing
- Thom Powers – producer
- David Schwerkolt – engineer (assistant)