Shadowplay (song)
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"Shadowplay" is a song by the English rock band Joy Division. The song appeared on their debut studio album, Unknown Pleasures, released on 15 June, 1979. Previously, Joy Division played "Shadowplay" live on their first television appearance on Granada TV in September 1978.
Lyrics
Early recordings of the lyrics on the Warsaw album show the first line of the song as saying "To the centre of the city where all roads meet looking for you". In later recordings the word looking is replaced with waiting.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The Killers version
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American rock band the Killers recorded a version of "Shadowplay" for the 2007 film Control, based on the life of Joy Division's lead singer Ian Curtis.[2] This version plays during the film's credits and was included on the soundtrack album. The song became a live staple for the band's 2006-2007 Sam's Town Tour.[3]
The band's recording of "Shadowplay" was also included on the group's B-sides and rarities album, Sawdust. Rolling Stone magazine said the recording "should have stayed in the vaults".[4] In April 2013, the Killers were joined onstage by Joy Division and New Order guitarist Bernard Sumner for the first time to perform this song live at Festival Estéreo Picnic in Bogotá, Colombia. They did so once again in 2013 at Lollapalooza.
The Killers version of "Shadowplay" was released as a digital download single on 9 October 2007 and peaked at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100. A music video, directed by Spencer Kaplan and Jonathan V. Sela, was released on 21 November 2007, featuring the band interspersed with clips from Control.
Charts
Template:Single chart| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 68 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 43 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 19 |
| Canadian Hot 100[5] | 49 |
| UK Singles Chart | 115 |
Certifications
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References
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- ↑ Ascap entry
- ↑ NME, "The Killers cover Shadowplay" (15 Jan 2007) Template:Webarchive Access date: 2 August 2007.
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- ↑ Hoard, Christian (11/29/2007), "Sawdust". Rolling Stone. (1040):84
- ↑ a b "The Killers - Shadowplay worldwide chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
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