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Evil (Interpol song)

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Released
  
January 3, 2005

Length
  
3:35

Format
  
7"CD

Evil (Interpol song)

B-side
  
"Leif Erikson" (Zane Lowe BBC session) (7")"Song Seven" (CD)

Recorded
  
March – May 2004 at Tarquin Studios(Bridgeport, Connecticut)

Genre
  
Post-punk revivalgothic rock

"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 Fred and Rosemary West, a married couple who raped and murdered teenage girls together. "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.

Contents

Music video

The music video, directed by Charlie White, shows a life-size 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. The puppet's name, Norman, was coined by fans on Interpol's message board shortly after the video premiered.

Track listings

  • 7" OLE6377
    1. "Evil" – 3:36
    2. "Leif Erikson" (Zane Lowe BBC session)
  • CD OLE6372
    1. "Evil" – 3:36
    2. "Song Seven" – 4:50
  • Maxi-CD OLE6376
    1. "Evil" – 3:36
    2. "Narc" (Zane Lowe BBC session) – 4:08
    3. "Evil" (Zane Lowe BBC session) – 3:33
    4. "Slow Hands" (video)
  • Maxi-CD OLE6472
    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

  • "Evil" was played in the episode "Shake Your Groove Thing" (1x05) of the TV show Grey's Anatomy. It was also played in an episode of the first season of Entourage and an episode of the teen drama The O.C..
  • The video was number 25 on Yahoo!'s Top 25 Scariest Videos.

    • References

    Evil (Interpol song) Wikipedia
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