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About This Track
Possession is the first single from Sarah McLachlan’s album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. It was released in Canada 10 September 1993 by Nettwerk Records.
The song is written from the point of view of an obsessed fan. Following the album’s release, a fan named Uwe Vandrei sued McLachlan for songwriting credit, claiming that his letters were used as the basis of the song. The case never made it to trial as Vandrei was found dead of apparent suicide in November 1994.
The lawsuit was also challenging for the Canadian legal system; the suit was essentially a frivolous complaint by Vandrei, a self-admitted stalker, in an attempt to get close to McLachlan, and the trial was delayed significantly by discussions of how to ensure McLachlan’s physical safety during the proceedings.
In an interview in Rolling Stone three years later, McLachlan added, “And this one person wasn’t the only guy … there were a lot of letters from other people saying the same kind of thing … Writing the song ‘Possession’ was very therapeutic.”
The song appears twice on the album as the first track and as a hidden track: a solo piano version following the last track “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy”.
The song is written from the point of view of an obsessed fan. Following the album’s release, a fan named Uwe Vandrei sued McLachlan for songwriting credit, claiming that his letters were used as the basis of the song. The case never made it to trial as Vandrei was found dead of apparent suicide in November 1994.
The lawsuit was also challenging for the Canadian legal system; the suit was essentially a frivolous complaint by Vandrei, a self-admitted stalker, in an attempt to get close to McLachlan, and the trial was delayed significantly by discussions of how to ensure McLachlan’s physical safety during the proceedings.
In an interview in Rolling Stone three years later, McLachlan added, “And this one person wasn’t the only guy … there were a lot of letters from other people saying the same kind of thing … Writing the song ‘Possession’ was very therapeutic.”
The song appears twice on the album as the first track and as a hidden track: a solo piano version following the last track “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy”.
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Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
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Shouts
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-deucalion- wrote:
The Afterglow Live DVD version by far is the most excellent version she ever did... ♥
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JerryZola25 wrote:
glorious
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brudberg wrote:
The Fumbling towards Ecstacy record and particular Posession is extraordinary. I think all other records are slightly boring.
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maryfox30 wrote:
Gostos parecidos.
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intheluminol wrote:
too good
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jillian8 wrote:
Goddess!
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kelspooky wrote:
A M A Z I N G ( specially the piano version that we hear after fumbling towards ecstasy)!
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CaliHoosier wrote:
Such a beautiful song, why did they have to screw it up by trying to make it a dance track?
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MJPutney wrote:
I wanna kiss you so hard.............
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oldskis wrote:
i concur @dragonswings
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dragonswings wrote:
Techno/ dance remix? I'd prefer the original, please.
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oyveychris wrote:
So soulful.
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mp3rocket wrote:
do you come with me to andromeda ?
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mpe wrote:
Hmm.. remix. Not too shabby but I'd expect the original :/
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penumbralheart wrote:
this is one of the few songs i truly melt into finding myself at peace
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veiledsongbird wrote:
I never get tired of listening to this song...
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DeeViant1 wrote:
there are so many memories trapped in time surrounding this song. the tears can't be far behind while listening to this song again.....the piano version is so heart felt to me. Through this world I've stumbled so many times betrayed...My body aches to breathe your breath. Your words keep me alive.......
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Miraclemunkee wrote:
This song holds me in rapture every time I hear it--from the first time it touched my ears in '98--to the time I spent listening to it just moments ago.
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Ruskichick wrote:
haunting
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intheluminol wrote:
this song haunted me until I finally bought the cd back in 1993... and ultimately changed the whole way I experience music.
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