Evil (Interpol song)

"Evil"
Single by Interpol
from the album Antics
B-side
  • "Leif Erikson" (Zane Lowe BBC session) (7")
  • "Song Seven" (CD)
Released January 3, 2005
Format
Recorded March – May 2004 at Tarquin Studios
(Bridgeport, Connecticut)
Genre
Length 3:35
Label Matador
Writer(s) Interpol
Producer(s)
Interpol singles chronology
"Slow Hands"
(2004)		 "Evil"
(2005)		 "C'mere"
(2005)

"Evil" is a song by American rock band Interpol. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, Antics, on January 3, 2005. The song is believed to be about Rosemary West, a serial killer who raped and murdered teenage girls with her husband Fred West.[1][2][3] "Evil" peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart and number 24 on Billboard magazine's Modern Rock Tracks chart. In Australia, the song was ranked number 76 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.

Music video

The puppet from the video.

The video, directed by Charlie White, shows a life-size marionette or puppet who travels via ambulance to a hospital emergency room following a car accident at which he is initially examined by live actors as he sings the lyrics to the song.[4] The puppet's name, Norman, was coined by fans on Interpol's message board shortly after the video premiered.[5]

Track listings

  1. "Evil" – 3:36
  2. "Leif Erikson" (Zane Lowe BBC session)
  1. "Evil" – 3:36
  2. "Song Seven" – 4:50
  1. "Evil" – 3:36
  2. "Narc" (Zane Lowe BBC session) – 4:08
  3. "Evil" (Zane Lowe BBC session) – 3:33
  4. "Slow Hands" (video)
  1. "Evil" – 3:36
  2. "Song Seven" – 4:49
  3. "Leif Erikson" (Zane Lowe BBC session) – 3:53
  4. "Narc" (Zane Lowe BBC session) – 4:08
  5. "Evil" (Zane Lowe BBC session) – 3:33

Other

References

  1. ↑ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=4046
  2. ↑ Luke Lewis (2009-03-05). "Release The Bats - It's The 20 Greatest Goth Tracks". nme.com. NME. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ↑ Erin Thompson (2010-10-27). "The Top 10 Songs About Serial Killers". seattleweekly.com. Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  4. ↑ "Matador Records Interpol Music & Video". matadorrecords.com. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  5. ↑ Gil Kaufman (2005-02-24). "Interpol's 'Evil' Is More Like 'Creepy': Lens Recap". mtv.com. MTV. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  6. ↑ "Scariest Videos". yahoo.com. Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 2005-11-02. Retrieved 2011-05-08.

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