Devil's Broom

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"Devil's Broom"
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Single by Joseph Arthur
from the album Our Shadows Will Remain
ReleasedFebruary 6, 2006 (digital)
February 13, 2006 (CD/7")
Recorded2004
Genre Alternative rock
Length3:41 (radio edit)
4:46 (album version)
Label 14th Floor Records
Songwriter(s) Joseph Arthur
Producer(s) Joseph Arthur, Ken Rich
Joseph Arthur singles chronology
"Even Tho"
(2005)
"Devil's Broom"
(2006)
"Can't Exist"
(2006)
Music video
"Devil's Broom" on YouTube

"Devil's Broom" is the third single from Joseph Arthur's fourth studio album Our Shadows Will Remain . The single was released on February 13, 2006, in the UK to coincide with his live dates at Shepherd's Bush Empire. It was released on CD and 7" as well as digital download bundles. The CD single's B-side, "Papa", is Joseph's touching ode to his father. He played the song live as early as 1998.

Contents

In a positive review for AngryApe, David Adair wrote, "'Devil's Broom' represents another stroke of understated genius from the musical palette of Arthur. Mundane and emotive Morrissey styled lyricism and projected singing with a speckle of the troubled cry of Jeff Buckley, is propped up by a wandering accompaniment that Echo & the Bunnymen used to such startling effect." [1]

A video for the song was produced, directed by Noaz Deshe. It shows Joseph being dragged through a city interspersed with footage of a female lover he longs to be near.

Track listing

CD (JA04CD):

  1. "Devil's Broom" (Edit) – 3:41
  2. "Papa" – 4:56

7" (white vinyl, JA04V):

  1. "Devil's Broom" (Edit) – 3:41
  2. "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" (Live at the Scala) – 5:17

Digital downloads:(available separately on iTunes UK only)

  1. "Devil's Broom" (Edit) – 3:41
  2. "Devil's Broom" (Live at the Scala) – 5:59
  3. "Devil's Broom" (Acoustic) – 4:23
  4. "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" (Live at the Scala) – 5:17

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References

  1. David Adair (February 2, 2006). "Joseph Arthur - Devil's Broom". Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2009.