I Will Follow You into the Dark

Single infobox
Name = I Will Follow You Into the Dark


Artist = Death Cab for Cutie
from Album = Plans
Released = June 26 2006
Format = CD
Recorded = Spring 2005
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 3:09
Label = Atlantic
Producer = Chris Walla
Last single = "Crooked Teeth"
(2006)
This single = "I Will Follow You into the Dark"
(2006)
Next single ="I Will Possess Your Heart"
(2008)

"I Will Follow You Into the Dark" is the third single from Death Cab for Cutie's album "Plans". It is an acoustic ballad performed solo by frontman Ben Gibbard. It was recorded with a single microphone, and there is no overdubbing in the song. It was released as a single in the UK as a two-part 7" single (one on green vinyl, the other on "mustard" colored vinyl) and as a CD single.

Music video

In the video, Gibbard is going through his everyday life in a bedsit when he notices a hole in the wooden floor. As the song progresses, the hole gets bigger and he eventually falls into it, only to discover that what he thought was a black void is actually solid ground. He proceeds to walk off into the darkness, the camera showing the entire room again only to reveal that the hole is gone, thus ending the song. The music video, which was filmed in Romania, was directed by Jamie Thraves, best known for his video for Radiohead's single "Just."

Another video, directed by Monkmus, appeared on the band's DVD accompanying Plans: . In this video, a picture-book takes up the center of the video frame, and the pages turn as the song progresses. Within the book, two rabbits meet and fall in love. Time passes, possibly months or years, until one of the rabbits apparently dies. There are other references to death throughout the video, such as a rotten bowl of fruit and an elderly man who appears to die, leaving his grandson behind. The video ends with a picture of the two new rabbits together.

Track listing

7" single #1

# "I Will Follow You Into the Dark"
# "Photobooth (Rolling Stone Originals Session)"

7" single #2

# "I Will Follow You Into the Dark"
# "Brothers On A Hotel Bed (Rolling Stone Originals Session)"

CD Single

# "I Will Follow You Into the Dark"
# "Brothers On A Hotel Bed (Rolling Stone Originals Session)"

Trivia

*The song was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.

*The song has been covered by Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls and Amy Millan, among others. It was also featured on the soundtrack on the 2007 film "The Invisible".

*The song appears on the Nintendo DS game 'Jam Sessions' (Ubisoft) as a playable track.

External links

* [http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=132324 Atlantic Records] : Press Release
* [http://www.drownedinsound.com/content/view/885492 Drowned in Sound] .
* on LyricWiki