They (song)

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"They"
Single by Jem
from the album Finally Woken
Released	13 March 2005
Format	CD
Genre	Trip-Hop, Electronica
Label	ATO Records
Writer(s)	Jem
Producer(s)	Jem, Yoad Nevo, Ge-ology
Chart positions
#6 (U.K.) #38 (Australia)
Jem singles chronology
"24" (2003)	"They" (2005)	"Just a Ride" (2005)

"They" is the second single released by Jem from her debut album Finally Woken. It samples the prelude in F-Minor by J. S. Bach arranged by the Swingle Singers. It was used in an episode of Crossing Jordan.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 They Pt. 1 1.2 They Pt. 2 2 Meaning 3 Music videos 4 Chart Positions

[edit] Track listing

[edit] They Pt. 1

1. They
2. Maybe I'm Amazed

[edit] They Pt. 2

1. Original Version
2. Cut Chemist Remix
3. Mdk & Ayesha Mix (Eye in the Sky Mix)
4. Video

[edit] Meaning

"Who are they/Where are they/How can they possibly know all this? It is a song about the things that 'They' say, whoever 'They' are that we listen to and we act on without questioning. The example being, and what I wrote it about, was when I went to New York I had read in a New York guide, to not look people in the eye on the subway it kind of implied that I would get shot or something. When I got there I was really scared and literally would not look at anyone.
Years later I was on the subway everyday going to Brooklyn and I though; 'Oh my God, its fine!' I had completely believed this book. It made me think about all the things 'They' say." (Jem) [1]

[edit] Music videos

Jem released two music videos for They:

• U.S. version:
  • Released: June 2004;
  • Plot: Jem walking in a park;
  • Director: Honey.
• E.U. version:
  • Released: February 2005;
  • Plot: Jem stripping herself in a spaceship;
  • Director: Laurent Briet;
  • The EU version of They music video was nominated for Annual Music Videos Awards Show 2005 on category "Direction of a New Artist." [2]

[edit] Chart Positions

Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Singles	6
AUS Singles	38