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| Single by Marina and the Diamonds | ||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Mowgli's Road" | |||||||||||||||
| Released | 19 November 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Format | 7" Vinyl, Digital download | |||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:38 | |||||||||||||||
| Label | Neon Gold | |||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Marina Diamandis | |||||||||||||||
| Producer | Liam Howe | |||||||||||||||
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"Obsessions" is the debut single by Marina and the Diamonds. It was released as a double a-side with "Mowgli's Road" on 19 November 2008 whilst Diamandis was signed to Neon Gold Records.[1] The song was later featured on her debut studio album, The Family Jewels.
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When asked what "Obsessions" was about, Diamandis said:
| “ | Sonically, ["Obsessions"] is very bare and exposed. It was my first single. I supposed [it is a sad, dark song]. It's about a relationship, but as with every song it's about two or three different stories and things...Everyone has obsessions and that's why I think people really related to the song very early on. | ” |
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—Marina Diamandis, iTunes[2] |
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Marina performed the song at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, United Kingdom on May 30, 2010.
The music video for "Obsessions" was directed by Tim Brown[3] and released onto YouTube on 25 December 2008.[4] The music video show Diamandis assembling a metal diamond with numerous LEDs attached to each bar. It was filmed in front of a white screen similar to its b-side's music video for "Mowgli's Road". At the end, the camera aligns itself to reveal the diamond with the LED lights glowing. Diamandis based the music video on the children's television show Art Attack.[5]
UK Digital Single
7" Vinyl
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