Demons (Fatboy Slim song)
"Demons" | ||||
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Single by Fatboy Slim featuring Macy Gray | ||||
from the album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars | ||||
Released | 8 January 2001 | |||
Genre | Big beat | |||
Length | 6:52 | |||
Label | Skint, Astralwerks | |||
Songwriter(s) | Fatboy Slim, Macy Gray, Bill Withers | |||
Producer(s) | Fatboy Slim | |||
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Macy Gray singles chronology | ||||
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"Demons" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, featuring Grammy Award-winning American R&B-soul singer Macy Gray. The song was released as a single from Slim's 2000 album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars, and later appeared on Gray's 2004 greatest hits compilation The Very Best of Macy Gray as well as Slim's 2006 greatest hits compilation The Greatest Hits - Why Try Harder. It contains elements of Bill Withers' 1973 song "I Can't Write Left-Handed". The gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama covered the song on their 2005 album Atom Bomb.[citation needed] Recently, the song was featured in the Netflix series Sense8.
Music video[]
The DVD single includes the "Demons" music video (with multiple angles), a "making-of" featuring an interview with Macy Gray, and a TV spot for the album. The video portrays a miniature man trying to rescue a woman being caught in the menacing metallic jaws of a piano in a cathedral. There are also intercut shots of Macy Gray performing the song herself in the sanctuary.
Track listing[]
- UK 12"
- "Demons" (featuring Macy Gray)
- "The Pimp"
- "Camber Sands"
Charts[]
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[1] | 78 |
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[2] | 17 |
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[3] | 13 |
Italy (FIMI)[4] | 41 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] | 39 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 78 |
UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 16 |
References[]
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Fatboy Slim feat. Macy Gray – Demons" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Fatboy Slim feat. Macy Gray – Demons" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Fatboy Slim feat. Macy Gray – Demons". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4 – 2001". Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Fatboy Slim feat. Macy Gray – Demons" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Fatboy Slim: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
External links[]
- 2000 songs
- 2001 singles
- Fatboy Slim songs
- Macy Gray songs
- Songs written by Norman Cook
- Songs written by Bill Withers
- Songs written by Macy Gray
- Astralwerks singles
- 2000s electronic song stubs