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"Money City Maniacs" 
Single by Sloan from the album Navy Blues Released 1998 Format CD single
7"Genre Rock Length 3:53 Label murderecords Writer(s) Patrick Pentland, Sloan Sloan singles chronology "G Turns to D"
(1997)"Money City Maniacs"
(1998)"She Says What She Means"
(1998)"Money City Maniacs" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan, released as the first single from their 1998 album, Navy Blues.
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Description
The song begins with a repeated siren, followed with a bassline and series of power chords which form the basis of the introduction and verses. The song's chorus describes a practical joke wherein a friend's body is covered in Coke fizz. The bassline of the song bears a resemblance to AC/DC's Live Wire. The similarity is noted by Patrick Pentland in an interview with Chart magazine.[1]
Music video
The music video for "Money City Maniacs" was directed by Mike Andringa, who previously directed Sloan's music videos for The Good in Everyone and The Lines You Amend. The video consists of the band playing with intermittent freeze frames and faux-red colorization.
Appearances in other media
- The song is featured on the MuchMusic compilation album, Big Shiny Tunes 3.
- The song is known for its use in Labatt's television commercials in Canada in the late 1990s.
- A soundalike version of the song's main riff is used in many commercials for Future Shop, a major Canadian electronics retailer.
Charts
Year Peak Chart Position CAN CAN
Alt.1998 7[2] 4[3] References
- ^ "Sloan's Navy Blues Album Explained Track-By-Track". Chart. http://www.chartattack.com/features/2011/may/10/sloans-navy-blues-album-explained-track-by-track. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 67, No. 9, May 25, 1998". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3567&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ^ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 67, No. 17, July 20, 1998". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3626&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
External links
Sloan Jay Ferguson · Chris Murphy · Patrick Pentland · Andrew Scott Studio Albums Smeared · Twice Removed · One Chord to Another · Navy Blues · Between the Bridges · Pretty Together · Action Pact · Never Hear the End of It · Parallel Play · The Double CrossEPs Peppermint EP · Hit & RunLive Albums Compilations Never Mind the Molluscs · DGC Rarities Volume 1 · A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005 · B Sides Win: extras, bonus tracks and b-sides 1992-2008Singles "Underwhelmed" · "500 Up" · "Sugartune" · "Take It In" · "I Am The Cancer" · "Coax Me" · "People of the Sky" · "The Good in Everyone" · "Everything You've Done Wrong" · "The Lines You Amend" · "Money City Maniacs" · "She Says What She Means" · "Keep on Thinkin" · "Losing California" · "Friendship" · "Sensory Deprivation" · "Don’t You Believe a Word" · "If It Feels Good Do It" · "The Other Man" · "The Rest of My Life" · "Live On" · "Nothing Lasts Forever Anymore" · "All Used Up" · "Try to Make It" · "Who Taught You to Live Like That?" · "Ill Placed Trust" · "I've Gotta Try" · "Believe in Me" · "Witch's Wand" · "Take It Upon Yourself" · "Unkind"Videography Keepin' the Tour AliveLabel(s) Former Label(s) Related Articles DiscographyCategories:- Sloan songs
- 1998 singles
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