| "Growing Up" | ||||
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| from the album Up | ||||
| Released | 2003 | |||
| Length | 7:33 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
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"Growing Up" is a song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel from his 2002 album, Up . [1] The song was released as the third single from Up and reached the top 40 in Italy. It was also included on the Growing Up Live concert film in 2003.
Lyrically, "Growing Up" centers around the brevity of human life. [2] Gabriel developed the song by pulling from various developments in his personal life, including the death of his brother in-law and the aging of his parents. He said that "there's this sense very often that people seem to retain their 17-year-old selves through out life in some way, they may peg it at a different age but I don't think people feel old internally or very rarely." [3]
"Growing Up" opens with a series of keyboards, processed drums, and a descending melodic line played on a cello. [4] The cello was the only sound on Up that originated from a sample library, specifically from an Akai S3200, a device Gabriel first used on Passion in 1989. [5] Following the first verse, the rhythm changes to become more dance-oriented. [6] Further elements, including a bright organ and various electronic flourishes are also featured throughout the composition. [4] Tchad Blake achieved some of the tape scratching sounds found on the song by spinning some sampled drum fills around on a tape machine. Some of the vocals were processed with a Lexicon JamMan, which was responsible for creating some of the "elephant-like sounds" as described by engineer Richard Chappell. [5]
The single art was created by M. Richard Kirstel and features an image of a wet wooden doll titled Waterbaby. [4] A music video was also created to accompany the song, which was directed by Francois Voge. [3] Portions of the music video depict digital recreations of urban sprawl through a fish-eye lens and individuals partaking in daily activities within bubble-shaped objects. [4] When played live on his Growing Up tour, Gabriel performed the song while rolling around in a zorb: a transparent sphere similar to a large hamster ball. [2] The song was also played on Gabriel's 2023 I/O tour, during which he played the song in a stripped-down campfire setting with drummer Manu Katché playing a Roland HandSonic. [7]
Credits from the Up liner notes. [8]
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| Italy (FIMI) [9] | 35 |
Passion is an album released in 1989 by the English singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel. It was the first Peter Gabriel album to be released on Real World Records, Gabriel's second soundtrack, and his eighth album overall.
So is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released on 19 May 1986 by Charisma Records and Virgin Records. After working on the soundtrack to the film Birdy (1984), producer Daniel Lanois was invited to remain at Gabriel's Somerset home during 1985 to work on his next solo project. Initial sessions for So consisted of Gabriel, Lanois and guitarist David Rhodes, although these grew to include a number of percussionists.
Up is the seventh studio and thirteenth album overall by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, released on 23 September 2002 through Geffen and Real World Records. The album rose to number 9 in the US, number 11 in the UK, and captured the number 1 position in Italy. The album debuted with sales of 76,000 units in the US and was the highest charting album on the Billboard 200 from a British artist that week. Most critics reviewed it positively, though Rolling Stone said Gabriel was "out of touch". This would be Gabriel's last studio album of new original material until the release of I/O (2023), although he did release several studio projects in the interim.
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I/O is the tenth studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician Peter Gabriel, released on 1 December 2023 through Real World Records. It is Gabriel's first album of new original material since Up (2002), marking the longest gap between studio albums in his career. I/O features 12 tracks, each with two different mixes labeled the "Bright-Side Mix" and "Dark-Side Mix". It is also Gabriel's longest studio album of original material, with the mixes clocking in at over 68 minutes each and the total project lasting over two hours. An additional "In-Side Mix" of the album appears on versions which include the Blu-ray audio disc.
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"Darkness" is a song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel from his 2002 album, Up. A live version was included on the Growing Up Live concert film in 2003. In 2004, a remixed version of the song labeled as the "Englespost Remix" was released as a single in Switzerland. It was previously used as the b-side to "Burn You Up, Burn You Down". An instrumental version of "Darkness", titled "Darker Star", was included on the second season of Canadian sci-fi show Starhunter. In 2011, Gabriel re-recorded the song with an orchestra on his New Blood album.
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