Parting Gift

Parting Gift

Infobox Single
Name = Parting Gift


Artist = Fiona Apple
from Album = Extraordinary Machine
Released = August 16 2005 (U.S.)
Format = Digital download
Recorded = Phantom Studios, LA and Stanley Studios, Venice, CA
Genre = Baroque pop
Length = 3:34
Label = Epic
Writer = Fiona Apple (lyricist and composer)
Producer = Mike Elizondo, Brian Kehew
Chart position =
Last single = "Paper Bag"
(2000)
This single = "Parting Gift"
(2005)
Next single = "O' Sailor"
(2005) |

"Parting Gift" is a song written by American singer Fiona Apple and recorded for her third album "Extraordinary Machine" (2005). It was produced by Mike Elizondo and Brian Kehew and is the only song from "Extraordinary Machine" not to have been originally recorded during the Jon Brion-produced sessions. Apple was able to record it on her first take. MTV News described the song as "a characteristically bitter breakup song", and its protagonist chastises a former beau (calling him a "silly, stupid pastime") whilst lamenting their failed relationship: "It ended bad but I loved what we started".

On August 15 2005 (see 2005 in music), ahead of the album's release in early October, Epic Records made available for streaming both "Parting Gift" and "O' Sailor" on Apple's [http://www.fiona-apple.com/ official website] . The following day, the songs were released for digital download at the online iTunes Music Store. The music video for "Parting Gift" was directed by Spencer Maggart (Apple's brother), and it premiered on LAUNCHcast on August 23 2005. [http://www.beyondtherubicon.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=214]

Formats and track listing

US Acetate promo CD single:
1. Parting Gift (3:34)

Notes

References

* Perez, Rodrigo. [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507595/20050815/apple_fiona.jhtml?headlines=true "Fiona Apple's Long-Delayed LP Slotted For October 4 Release"] . MTV News. August 15 2005. Retrieved August 31 2005.
* Cohen, Jonathan. [http://au.launch.yahoo.com/050815/11/7hi1.html "Fiona Apple fashions a different 'Machine'"] . "Billboard". August 15 2005. Retrieved August 28 2005.

External links

* [http://www.fiona-apple.com/em/pressrelease.html "Extraordinary Machine" press release from Epic Records] — August 15 2005
* [http://www.alwaysontherun.net/fiona.htm#gift Lyrics]


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