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Innes's inspiration for the song was the title of a story in an old American pulp fiction crime magazine he came across at a street market. [1] Stanshall's primary contribution was to shape "Death Cab for Cutie" as a parody of Elvis Presley (notably Presley's 1957 hit "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"), and he sang it as such, with undertones of 1950s doo-wop.
The song achieved gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America in December 2009, for over 500,000 sales. [11] "I Will Follow You into the Dark" became Death Cab for Cutie's best-selling single to date, and their overall second best-selling release after the album Plans itself.
The American rock band Death Cab for Cutie has recorded songs for ten studio albums, as well as numerous extended plays. This list comprises the band's recorded catalog, as well as non-album singles, covers, and recorded appearances on other albums.
In the song's chorus, Gibbard finds himself "return[ing] to the scene of these crimes, where the hedgerows slowly wind." [2] In some ways, the song is a spiritual sequel to the band's 2001 song "Why You'd Want to Live Here", also a critique of Hollywood. [7] [8] Musically, critics interpreted its "muscular" sound as reminiscent of post-punk. [2]
Stewart-Ahn said that the theme of travel had been inspired by Death Cab for Cutie's earlier song "Transatlanticism", as well as his own extensive experience traveling solo, adding that "I’ve always felt that travel is a defining human experience that changes you forever, and hope that this depiction of wanderlust, obsessiveness, repetition ...
The song became the band's sixth number one hit on Billboard 's Adult Alternative Songs chart; the song rose to the position in the week ending February 9, 2019. [7] The band promoted the song with a performance on Late Night with Seth Meyers on January 22, 2019. [8] "Northern Lights" received positive reviews from contemporary music critics.
The exotic pièce de résistance comes from the Italo-Dalmatian dialect used in the song’s lyrics — immediate teleportation to cocktail hour on a deserted island. ... Death Cab For Cutie ...
"Million Dollar Loan" is a song by American rock band Death Cab for Cutie. It was released on October 10, 2016, as the first song in the Dave Eggers-headed project 30 Days, 30 Songs. Like the other songs in the project, the song lyrically takes aim at Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president in the country's 2016 election. The project ...