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About This Track
According to the Chemtrails Songfacts , the original inspiration for this song came from the idea of somebody watching the sun set, and looking at the beautiful colors that are coming from the trails of jets - the idea that something so beautiful could come from something that’s a by-product of something so industrial.
Chemtrails is a 2008 single by American musician Beck. The song, taken from his eighth studio album Modern Guilt, was released digitally on June 22, 2008. The artwork for the single uses a design based on Houndstooth patterning.
“Chemtrails” was premiered by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 on May 19, 2008. The song was made available to stream from Beck’s official website and his MySpace. The song was available to download on June 22, 2008, or a day later in the United States, as well as a pre-order of Modern Guilt. The song’s title refers to the chemtrail conspiracy theory, as do the lyrics: “I can’t believe/What we’ve seen outside/You and me/Watching the jets go by”.
The critical reception for “Chemtrails” was generally positive. The Observer compared the “beautiful” song to a clash between The Beatles and My Bloody Valentine. USA Today featured the song on its weekly playlist, complimenting Beck’s “eerie falsetto over slow-building industrialized Radiohead-like ambience.” Billboard said that “Beck’s falsetto singing rides along a bouncing bassline and crashing drums, with Danger Mouse’s trademark production touches filing the crannies.” The song was described as “trippy” by MTV News. “Chemtrails” received high praise for “its woozy textures .
Chemtrails is a 2008 single by American musician Beck. The song, taken from his eighth studio album Modern Guilt, was released digitally on June 22, 2008. The artwork for the single uses a design based on Houndstooth patterning.
“Chemtrails” was premiered by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 on May 19, 2008. The song was made available to stream from Beck’s official website and his MySpace. The song was available to download on June 22, 2008, or a day later in the United States, as well as a pre-order of Modern Guilt. The song’s title refers to the chemtrail conspiracy theory, as do the lyrics: “I can’t believe/What we’ve seen outside/You and me/Watching the jets go by”.
The critical reception for “Chemtrails” was generally positive. The Observer compared the “beautiful” song to a clash between The Beatles and My Bloody Valentine. USA Today featured the song on its weekly playlist, complimenting Beck’s “eerie falsetto over slow-building industrialized Radiohead-like ambience.” Billboard said that “Beck’s falsetto singing rides along a bouncing bassline and crashing drums, with Danger Mouse’s trademark production touches filing the crannies.” The song was described as “trippy” by MTV News. “Chemtrails” received high praise for “its woozy textures .
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Shouts
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simon2007 wrote:
THE DRUMS!!
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Tinybirds- wrote:
Scaring song, but awesome.
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mellow_becktabs wrote:
So many people
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YeOldeBassClef wrote:
SO MANY PEOPLE
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TasteInPlacebo wrote:
So good.
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MarjoryLew wrote:
nice tune but the lyrics are sad. empty
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SheenaNutter wrote:
love this track, but the album is a little lukewarm to me.
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binkeinpapagei wrote:
omg that bass...
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diitsei wrote:
!!
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mariobezanilla wrote:
Great bass and drums. I like this song.
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placebo_molko wrote:
pretty cool. The ending has some built to spill feel IMO.
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blankshores wrote:
love the bass
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casadivetro wrote:
<3
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mjayfurman wrote:
Anyone listening to what he's saying? WATCH YOUR SKIES. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf0khstYDLA
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JorgeMag wrote:
DRUMS AS FUCK [4]
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yan_g wrote:
The ending is sick
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Sketch52 wrote:
The first time I listened to Modern Guilt, I thought it was okay overall, but this song made me reevaluate the whole album. Anyhow, beautiful song.
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keiaspissed wrote:
Sick! This will be my new favorite song, methinks.
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TASpark658 wrote:
The guest bassist!!
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atomas730 wrote:
Gnarley.
Track Stats
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