We Want Your Soul
| "We Want Your Soul" | ||||
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| Single by Adam Freeland | ||||
| from the album Now & Them | ||||
| Released | September 1, 2003 | |||
| Label | Marine Parade Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Adam Freeland, Damian Taylor | |||
| Producer(s) | Adam Freeland, Damian Taylor | |||
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"We Want Your Soul" is a single by British DJ and producer Adam Freeland. The track made the top 40 charts in several countries, and won awards for the accompanying music video.[1] Freeland described the song as being "about the destructive side of consumer culture".[2]
Production
"We Want Your Soul" was the first track for which Freeland wrote the lyrics.[3] The song's verses are spoken by a speech synthesizer, and it also features a sample of Bill Hicks.[3] The song has been remixed by drum and bass duo Ed Rush & Optical, electronic band Product.01 and Australian dance trio Infusion.
Austrian electronic music duo Klangkarussell created a remix of the song, released in 2011 through the duo's SoundCloud profile before being including in their 2014 debut album Netzwerk.[4]
Use in advertising
Freeland stated that the Target Corporation had sought to license "We Want Your Soul" for use in an advertising campaign,[5] which he refused.
Track listings
CD single
- We Want Your Soul (Radio Edit) – 3:00
- We Want Your Soul (Product 01 Remix) – 4:46
- We Want Your Soul (Infusion Remix) – 6:16
- We Want Your Soul (Ed Rush & Optical Remix) - 5:50
12" single
- We Want Your Soul (Club Mix)
- We Want Your Soul (Acapella)
- We Want Your Soul (Lock Grooves)
Remix 12"
- We Want Your Soul (Ed Rush & Optical Remix)
- We Want Your Soul (Infusion Remix)
References
- ^ Adam Freeland interviewat Opelproductions.com Archived 2007-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Freeland - Now and Them (review) by Jack Foley; at Indie London; published 2003; retrieved February 8, 2016
- ^ a b Freeland – Album Listening Party
- ^ We Want Your Soul (Klangkarussell Remix) by Klangkarussell on SoundCloud Archived January 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Adam Freeland interview at HigherFrequency blog
External links
- "We Want Your Soul" at Discogs (list of releases)