Violent (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Violent

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Artist = Stellar*
from Album = Mix
Released = July 19, 1999
Format = CD Single
Recorded =
Genre = Pop rock
Length = 3:29
Label = Sony BMG
Writer = Boh Runga
Producers = Tom Bailey and Stellar*
Chart position =
* #11 (New Zealand)
Last single = Part of Me
(1999)
This single = Violent
(1999)
Next single = Undone
(1999)

"Violent" is New Zealand band Stellar*'s fourth single, and their third single from their debut album Mix. This song won the "Single of the Year" award at the 2000 New Zealand "Tui" Music Awards. [cite web |url=http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/awards2006/history2000.html |title=New Zealand Music Awards, Winners 2000|accessdate=2007-01-29] The song was featured on the Nature's Best 2 compilation of what were voted the top 100 New Zealand songs from 1926 until 2001 by APRA to celebrate their 75th anniversary. Judging by the tracklist, Violent was placed at #46 in this list. The single spent six weeks within the top 20 in the RIANZ singles charts, peaking at #11. [cite web |url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?key=228913&cat=s |title=STELLAR* - VIOLENT (SONG) |accessdate=2007-02-10] The music video to the song was directed by Jonathan King, and depicts the band playing within a small room, amongst other scenes such as one which Runga plays the role of a nurse in surgery.

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