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Somewhere Only We Know
"Somewhere Only We Know" is a song composed and performed by English alternative rock band Keane, officially released as the first single from their debut album, Hopes and Fears (2004). The song peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart during its first week of sales, becoming the band's signature song and biggest hit single to date. It has been certified triple platinum in the UK and double platinum in the US. Keane would perform the song during their set at Live 8 held at Hyde Park, London in 2005.
In 2013, the song was covered by Lily Allen for a John Lewis Christmas advert. Allen's version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.
The first demo was composed by Tim Rice-Oxley in about 2001. Rice-Oxley explained that the song came from "hammering away on the piano":
"I was thinking of something like David Bowie's "Heroes", which you drive along to a really rocking beat ... It was one of the first things we recorded for the album".
It was first played on the guitar just before Dominic Scott left the band, and recorded as a demo the same year with a Yamaha CP-70 instead of the guitar. Keane recorded the final version in 2003 at the Helioscentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex for the album.
"Somewhere Only We Know" is a traditional piano rock song, and leaned on different influences, "A lot of The Smiths, Oasis, U2, The Beatles, Radiohead [and] Paul Simon", according to Rice-Oxley. The piano is the most prominent instrument due to its harmonic and rhythmic role. It is played in quavers throughout the whole song, holding the tempo and the rhythmic pattern.
The studio version is recorded in 86 bpm, and follows a 4
4 time signature – the most commonly used in traditional rock songs. It is in the key of A major. The song form can be analysed as ABAB CBCB, a variation of the strophic form. The verse (A) chord progression is a plain (I-II-V), one of the most used chord progressions in music; the chorus (B) presents a (VI-III-IV-V) progression; the variation of the verse section (C) presents a (II-III-IV-V) progression.
The bassline was recorded by Rice-Oxley. When played live (up until 2007 with the arrival of bassist Jesse Quin), this song uses a pre-recorded bass, which is played in an Apple PowerBook G4. The 16-beat rhythm was made by Hughes.
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Somewhere Only We Know
"Somewhere Only We Know" is a song composed and performed by English alternative rock band Keane, officially released as the first single from their debut album, Hopes and Fears (2004). The song peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart during its first week of sales, becoming the band's signature song and biggest hit single to date. It has been certified triple platinum in the UK and double platinum in the US. Keane would perform the song during their set at Live 8 held at Hyde Park, London in 2005.
In 2013, the song was covered by Lily Allen for a John Lewis Christmas advert. Allen's version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.
The first demo was composed by Tim Rice-Oxley in about 2001. Rice-Oxley explained that the song came from "hammering away on the piano":
"I was thinking of something like David Bowie's "Heroes", which you drive along to a really rocking beat ... It was one of the first things we recorded for the album".
It was first played on the guitar just before Dominic Scott left the band, and recorded as a demo the same year with a Yamaha CP-70 instead of the guitar. Keane recorded the final version in 2003 at the Helioscentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex for the album.
"Somewhere Only We Know" is a traditional piano rock song, and leaned on different influences, "A lot of The Smiths, Oasis, U2, The Beatles, Radiohead [and] Paul Simon", according to Rice-Oxley. The piano is the most prominent instrument due to its harmonic and rhythmic role. It is played in quavers throughout the whole song, holding the tempo and the rhythmic pattern.
The studio version is recorded in 86 bpm, and follows a 4
4 time signature – the most commonly used in traditional rock songs. It is in the key of A major. The song form can be analysed as ABAB CBCB, a variation of the strophic form. The verse (A) chord progression is a plain (I-II-V), one of the most used chord progressions in music; the chorus (B) presents a (VI-III-IV-V) progression; the variation of the verse section (C) presents a (II-III-IV-V) progression.
The bassline was recorded by Rice-Oxley. When played live (up until 2007 with the arrival of bassist Jesse Quin), this song uses a pre-recorded bass, which is played in an Apple PowerBook G4. The 16-beat rhythm was made by Hughes.