September Sun
| "September Sun" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Type O Negative | ||||||||||
| from the album Dead Again | ||||||||||
| Released | January 14, 2008 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single, MP3 download | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||||||||
| Genre | Gothic metal | |||||||||
| Length |
4:35 (single version) 9:47 (album version) | |||||||||
| Label | Steamhammer Records[1]/SPV | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Peter Steele | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Peter Steele, Kenny Hickey, Josh Silver, Johnny Kelly | |||||||||
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"September Sun" is a single by gothic metal band Type O Negative from the 2007 album Dead Again. The song lasts 4½ minutes in single version, but lasts nearly ten minutes in album version. The single was released on January 14, 2008, ten months after the album's release on March 13, 2007.
Writing and inspiration
Peter Steele dreamt about what would happen if he was haunted in bright sunshine, so he proposed the song titled "September Sun."[citation needed] He began writing this song featuring melancholy lyrics about the dead, doom, and sadness, beginning the first line of lyrics with the song title.[2][3] The song and the lyrics give inspiration about being depressed without being dark, which gives way to hope and reminisce, like experiencing the first sunset after sorrow or bereavement.[3]
Composition and peripherals
Josh Silver plays the piano to begin the song while Peter Steele sings. This melody would sound similar to songs featured on another Type O Negative album October Rust, hence the third line of lyrics beginning with 'October's Rust.'[2][3] Kenny Hickey sings the next melody while he plays the guitar to begin a high-pitch melody. After that, the song plays first two melodies again, but with different lyrics in the piano session.[2] Then the song goes to the next section featuring slow, powerful and repeated riffs,[3] sung by Steele. Then during the last quarter of this song, it plays a military-like tune of emotional riffs that gives an extremely airy feeling to listeners.[3] Silver sings the last section. On the album version, the final section has an airy ending, followed by constant line of same note from piano and then alternating between high and low notes while lowering it, signifying the end of the song with a backmasked message by Steele. The message is from a voicemail left on a friend's answering machine in 1998. However in the single version, section simply fades to end.
During the song, Johnny Kelly also plays the drums except for the piano session while Steele plays the bass in addition to singing.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Type O Negative - September Sun". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Type O Negative - September Sun lyrics". MetroLyrics.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Type O Negative - Dead Again - Reviews". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives.
External links
- Type O Negative - "September Sun" SPV Records on YouTube
- Type O Negative - September Sun (album version) on YouTube
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