Porcelain (song)
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| "Porcelain" | ||
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| Single by Moby | ||
| from the album Play | ||
| B-side(s) | Flying over the Dateline, Summer | |
| Released | June 12, 2000 | |
| Format | CD, 12" | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Techno, Ambience | |
| Length | 3:32 (single version) | |
| Label | Mute Records | |
| Writer(s) | Moby | |
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| Moby singles chronology | ||
| "Natural Blues" (2000) |
"Porcelain" (2000) |
"South Side" (2000) |
"Porcelain" is a song by techno artist Moby. It is the third track on his critically acclaimed album, Play, and the sixth single released from that album. It was released on June 12, 2000 in the UK[1] and reached number 5 in the UK charts. The US release was released two months later, on August 22.
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[edit] Composition
Porcelain contains pulsating string samples, piano rhythms and wandering solos by Moby. Vocals by Moby with additional vocals by Pilar Basso.[2]
[edit] Lyrics
[edit] Moby
| “ | In my dreams I'm dying all the time Then I wake its kaleidoscopic mind Tell the truth you never wanted me In my dreams I'm jealous all the time |
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[edit] Pilar Basso
| “ | Hey, woman, it's all right | ” |
[edit] Music videos
There are at least two different music videos for this song.
One video features Moby sitting in the back seat of a moving car but no one in the driving seat; the car travels through a town, a long open road, off the road into a forest then finally through hilly fields containing cows. The car narrowly misses crashing at times along the way.
Another video features a close-up of a person's eye and images within it resembling a reflection. This reflection is mostly of Moby singing the song but also includes a variety of people, both adults and children smiling, a baby and a close of a hand playing some of the piano parts of the song.
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