"The Lines You Amend" | ||||
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Single by Sloan | ||||
from the album One Chord to Another | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Format | CD single 7" |
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Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Label | Murderecords | |||
Writer(s) | Jay Ferguson, Sloan | |||
Producer | Sloan | |||
Sloan singles chronology | ||||
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"The Lines You Amend" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan, and the third single released from their 1996 album, One Chord to Another.
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Bassist-vocalist Chris Murphy described the song as being "about suicide", and said, "We sort of breeze through it like it's a cutesy number, but the lyrics are heavy."[1] One lyric makes reference to Ringo Starr's song "Photograph".[2]
The song has been praised by critics for its melodic strength,[3][4][5] with one critic describing it as "Beatle-esque pop".[6] Billboard magazine's critic suggested it was in the style of Violent Femmes.[7] Rolling Stone's critic wrote that the song begins sounding like "The Ballad of John and Yoko", but then becomes "a likable hybrid of T. Rex and Crowded House."[2]
Portions of the music video were filmed in a York University lecture hall.[8]
Year | Peak Chart Position | |
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CAN | CAN Alt. |
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1997 | 39[9] | 12[10] |
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[[Category:1997 singles]