Woman in Chains
| Woman in Chains | |
|---|---|
| Tears for Fears | |
| publication | September 25, 1989 (album) November 6, 1989 (single) |
| length | 6:30 |
| Genre (s) | Pop rock , soft rock |
| Author (s) | Roland Orzabal |
| Producer (s) | Dave Bascombe , Tears for Fears |
| album | The Seeds of Love |
Woman in Chains is a song by the English band Tears for Fears , which was released in November 1989 as the second single from their album The Seeds of Love .
Origin and content
The pop-rock - ballad was created by Roland Orzabal written. In the studio version, Phil Collins can be heard on drums. "Tears for Fears just wanted me to do this big drum thing from In the Air Tonight ..." Collins recalled. "We want you to join us in a big way."
Woman in Chains was recorded as a duet with Oleta Adams and also marked the beginning of the latter's solo career. Roland Orzabal explained in Melody Maker the starting point for the text, which is that women should lose their chains: “I read feminist literature at the time and found that there are still societies in the world today that are not patriarchal. There the man is not upstairs and the woman is downstairs. They are 'matricentric' - they have the woman at the center, and these societies are a lot less violent, a lot less greedy and there is generally less hostility ... but the song is also about how men are traditional like them downplaying the feminine side of their character and how both men and women suffer from it ... I think men in a patriarchal society are a bit lost too - okay, maybe we are told that we are in control, but there is one too Lots of things that we miss, that women are allowed to be. "
Publication and reception
Woman in Chains was an international success, reaching the top 40 in Great Britain (26th place), the USA (36th place), Australia (39th place), Belgium ( Flanders , 32nd place), Ireland (21st place), Italy and New Zealand ( 34th place) as well as the top 20 in Canada (eleventh place), France (20th place), the Netherlands (16th place) and in Poland (where it was particularly successful and reached fifth place). In Germany , the success was slightly lower at 45th place.
The song was re-released in 1992 - with a different B-side and now also titled Tears for Fears featuring Oleta Adams, honoring the singer's solo success and for the Tears for Fears compilation Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) to promote. This time the single reached number 57 in the UK.
The song was sampled on the SAS single So Free with Cam'ron and on Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 by DJ Z-Trip and DJ P. It also appeared on the soundtrack of the 1993 film Boxing Helena .
Music video
The video, directed by Andy Morahan , was shot in black and white. It is about an abusive relationship between a man (a boxer) and a woman (a pole dancer, played by Angela Alvarado ), interspersed with recordings from the band and guest singer Oleta Adams performing the song. Chris Hughes can be seen on the drums. The music video was viewed more than 44 million times on YouTube (as of May 2020).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark Ellen: Does Everybody Still Hate Phil Collins? * . October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ↑ a b Tears For Fears - Woman in Chains , 80s80s.de
- ^ Roland Orzabal, in: Melody Maker
- ↑ polskieradio.pl
- ^ Tears For Fears - Woman in Chains , hitparade.ch
- ↑ Alex S Garcia: mvdbase.com - Tears For Fears - "Woman in chains" . In: Music Video DataBase . Retrieved November 1, 2015.