East Hastings (song)
"East Hastings" is a 1997 song by the Canadian rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor from their debut album F♯ A♯ ∞ and is perhaps best known for its use in the film 28 Days Later in an edited version.[1][2]
| "East Hastings" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Godspeed You! Black Emperor | |
| from the album F♯ A♯ ∞ | |
| Released | August 14, 1997 |
| Recorded | May 1997 |
| Studio | Hotel2Tango |
| Genre | Post-rock |
| Length | 18:00 |
| Label | Constellation, Kranky |
| Producer(s) |
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The song is named after East Hastings Street in Vancouver's blighted Downtown Eastside.[3] While the west of Hastings Street has historic buildings and landmarks, East Hastings is a warehouse area leading to the outskirts of town, considered a run-down skid row, suggesting that the dystopian future described in the opening monologue is actually our present.[4]
During an interview with The Guardian, 28 Days Later director Danny Boyle explained, "I always try to have a soundtrack in my mind [when creating a film]. Like when we did Trainspotting, it was Underworld. For me, the soundtrack to 28 Days Later was Godspeed. The whole film was cut to Godspeed in my head."[1]
The song does not appear on 28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album because the rights to the song could not be obtained.[1]
References
- Empire, Kitty (November 10, 2002). "Get used to the limelight". The Guardian. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
- "Danny Boyle's Greatest Hits: From Trainspotting to the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony". Rolling Stone. April 4, 2013.
- Rhoades, Lindsey (September 13, 2016). "Dancing at BAM with Godspeed You! Black Emperor". The Village Voice.
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor – East Hastings, Genius.com, retrieved May 2, 2019