Turn on Me

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“Turn on Me”
Single by The Shins from the album Wincing the Night Away
Released	September 3, 2007
Genre	Indie rock
Length	3:43
Label	Sub Pop
Writer(s)	James Mercer
Producer	James Mercer, Joe Chiccarelli
The Shins singles chronology
"Australia" (2007) "Turn on Me" (2007) "Sea Legs" (2007)
Wincing the Night Away track listing
"Red Rabbits" (6) "Turn On Me" (7) "Black Wave" (8)

"Turn on Me" is a song by American indie rock band The Shins, and is the seventh track on their third album Wincing the Night Away. The song was released as the third single from that album in the UK on September 3, 2007.^[1]

The vinyl also came with a special code that could be entered on to www.transgressiverecords.co.uk to receive a 'digital record player'. A flash music player that streamed the entire track listing from Wincing the Night Away. Users of the digital player can receive email updates about tracks that will be playing in the future.

The song is performed in the key of C.

[edit] Track listings

"Turn on Me" 7":

1. "Turn on Me"
2. "Little Boxes"
3. "Australia" (Peter Bjorn and John remix)

"Turn on Me" download:

1. "Turn on Me"
2. "Little Boxes"
3. "Sea Legs" (DJ Nobody remix)

Confusingly an email was sent to subscribed fans on the 5th of September, in which the record label Trangressive stated that the song "Breathe" (a Pink Floyd cover) was also available with the single. However it wasn't stated if it was a 7" single B-side or a download B-side and so far the song hasn't appeared on either version of the single.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Music Video

The music video for Turn on Me features images of an old woman suntanning, a man operating a crane, a dog in the woman's garden, a man in a speedo fishing something out of a pool, a piano, a bee, and some jello or as its also known, jelly. It begins with rather baffling close-up shots than pans out to show the mayhem caused by the bee. At the end, the piano (which was suspended by the crane) is dropped on to the dog by accident.

[edit] References

v • d • e The Shins James Mercer | Martin Crandall | Dave Hernandez | Jesse Sandoval | Eric Johnson Inactive members Neal Langford Albums Oh, Inverted World | Chutes Too Narrow | Wincing the Night Away EPs Nature Bears a Vacuum Singles "When I Goose-Step / The Gloating Sun" | "New Slang" | "Know Your Onion!" | "So Says I" | "Fighting in a Sack" | "Phantom Limb" | "Australia" | "Turn on Me" | "Sea Legs" Related articles Spork EP | When You Land Here, It’s Time to Return | Sub Pop Records

The music video for Turn on Me features images of an old woman suntanning, a man operating a crane, a one-eyed dog in the woman's garden, a man in a speedo fishing something out of a pool, a piano, a bee, and some jello or as its also known, jelly. It begins with rather baffling close-up shots than pans out to show the mayhem caused by the bee. At the end, the piano (which was suspended by the crane) is dropped on to the one-eyed dog by accident after a series of related coincidences.