Special (Mew song)

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“Special”
“Special” cover
Single by Mew
from the album And the Glass Handed Kites
B-side "Animals of Many Kinds", "Apocalypso (Live)", "Killer", "Like Chaser"
Released September 19, 2005
Format CD, 7"
Genre Indie rock
Label Sony BMG
Writer(s) Mew
Producer Michael Beinhorn
Mew singles chronology
"Apocalypso"
(2005)		 "Special"
(2005)		 "Why Are You Looking Grave?"
(2006)
Alternate cover
2nd 7" vinyl cover
2nd 7" vinyl cover
For the song by Garbage, see Special (Garbage song)

"Special" is a song by Danish indie rock band Mew. It is the second single from their fourth album And the Glass Handed Kites. It was released as a single on September 19th, 2005 in three formats: a CDS and two sister 7" vinyls.

Contents

[edit] Track listing (CDS)

  1. Special (Radio Mix) - 3:22
  2. Animals of Many Kinds - 4:16
  3. Apocalypso (Live) - 4:46
  4. Special (Video)

[edit] Track listing (7" vinyl - One)

  1. Special (Radio Mix)
  2. Killer

[edit] Track listing (7" Vinyl - Two)

  1. Special (Radio Mix)
  2. Like Chaser

[edit] Music video

The accompanying music video was directed by Martin de Thura, and shot at a castle in Gärnäs, Sweden. The video begins with a woman in a white dress rising from the water. The scene then changes to the inside of the castle, where a bearded man in a suit is dancing absurdly. The two people begin dancing in the lake, by the lakeside, and in the castle's courtyard. Clips of the band performing the song on a field can be seen, as well as shots of lead singer Jonas Bjerre, where one half of his face is shrouded in darkness. The couple is seen dancing in the courtyard between tables with glasses and wine bottles. At one point, the man throws the woman, and she soars through the courtyard. Near the end of the video, the woman becomes angry at the man, slaps him in the face, and leaps into the lake again. The video ends with the man jumping into the lake as well. The entire video was shot in black and white.

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Special placed second on Danish music magazine GAFFA's top 5 Hits of 2005 list. In first place was fellow track The Zookeeper's Boy, which hadn't even been released as a single yet, and wouldn't be until April 17th, 2006.