Paraffin (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Paraffin


Artist = Ruby
from Album = Salt Peter
Released = November 7, 1995 (U.S.)
Format = Compact Disc, 12" vinyl
Recorded = 1994 - 1995
Genre = Trip hop
Industrial
Length = 3:38
Label = WORK/Creation
Writer = Lesley Rankine, Mark Walk
Producer = Lesley Rankine, Mark Walk
Chart position =
Last single = "none"
This single = "Paraffin"
(1995)
Next single = "Tiny Meat"
(1995)

"Paraffin" is the first single from the debut album "Salt Peter" by the Trip hop/Industrial band Ruby. It was released on November 7, 1995 by the WORK/Creation labels.cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/ruby/albums.jhtml?albumId=76924| title="Salt Peter/Album Track Listing/MTV"|publisher="www.mtv.com"|accessdate=2008-03-31] The single would chart in the United Kingdom but not in the United States.

CD single

The inside of the single jacket contains the following words::"A craving for singularity... I can speak so softly because I hold so much power LISTEN FEEL SMELL There's so much more power in subtlety"The phrase "I can speak so softly because I hold so much power" is the last lyrics from the song "Heidi" on Ruby's first album "Salt Peter." It also has three small pictures around the words, two of which would be the cover art for the follow-up singles "Tiny Meat" and "Hoops."

Track listing

# "Paraffin" (Red Snapper mix) (4:25) -Rankine, Walk
# "Paraffin" (single mix) (3:35) -Rankine, Walk
# "Paraffin" (Richard Fearless Dub) (8:05) -Rankine, Walk
# "Paraffin" (Harpie mix) (3:53) -Rankine, Walk
# "Heidi" (album version) (4:04) -Rankine, Walk:"total length:" (24:08)

Production & personnel

The CD single was produced and written by Mark Walk & Lesley Rankine. It was mixed and engineered by Walk, with Scott Crane as assistant Engineer. The object photos in it were by Matthew Donaldson and artwork & the other photos by Rankine, except the one of Rankine which was by Joseph Cultice.

Chart Performance

Singles

Music video

As with all of "Ruby's" singles, this song had a promotional video made for it.

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.rubymusic.co.uk/ Official artist website (archived)]