Hide and Seek (Imogen Heap song)
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| Single by Imogen Heap from the album Speak for Yourself |
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| B-side | "Cumulus" | ||||
| Released | 19 May 2005 (U.S.) 26 September 2005 (UK) |
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| Format | Digital download, vinyl | ||||
| Recorded | 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Electronica | ||||
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| Label | Megaphonic Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Imogen Heap | ||||
| Producer | Imogen Heap | ||||
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"Hide and Seek" is the first single by Imogen Heap from her album Speak for Yourself. The song is performed with the sole accompaniment being the sound produced by a harmonizer (DigiTech Vocalist Workstation),[1] creating an altered a cappella sound.
The song was featured in the second season finale of The O.C., on the second season of the TV series So You Think You Can Dance, during the final scenes of the premiere episode of the CBS primetime drama Smith, an episode from season three of the Showtime TV show The L Word, episode 5 of MTV reality show, The Real World: Sydney, and on the finale of CSI: Miami episode "If Looks Could Kill". The track was also used in the 2006 film The Last Kiss. In May 2007, the song featured in a UK promo for Lost, on Sky One. It was also featured as a background song in the commercials for the first season of NBC's series Heroes, the Norwegian version of Survivor and UK previews for the Season 3 finale of Lost. Warren Miller's film Off the Grid featured "Hide and Seek" in one of the final segments.
"Hide and Seek" was remixed by Tiësto for his In Search of Sunrise 6 release.
In 2007, Saturday Night Live comically used the song in a Digital Short called The Shooting to parody its use in several TV shows. In the short, characters cut each other's scenes off by pulling out guns and shooting each other as the refrain plays over their slow-motion deaths. NBC was unable to upload the clip to YouTube immediately after the show because it hadn't cleared the song, but fans uploaded it on their own, naming it "Dear Sister". It became an Internet phenomenon, spawning a number of parodies in which scenes of real and fictional violence are punctuated with the refrain.[2] Similar sequences have appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Family Guy, The Godfather, 300, Fargo, Day of the Dead, and Resident Evil 4.
On May 30, 2008, American Idol Season 7 winner David Cook revealed on ABC's "Nightline" that he listens to Imogen Heap's "Hide and Seek" as a way to calm down, especially before performing. He called the song interesting and beautiful.
[edit] Charts
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
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| 2005 | "Hide and Seek" | U.S. Hot Digital Songs | #37 |
| 2005 | "Hide and Seek" | U.S. Hot 100 | #91 |
| 2005 | "Hide and Seek" | U.S. iTunes Top 100 Songs | #8 |
| 2006 | "Hide and Seek" | PL Hot Lista | #5 |
| 2006 | "Hide and Seek" | PL Szczęśliwa 13 | #11 |
[edit] References
- ^ Remix Magazine Interview: Imogen Heap, http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_imogen_heap/
- ^ Cohen, Noam (2007-05-07). Taking Violence to a New, Technological Absurdity. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
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