Wolf at the Door

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"Wolf at the Door"
"Wolf at the Door" cover
Single by Keane
Released June 2001
Format CD Single
Recorded Roundhouse
Sync City
Genre Alternative
Length 4:17
Label Zoomorphic
Writer(s) Tim Rice-Oxley
Dominic Scott
Tom Chaplin
Richard Hughes
Producer(s) Mark Wallis
Keane
Chart positions
  • Didn't chart
Keane singles chronology
"Call Me What You Like"
(2000)		 "Wolf at the Door"
(2001)		 "Everybody's Changing"
(2003)

"Wolf at the Door" was English alternative rock and piano rock band Keane's second single release, originally intended only as a promo item, and the rarest Keane item in existence with only fifty copies made.

Recording started on October 28, 2000 and finished in May 2001 when the record was originally planned to be released before 2001.[1]. The record was released on their own record label, Zoomorphic, in June 2001 and was sold at the pubs where Keane used to play. All fifty copies were hand-made and recorded with CD-Rs.

Because of its limited production it is one of the most desired collectors' items amongst Keane fans, and has been known to sell for around £1000 on ebay. [2] Its status as a rarity is such that, allegedly, no member of the band is in possession of a copy.

The single features a rerecording of "Call Me What You Like", as well as an early version of "She Has No Time", which later would appear on Hopes and Fears, the band's debut album.

Shortly after this record was released, guitarist Dominic Scott left the band, meaning this was Keane's last release with a guitar as part of their instrumentation.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

CD ZOO/2/01

  1. "Wolf at the Door"
  2. "Call Me What You Like"
  3. "She Has No Time"

[edit] Composition and recording

It was composed circa July 2000 and first played at the Monarch pub in Camden, London.[1]. It was recorded at Roundhouse Studios and Balfour Studios.

[edit] Musical structure

Most people would say the song is reminiscent to Coldplay's "Brothers and Sisters" due to the electric guitar entry in the F sharp (sus4) key, similar to the A sus4 found in the latter. However, the "epic and dreamlike" Keane sound is still found in the track[1], with Chaplin and Scott vocals, the guitarist backing. "Wolf at the Door" is the only 6/8 time signature song by Keane to date.

[edit] B-sides

[edit] Call Me What You Like

Main article: Call Me What You Like

This is a re-recording of the original single, which was slower. The final version was recorded on February 19, 2001. The song was composed circa 1999 by Tom Chaplin.

  • Length: 3:32
  • Tempo: 92bpm
  • Key: Cm
  • Time signature: 4/4
  • Style: Alternative

[edit] She Has No Time

An acoustic guitar version of the song, unlike the version which appears on Hopes and Fears. It was composed circa January 2001. This version is shorter than the version appearing on the album.

  • Length: 5:00
  • Tempo: 72bpm
  • Key: Dm
  • Time signature: 4/4
  • Style: Alternative, ballad

[edit] Cover art and CD box

The black cover of the single reads "keane" when opened and every letter forming the word is made out of little "wolf at the door" phrases. The inside cover includes only data, all contained inside a common CD box. It was designed by Joe McAllister.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Keane.at - Ancient Keanology. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.
  2. ^ Keaneshaped - Wolf at the Door single details. Retrieved on September 10, 2006.

[edit] External links

Keane
Tim Rice-Oxley | Tom Chaplin | Richard Hughes
Adam Tudhope | Dominic Scott | Andy Green | Alex Lake | Ed Roe
Discography
Studio albums: Hopes and Fears | Under the Iron Sea
Lives and EPs: Live Recordings 2004 | Keane Live 06 | Live from London
Singles: "Call Me What You Like" | "Wolf at the Door" | "Everybody’s Changing (Part 1)" | "This Is the Last Time (Part 1)" | "Somewhere Only We Know" | "Everybody’s Changing (Part 2)" | "Bedshaped" | "This Is the Last Time (Part 2)"| "We Might As Well Be Strangers" | "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" | "Bend and Break" | "Atlantic" | "Is It Any Wonder?" | "Crystal Ball" | "Nothing in My Way" | "Try Again" | "A Bad Dream"
DVDs: Hopes and Fears DVD | Strangers | Under the Iron Sea DVD
Tours: Hopes and Fears Tour | Under the Iron Sea Tour
Other: List of songs by Keane
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