Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire 2011 in Montreal
General information
origin	Montreal , Canada
Genre (s)	Indie rock , baroque pop , art rock
founding	2002
Website	arcadefire.com
Current occupation
Vocals , guitar , piano , bass , synthesizer	Win butler
Vocals , drums , piano , keyboard , accordion , xylophone , hurdy-gurdy	Régine Chassagne
Keyboard , guitar , accordion , xylophone , percussion	Richard Reed Parry
Bass , guitar	Timothy Kingsbury
Bass , xylophone , percussion , synthesizer	William Butler
violin	Sarah Neufeld
viola	Marika Anthony-Shaw
Drums	Jeremy Gara
former members
Drums , guitar	Howard Bilerman (until 2005)

Arcade Fire is a Canadian rock band from Montreal , Québec, founded in 2002 . The focus is on the married couple Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, other band members are Richard Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Will Butler , Sarah Neufeld and Jeremy Gara. Owen Pallett also took part as a violinist on the recordings of the EP Arcade Fire and the debut album Funeral, as well as in numerous live performances . Howard Bilerman played drums in the creation of the critically acclaimed debut, who left the band after its release in 2004.

The band received numerous awards for their music, including a Grammy for their third studio album The Suburbs for Album of the Year in 2011 and a BRIT Award for best international group and for best album in the same year . In 2014 Arcade Fire was nominated for an Oscar for the soundtrack for Her in the category Best Film Music .

history

Arcade Fire at a concert in New York City 2007

Win Butler moved from Texas via New York to Montreal in 2000 , where he was looking for musicians for his band Régine Chassagne, whose family had fled their home in Haiti before the Duvalier regime to Montreal and who were in their childhood and youth learned a variety of musical instruments.

Little by little Butler gathered the other current members of the band around him, and in 2003 Arcade Fire released their EP of the same name. The name Arcade Fire is said to come from a childhood memory of Win Butler. A classmate reportedly scared him with a story about a terrible fire in a video arcade. Will Butler, the underage brother of Win Butler at the time of the EP recording, followed his brother to Canada, but was later forced to return to the USA to attend school, so that he could not be there when the recordings for Funeral and was represented by Howard Bilerman.

The first album from Arcade Fire, Funeral (Engl. For funeral ), was released in September 2004. The band members have given the title of the already finished album because shortly several of their family members had died. So the name is not directly related to the music on the album. Still, family is a central theme of the songs on the album. In the song Haïti, for example, Régine Chassagne deals with her homeland, from which her family had to flee shortly after her birth. Funeral was awarded the German Record Critics' Prize in 2005 and was nominated for a Grammy Award for the best alternative album in 2006.

The successor to Funeral is called Neon Bible , was released on March 2, 2007 in Germany on the City Slang label and entered the top 20 of the German album charts . At the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, Neon Bible was nominated in the category Best Alternative Music Album , but could not prevail against the album Icky Thump of the White Stripes .

In the spring of 2010, Arcade Fire announced that they would release a new album called The Suburbs . It was released on August 2nd in the UK and August 3rd in the US. In Germany, the album was released exclusively on July 30th on the City Slang label . Arcade Fire's concept album The Suburbs is thematically devoted to life in the suburbs. Win Butler, who grew up in Woodlands - a suburb of Houston - was inspired by the picture of an old friend from his suburban home to the song of the same name, The Suburbs , which ultimately became an entire album with the same title. The Suburbs , however, is less a journey into the singer's youth than an attempt to fathom a youthful soul that tells of the loss of innocence and the struggle for sincerity. The album won a Grammy in 2011 for Best Album of the Year and the BRIT Award for Best International Album.

Arcade Fire composed the song Abraham's Daughter for the soundtrack to the film The Hunger Games , released in 2012 . The band also composed the fictional national anthem of Panem (Horn of Plenty) .

In August 2013, the band released the single Reflektor ; The accompanying music video was directed by Anton Corbijn , and David Bowie made a guest appearance in the chorus . In October 2013, the same name, the fourth album was released reflector . As a viral promotion, Arcade Fire played a few club concerts in selected cities around the world immediately after the release under the name The Reflektors . The tour dates for 2014 were released on December 11th. A total of 59 concerts were announced, including two headliner shows in Germany. The production of Reflektor was captured in the film The Reflektor Tapes . This was shown in selected cinemas in September 2015.

On July 5, 2016, the band played their first concert in two years in a club in Barcelona. It served to prepare for her festival tour, which took her to Spain, Portugal, the USA and Canada.

On January 19, 2017, the band released the single I Give You Power on Tidal , together with soul singer Mavis Staples . Shortly afterwards, the title was available from all major music portals.

On June 1, Arcade Fire released the single Everything Now and announced the album of the same name, produced by the band, Thomas Bangalter ( Daft Punk ) and Steve Mackey ( Pulp ), which was released on July 28 on Columbia Records . In addition, the band went on tour in Europe and North America in summer and autumn.

style

The basic style of the band is characterized by elements from indie rock , art rock and folk ; nevertheless, in individual songs, even for these genres, instruments such as church organ , accordion or wind instruments are in the foreground. The “slightly hysterical and heartbreaking vocals of Win Butlers ” ( laut.de ) are often supplemented by background choirs or the voice of Régine Chassagne. Most of the songs on Arcade Fire are sung in English, but there are also some French sung passages, such as Une Année Sans Lumière from the debut album Funeral or Black Mirror from Neon Bible .

activism

Haiti

As Régine Chassagne is of Haitian descent, Arcade Fire works continuously to support the people of Haiti by raising awareness of the fighting in that country and history, especially the regime of François Duvalier , in which 30,000 to 60,000 Haitians were murdered, sharpens. This special time in Haiti is highlighted in Arcade Fire's song "Haiti". Chassagne co-founded Kanpe (Creole for "stand up"), a foundation that brings "Haitians, members of the diaspora, friends of Haiti and local partners together to develop bespoke solutions to help these families escape the cycle of poverty and on." Stand on your own two feet. "

• 2004: Arcade Fire played two shows in the hometown of Haiti with all proceeds donated to the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Haiti.
• 2006: Proceeds from the publication of the title "Intervention" were dedicated to Partners in Health .
• 2009: Arcade Fire recorded the song "Lenin" for "Dark Was the Night" by the Red Hot Organization . US $ 850,000 was raised for AIDS relief and US $ 300,000 was donated to Partners in Health.
• 2010: The NFL acquired the rights to the song "Wake Up" for Super Bowl XLIV . All proceeds went to Partners in Health .

occupation

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	CA
2004	Funeral	DE96 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK33 platinum (39 weeks)UK	US123 gold (15 weeks)US	CA- platinum CA	First published: September 14, 2004 (CA); January 22, 2005 (US); March 12, 2005 (UK); March 28, 2005 (DE)
2007	Neon Bible	DE11 (7 weeks) DE	AT25 (4 weeks) AT	CH23 (9 weeks) CH	UK2 platinum (31 weeks)UK	US2 (17 weeks) US	CA1 gold (4 weeks)CA	First published: March 16, 2007 (DE, AT); March 17, 2007 (UK); March 18, 2007 (CH); March 24, 2007 (US; CA)
2010	The suburbs	DE4 (12 weeks) DE	AT10 (12 weeks) AT	CH3 (14 weeks) CH	UK1 platinum (39 weeks)UK	US1 gold (52 weeks)US	CA1 × 2 Double platinum (23 weeks)CA	First published: August 13, 2010 (DE, AT); August 14, 2010 (UK); August 15, 2010 (CH); Aug 21, 2010 (US, CA)
2013	reflector	DE6 (8 weeks) DE	AT4 (6 weeks) AT	CH4 (10 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (20 weeks)UK	US1 (20 weeks) US	CA1 × 3 Triple platinum (14 weeks)CA	First published: November 8, 2013 (DE, AT); November 9, 2013 (UK); November 10, 2013 (CH); November 16, 2013 (US, CA)
2017	Everything Now	DE5 (5 weeks) DE	AT4 (6 weeks) AT	CH2 (8 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (11 weeks)UK	US1 (6 weeks) US	CA1 (13 weeks) CA	First published: July 28, 2017

EPs

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		UK
2018	Arcade Fire	UK39 (1 week) UK	First publication: 2003; first re-release: 2005; second re-release in UK for Record Store Day 2018 as vinyl edition

More EPs

• 2005: Live EP (Live at Fashion Rocks) (Arcade Fire & David Bowie )
• 2016: The Reflektor Tapes

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		CH	UK	US	CA
2005	Neighborhood # 2 (Laïka) Funeral	-	UK30 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: March 28, 2005
	Neighborhood # 3 (Power Out) Funeral	-	UK26 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: May 22, 2005
	Cold Wind Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: Everything Ends	-	UK52 (1 week) UK	-	-	First published: August 8, 2005
	Rebellion (Read) Funeral	-	UK19 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: September 12, 2005
	Wake Up Funeral	-	UK29 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: November 14, 2005
2007	Keep the Car Running Neon Bible	-	UK56 (5 weeks) UK	-	CA41 (14 weeks) CA	First published: March 19, 2007
	Intervention Neon Bible	-	UK81 (1 week) UK	-	-	First published: May 21, 2007
	No Cars Go Neon Bible	-	UK85 (1 week) UK	-	-	First published: August 6, 2007
2010	The Suburbs The Suburbs	-	-	-	CA94 (1 week) CA	First published: June 1, 2010
	We Used to Wait The Suburbs	-	UK75 (1 week) UK	-	CA67 (5 weeks) CA	First published: August 1, 2010
	Ready to Start The Suburbs	-	UK67 (2 weeks) UK	-	CA49 (15 weeks) CA	First published: October 3, 2010
2013	Reflector reflector	-	UK44 (4 weeks) UK	US99 (1 week) US	CA20 (14 weeks) CA	First published: September 9, 2013
2017	Everything Now, Everything Now	CH99 (1 week) CH	UK50 silver (7 weeks)UK	-	CA70 (2 weeks) CA	First published: June 1, 2017

More singles

• 2004: Neighborhood # 1 (Tunnels)
• 2007: Black Mirror (download only)
• 2011: City with No Children
• 2011: Speaking in Tongues (feat.David Byrne )
• 2011: Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
• 2013: Afterlife
• 2014: We Exist
• 2014: You Already Know
• 2015: Get Right
• 2017: I Give You Power ( feat.Mavis Staples )
• 2017: Creature Comfort
• 2017: Signs of Life
• 2017: Electric Blue
• 2018: Put Your Money on Me

Other

• 2007: Poupée de cire, poupée de son (together on a split single with LCD sound system )
• 2012: Abraham's Daughter (on the soundtrack of The Hunger Games only )

Video albums

• 2009: Miroir Noir
• 2017: The Reflektor Tapes

Tours

• Funeral Tour (2003-2005)
• Neon Bible Tour (2007-2008)
• The Suburbs Tour (2010-2011)
• Reflector Tour (2013-2014)
• Post-Reflektor Tour (2016)
• Infinite Content Tour (2017-2018)
• Everything Now Continued (2018)

Live performances

• In 2005 David Bowie , avowed Arcade Fire fan, appeared twice as a guest with the band in New York and completed the vocal part of Wake Up alternately with Win Butler . The first appearance took place on September 8, 2005 at the Fashion Rocks Event in the legendary Radio City Music Hall , the second a week later at the Summerstage Show in Central Park, where they also played Bowie's song Queen Bitch . A live recording of the Wake Up duet was available for download from iTunes for a week from November 14, 2005 ; the proceeds went to the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund . In 2013 he sang a few verses in the song Reflektor .
• At a concert in London in January 2007, the band covered the song Guns of Brixton by The Clash .
• At a concert in Montreal, an eight-year-old girl opened the show, which Le Loup et le Renard read by Jean de La Fontaine .
• On the Neon Bible Tour 2007, Wake Up was often played as the last encore in the audience.
• On October 14, 2007, Arcade Fire's Win Butler and Régine Chassagne performed at a Bruce Springsteen concert in Ottawa . Together with Springsteen you played Springsteen's song State Trooper and then Keep the Car Running .
• On November 28, 2005 Arcade Fire performed as part of U2's Vertigo Tour together with the band for a song in Montreal. They played a cover of Love Will Tear Us Apart . Arcade Fire also appeared as the opening act for the two U2 concerts in Montreal and the concert in Ottawa.
• In October and November 2013 Arcade Fire played a tour with secret concerts under the pseudonym The Reflektors u. a. in Montreal, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, London, Glasgow, Berlin and Nogent-sur-Marne (near Paris). The concert-goers were asked to dress up or to appear in elegant evening attire.

Trivia

• A Christmas EP from 2002 is circulating on the Internet that has never officially been released. According to Win Butler, the picture was taken at a Christmas party in his apartment. Only parts of the band were present, and the vocals were done by friends of Win.
• Coldplay singer Chris Martin called Arcade Fire “the greatest band in history” during a performance in Ottawa, Ontario .
• The Irish rock band U2 chose Wake Up (from the album Funeral ), a song by the then newcomers Arcade Fire, as the intro, which was played in the original during their successful Vertigo tour 2005/06 right before the start of the concert.
• The song Wake Up (from the album Funeral ) was used for the trailer for the film adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are (orig. Where the Wild Things Are ). It is the film adaptation of a picture book by the American illustrator and children's book author Maurice Sendak .
• The song Woodlands National Anthem refers to Woodlands, the suburb of Houston where Will and Win Butler grew up. The album The Suburbs was created in 2010 in reminiscence of their homeland .
• The American rock band Foo Fighters played an acoustic version of the song Keep the Car Running at one of their concerts in 2007, which was released in December 2007 on the premium version of the single Long Road to Ruin .
• Rebellion (Lies) is the background music for a number of commercials on the Internet and US television for the (PRODUCT) ^RED campaign of the HIV / AIDS relief foundation "Global Funds".
• Arcade Fire show sustainable social commitment. They support the Partners In Health organization, which is committed to fighting poverty, hunger and disease in Haiti. For example, they donated $ 1.00, £ 1.00 and € 1.00 from each ticket on the 2007 tour. From August 2009 there will be a strictly limited and signed special edition of the DVD Miroir Noir , all of the proceeds going to PIH.
• The band contributed the song Cold Wind for the soundtrack for Six Feet Under .
• At the turn of the year 2007/08 in Sydney , the band's song No Cars Go was played to the fireworks at Harbor Bridge . It is considered to be one of the largest fireworks in the world and aroused great media interest.
• In the US presidential election campaign, the band stood up for the Democratic candidate Barack Obama .
• In February 2010, a cover version of the arcade fire song My Body Is a Cage in an orchestral version without guitars and drums was published on the album Scratch My Back published by Peter Gabriel .

swell

1. ↑ Leaderboard 2-2005. German Record Critics' Prize , May 14, 2005, accessed on January 28, 2011 . 
2. ↑ The Suburbs from Arcade Fire. (No longer available online.) Radio Eins , formerly in the original ; Retrieved January 28, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
3. ↑ Egg show at Ladies' Night. In: Spiegel Online , February 14, 2011.
4. ↑ Take That Storm Awards. In: Spiegel Online , February 16, 2011.
5. ↑ Arcade Fire Drop Dystopian 'Hunger Games' Anthem 'Horn of Plenty'. spin.com, March 26, 2012, accessed August 8, 2014 . 
6. ↑ Arcade Fire Created the National Anthem of Panem! - Hunger Games. (No longer available online.) Hungergamesmovie.org, March 2, 2012, archived from the original on May 5, 2012 ; accessed on August 8, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ Arcade Fire: Exclusive video premiere of the new song "Reflektor" at Spiegel Online , September 10, 2013
8. ↑ Noah Yoo: Arcade Fire Return With New Song “I Give You Power” Ft. Mavis Staples: Lists. In: Pitchfork . Condé Nast Verlag , January 19, 2017, accessed on January 20, 2017 (English). 
9. Jump up ↑ Jazz Monroe: Arcade Fire Announce New Album Everything Now. In: Pitchfork . Condé Nast , June 1, 2017, accessed June 1, 2017 . 
10. ↑ Benjamin Fuchs: Striking, slightly hysterical, heartbreaking, beautiful. laut.de , accessed on January 28, 2011 . 
11. ^ Greene, Anne (2001). "Haiti: Historical Setting § François Duvalier, 1957-71". In Metz, Helen Chapin. Dominican Republic and Haiti. Country Studies. Research completed December 1999 (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 288-289
12. ↑ What is KANPE. Retrieved May 24, 2019 (American English). 
13. ^ Arcade Fire's Band Aid for Haiti. In: Mother Jones. Retrieved May 24, 2019 (American English). 
14. ↑ solace: Intervention On iTunes + Partners In Health Charity - Us Kids Know. Retrieved May 24, 2019 . 
15. ^ Arcade Fire License "Wake Up" to Super Bowl to Benefit Haiti Relief. Retrieved May 24, 2019 . 
16. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US / CA
17. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK US CA
18. ↑ Arcade Fire EP On Vinyl For Record Store Day 2018 , The Future Heart, March 4, 2018
19. ^ Arcade Fire sparks support for PIH. (No longer available online.) Partners in Health, Jan. 28, 2007, archived from the original on July 16, 2011 ; accessed on January 28, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
20. ^ Peter Hamby: Arcade Fire to Perform for Obama in Ohio. CNN , March 1, 2008, accessed January 28, 2011 . 

Web links

Commons : Arcade Fire  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (English)
• Arcade Fire at laut.de
• Arcade Fire at Discogs (English)
• Arcade Fire at Tonspion
• Website for Album Sprawl II (English)
• Website for Single Neon Bible (English)