Novocaine for the Soul

"Novocaine for the Soul" is a song by American rock band Eels. It was released as the first single from their 1996 debut album, Beautiful Freak.

Samples

The song samples Captain Kings and the Monkeytimers' "Straightaway".

Release

"Novocaine for the Soul" brought Eels international success, most notably in the UK, where it hit number 10 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1997.^[1] It also hit number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for two weeks in October 1996, and remained on the chart for 25 weeks.^[2] In Australia, "Novocaine For the Soul" peaked at number 84 in October 1996.^[3]

The song's popularity was also aided by its later use in the British television show Trigger Happy TV.

Music video

The music video was directed by Mark Romanek and features E and the other band members suspended on wires, making them appear to be flying. Romanek states that he was inspired by Mary Poppins, a film he had seen as a child.

Track listing

"Novocaine for the Soul"
"Guest List"
"My Beloved Monster" (Live from Tennessee)
"Fucker"

Charts

Chart (1996/1997)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)^[3]	84
Canadian RPM Alternative 30	1
UK Singles Chart^[1]	10
US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	39
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	1

References

1 2 "Official Charts > Eels". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
↑ "Novocaine for the Soul - Eels". United States: Billboard. Retrieved 2010-01-11. Chart History: 1, Alternative Songs, October 12, 1996 ... 25 Weeks on chart
1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

External links

Novocaine for the Soul at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
"Novocaine for the Soul" Official music video on YouTube
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Eels

E Other members: Orest Balaban Wayne Bergeron Big/Krazy Al Bobby, Jr. Jon Brion Peter Buck T-Bone Burnett Butch The Chet Chris Bleth Jennifer Condos Amanda Course Steve Crum Matt DeMerritt Wally Gagel Lisa Germano David Girdland Mark Goldenberg Goldenboy Scott Gordon Joe Gore Probyn Gregory David Hlebo Parthenon Huxley Jim Jacobsen James King Koool G Murder Knuckles Julie Jim Lang Ana Lenchantin Bill Liston Heather Lockie Andy Martin Joe Meyer Mickey P. Dick Mitchell Jon Molzan P-Boo John Parish Grant-Lee Phillips Puddin' John Sebastian Adam Siegel Todd Simon Michael Simpson Aysa and Chloe of Smoosh Chris Solberg Spider Gerri Sutyak Tiny Al Paloma Udovic Michael Valerio Tommy Walter Stuart Wylen

Studio albums	Beautiful Freak Electro-Shock Blues Daisies of the Galaxy Souljacker Shootenanny! Blinking Lights and Other Revelations Hombre Lobo End Times Tomorrow Morning Wonderful, Glorious The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett

Live albums	Oh What a Beautiful Morning Electro-Shock Blues Show Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall The Myspace Transmissions Session 2009 Live at Royal Albert Hall

Compilations	Meet the Eels: Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006) Useless Trinkets

Singles	"Novocaine for the Soul" "Susan's House" "Your Lucky Day in Hell" "Last Stop: This Town" "Cancer for the Cure" "Flyswatter" "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" "Souljacker Part I" "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" "I Want to Protect You" "My Timing Is Off"/"Fresh Blood" "A Line in the Dirt" "Cold Dead Hand"

Related articles	Discography Hugh Everett III E Works MC Honky Things the Grandchildren Should Know Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, January 21, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.