I Will Possess Your Heart

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“I Will Possess Your Heart”
“I Will Possess Your Heart” cover
Single by Death Cab for Cutie
from the album Narrow Stairs
Released Flag of the United States March 18, 2008
Flag of the United States April 15, 2008 (7")
Flag of the United Kingdom May 5, 2008
Format CD, 7" vinyl, digital download
Recorded 2007
Genre Indie rock
Length 8:35 (Album Version)
4:11 (7" Edit)
4:54 (10" Edit)
Label Atlantic Records
Producer Chris Walla
Death Cab for Cutie singles chronology
"I Will Follow You into the Dark"
(2006)		 "I Will Possess Your Heart"
(2008)

"I Will Possess Your Heart" is the first single from Death Cab for Cutie's seventh studio album, Narrow Stairs. It was released on March 18, 2008 and began radio play on March 24, 2008. The single was released commercially in the UK on May 5, 2008.

95.5 WBRU of Providence, Rhode Island was the first station in the U.S. to play the song, at approximately 1:30 p.m. on March 18, 2008.[1]

Contents

[edit] Music video

The music video for "I Will Possess Your Heart" was released on MTV.com on April 11, 2008 at noon. Directed by Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Shawn Kim, it features the band playing in an "Ice Box" kind of room (almost like a freezer). The video also follows a young woman who is traveling alone to various places around the world. 2 versions of the video were released, a full length version running 08:31 which features the album version of the song, and an edited 04:22 version which features the radio edit.

[edit] Track listing

US promo CD:

  1. "I Will Possess Your Heart" (7" Edit)
  2. "I Will Possess Your Heart" (10" Edit)
  3. "I Will Possess Your Heart" (Album Version)

US 7" vinyl:

  1. "I Will Possess Your Heart" (7" Version)
  2. "I Will Possess Your Heart" (10" Version)

UK CD (ATO310CD):

  1. "I Will Possess Your Heart"
  2. "No Sunlight (Demo)"

UK 7" vinyl (ATO310):

  1. "I Will Possess Your Heart"
  2. "The Ice Is Getting Thinner (Demo)"

[edit] Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 61
Canadian Hot 100 60

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ WBRU First to Play New Death Cab for Cutie Single. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
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