I Kill Giants (song)

"I Kill Giants" is a promotional single from In Rolling Waves, the second studio album from The Naked and Famous.

"I Kill Giants"
Promotional single by The Naked and Famous
from the album In Rolling Waves
Released	13 September 2013 (2013-09-13)
Genre	Indie rock, synthpop
Length	4:12
Label	Fiction
Songwriter(s)	Thom Powers Aaron Short Alisa Xayalith
Producer(s)	Justin Meldal-Johnsen Powers

Premise

According to vocalist Alisa Xayalith, the song is about her losing her mother to breast cancer at a very young age, admitting that "[She] felt insecure singing about something so infinitely painful and blatantly autobiographical."[1] The title comes from a comic book of the same name by Joe Kelly.[2]

Though intended for inclusion on debut album Passive Me, Aggressive You, the tune was not finished in time for that album.[3][4]

Video

The music video, which debuted on the same day, features two women performing theatrical dance in front of a church congregation, and was directed by Joel Kefali.[1]

Critical reception

The song is described by Kyle Ryan of The A.V. Club as being the song that has a large 3 note chorus with staccato synthesizer that lifts the tempo of the album following the tranquil song "Golden Girl".[5] Matt Collar of AllMusic describes the composition as "particularly epic in proportion and cinematic in its emotional momentum".[6]

Track listing

UK promo single[7]

1. "I Kill Giants" (Radio Edit) – 3:39
2. "I Kill Giants" (Instrumental) – 4:12

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of In Rolling Waves.[8]

• Billy Bush (record producer) – engineer
• John Catlin – engineer (mix)
• Joe LaPorta – mastered
• Justin Meldal-Johnsen – producer
• Alan Moulder – mixing
• Thom Powers – producer
• David Schwerkolt – engineer (assistant)

References

1. "The Naked and Famous Debut New Video | Fender News & Tech Talk | Fender Guitar". Fender.com. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
2. Republic Records. "Republic Records". Republic Records. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
3. "The Naked And Famous – In Rolling Waves | Album Reviews". musicOMH. 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
4. "The Naked and Famous | Yen". Yenmag.net. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
5. Ryan, Kyle (2013-09-17). "The Naked And Famous: In Rolling Waves | Music | MusicalWork Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
6. "In Rolling Waves - The Naked and Famous | Release Information, Reviews and Credits". AllMusic. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
7. "I Kill Giants" (UK promotional CD single). The Naked and Famous. Fiction Records. 2013. NAKED5.CS1 maint: others (link)
8. In Rolling Waves (CD liner notes). The Naked and Famous. Fiction Records. 2013. 3750757.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Video on YouTube