Jackie Down the Line
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| "Jackie Down the Line" | ||||
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| Single by Fontaines D.C. | ||||
| from the album Skinty Fia | ||||
| Released | 12 January 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:01 | |||
| Label | Partisan | |||
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| Producer | Dan Carey | |||
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| "Jackie Down the Line" on YouTube | ||||
"Jackie Down the Line" is a song by Irish band, Fontaines D.C. The song is the lead single off of their third studio album, Skinty Fia and was released on 12 January 2022.
"Jackie Down the Line" is the band's first song to chart in the United States, reaching number 40 in the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay.
The song is performed in a E minor key and has a tempo of 135 beats per minute.[1] It has a standard tuning.[2]
Background and release
The song was released on 12 January 2022 in both physical, digital, and streaming content[3] as the lead single off of Skinty Fia, the third album by the band.
Critical reception
In an interview with Pitchfork, the song was described as "remorseless misanthrope at the center of mesmeric" single.[4]
Music video
The music video for "Jackie Down the Line" premiered on the band's YouTube channel on 11 January 2022. The music video was directed by Hugh Mulhern and produced by Alexander Handschuh, Kate Brady, and Laura Clayton. The music video features choreography from Blackhaine.
Live performance
Fontaines D.C. first performed the song live on 14 January 2022 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[5] Sam Moore with the New Musical Express described the performance as "surreal". Moore described the video and the performance as a "seemingly one-take video performing the track on stage, a strange set of events takes place around them which involves people dressed in pointed red hats, a bride and a crucifixion."[5]
Credits and personnel
Song
Fontaines D.C.
- Grian Chatten – vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, tambourine
- Carlos O'Connell – guitar, art direction
- Conor Curley – guitar
- Tom Coll – drums, percussion
- Conor Deegan III – bass vi
Additional personnel
- Dan Carey – production, mixing, sonic manipulation, synthesizer
- Christian Wright – mastering
- Alexis Smith – engineering
- Aidan Cochrane – art direction, design
- Rory Dewar – design
- Ashley Willerton – lettering
Music video
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