Be My Escape
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| "Be My Escape" | ||
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| Single by Relient K | ||
| from the album Mmhmm | ||
| Released | 2005 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Genre | Christian rock Christian pop Pop punk |
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| Length | 4:00 | |
| Label | Gotee Capitol |
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| Writer(s) | Matthew Thiessen | |
| Producer(s) | Mark Lee Townsend | |
| Certification | Platinum | |
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| Relient K singles chronology | ||
| "Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry" | "Be My Escape" | "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" |
"Be My Escape" is the first single from Christian rock band Relient K's fourth full-length album, Mmhmm. It was certified a platinum single in November of 2005 and is usually referred to as Relient K's most popular mainstream song.
"Be My Escape" was featured in the 2006 Men's U.S. Open Tennis Championship, with the song's opening guitar solo playing as the event headed into a commercial.
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[edit] Song
The song is the singer's plea for "escape" from his past mistakes. Although the lyrics avoid directly mentioning God, given the band's Christian background, the song is usually taken to refer to Him. "Be My Escape" uses guitars, drums, and keyboards, and the pace is varied effectively to give a sense of longing and desperation. The last forty seconds or so are a slow epilogue, with no instruments other than the drums, vibraphone and piano.
An acoustic version of the song was released in November 2005 on the Apathetic EP. It included the addition of a mandolin.
[edit] Music video
The music video shows the band playing in a room where the walls are slowly closing in on them. At the end, a burst of light appears and the walls of the room fall down, but away from the band. The band then plays in an open field with the album cover's sunflowers in it, with the background shot on a blue screen. Lead singer Matt Thiessen has been quoted as not being happy with it, and claimed that the band wanted more animation other than clouds. The moving walls were simply stagehands pushing them inwards. This video was the first Relient K music video to feature bassist John Warne and guitarist Jon Schneck.
In addition, the piano solo at the end of the song was removed in the video, and an extra vocal line was added during the second and third refrains to add to the harmony. The opening guitar solo was also shorter. Exclusions visually include Dave Douglas singing background vocals, and Matt Thiessen playing the piano. The video debuted at # 67 on iTunes top 100 music videos and soon progressed to #27. It stayed on the list for 12 weeks. The music video entered TRL's Top 10 in 2005, reaching as high as #9 on the countdown.
It is believed that a picture of C.C. Sheffield (The girl in the "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" video) is in the house. As the house caves in, the pictures fall and break. The girl is not confirmed to be her, however.
[edit] Video credits
- Matt Thiessen - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano
- Matt Hoopes - Guitar
- Dave Douglas - Drums, Backing Vocals
- John Warne - Bass
- Jon Schneck - Guitar
[edit] External links
| Relient K |
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| Matt Thiessen – Matt Hoopes – Dave Douglas – John Warne – Jon Schneck |
| Former: Todd Frescone - Stephen Cushman - Jared Byers - Brian Pittman |
| Discography |
| Albums: Relient K – The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek – Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do – Mmhmm – Five Score and Seven Years Ago |
| EPs: 2000 A.D.D. – The Creepy EP – Employee of the Month EP – The Vinyl Countdown – Apathetic EP |
| Other: All Work and No Play (Demo) – Open Mic Karaoke: Relient K, Vol. 1 (Karaoke CD) – Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand (Christmas CD) |
| Selected singles: "My Girlfriend" – "Pressing On" – "Sadie Hawkins Dance" – "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" – "Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry" – "Be My Escape" – "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" – "High of 75" – "Must Have Done Something Right" – "Forgiven" - "The Best Thing" |
