The Funeral (song)

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“The Funeral”
Single by Band of Horses
from the album Everything All the Time
Released May 21, 2007
Format 7" vinyl
Recorded Avast Studios
Genre Indie Rock
Length 3:44 (radio edit)
5:22 (album version)
Label Sub Pop, Kids Records
Writer(s) Band of Horses
Producer Band of Horses, Phil Ek
Band of Horses singles chronology
The Great Salt Lake
(2006)		 The Funeral
(2007)

The Funeral is the first single taken from Band of Horses' debut album Everything All the Time. The album was released on March 21, 2006. The song was released as a radio and video single in May 2006 in the US. The single was released commercially over a year later in the UK on limited edition numbered 7" vinyl on May 21, 2007 to coincide with the band's UK tour dates.

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[edit] Music Video

The Music Video for The Funeral seems to tell the story of a man whose dog has died, and saddened by this he drowns his sorrow in alcohol. Afterward he drives under the influence and the end of the music video seems to suggest he crashes with another vehicle.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The Funeral" - 5:22 (play at 33 RPM)
  2. "The End's Not Near" - 3:45 (play at 45 RPM)

[edit] Appearances in other media

  • The song is played in the One Tree Hill episode "All These Things That I've Done"
  • The song is played at the end of the Standoff episode "No Strings"
  • The song is played during the Kyle XY episode "Ghost In The Machine"
  • The song appears on EA's video game skate.
  • The song was played on the season finale episode of The Best Years entitled "Mommy Dearest"
  • The song is used during Guy Mariano's part in the Lakai skateboarding video Fully Flared.
  • The song is used at the end of a Criminal Minds episode entitled "Revelations".
  • The song is heard in an episode of the television series Numb3rs entitled "Breaking Point".
  • The song is used in a television commercial for the 2008 Ford Edge.
  • The song is used in a trailer for the film Penelope.

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