Civilization (Justice song)

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"Civilization"
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Single by Justice
from the album Audio, Video, Disco
B-side Demo (12")
Released28 March 2011 (2011-03-28)
Recorded2010–11 in Paris, France
Genre
Length4:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Gaspard Augé
  • Xavier de Rosnay
  • Ali Love
Producer(s) Justice
Justice singles chronology
"TThhEe PPaARRtTYY"
(2009)
"Civilization"
(2011)
"Audio, Video, Disco"
(2011)
Music video
"Justice - Civilization (Official Video)" at YouTube

"Civilization" is a single by the French band Justice and the first from their second studio album Audio, Video, Disco . [1] The single, Justice's first via Elektra Records, was initially set to be released on iTunes on 4 April 2011, before becoming available on other digital retailers on April 11. [2] The track was released early through iTunes France on 28 March and globally through iTunes on 29 March 2011. [3]

Contents

The track features vocals from British singer Ali Love. [4] The song was previewed in a two-minute advertisement for Adidas, which was directed by Romain Gavras. [5] Gavras has worked with Justice previously, directing the music video for their song "Stress" in 2008, and filming a documentary 'A Cross In The Universe' about Justice's American tour in 2008. [6] The single was re-released on 6 June with remixes from Mr. Oizo and The Fucking Champs.

Critical reception

Eric Magnuson of Rolling Stone gave the single a rating of three-and-a-half stars out of five, complimenting its "high-end baguette beat-down". [7] He compared the song to a mix of Daft Punk's "Aerodynamic" and The Who's "Baba O'Riley". [7] Ben Gilbert of Yahoo! Music UK & Ireland gave a positive review, calling the song "fried and fiercesome [ sic ]". [8]

Composition

Civilization is in the common time of 4/4. It is played at a tempo of 90 BPM, with a change to 112 BPM on the 17th measure. It is in the key of A minor.

Music video

The music video was created by French director Edouard Salier [9] and features a very symbolic portrayal of iconic statues and structures falling after the world upturns—presumably—killing all the buffalo. The clip was produced using a labor-intensive combination of CGI and 3D animation. It was nominated for the 2011 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video. [10]

Track listing

  1. "Civilization" 4:11
  2. "Civilization" (demo) 3:45
  1. "Civilization" 4:11
  1. "Civilization" 4:10
  2. "Civilization" (demo version) 3:38
  3. "Civilization" (Mr. Oizo Remix) 3:31
  4. "Civilization" (The Fucking Champs Remix) 4:42
  5. "Civilization" (video)

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [14] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [15] 29
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [16] 83
France (SNEP) [17] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [18] 58
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [19] 30
UK Dance (OCC) [20] 9
UK Singles (OCC) [21] 53

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