Turn My Head

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"Turn My Head"
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Single by Live
from the album Secret Samadhi
ReleasedJuly 12, 1997 [1]
Genre Alternative rock
Length3:45
Label Radioactive Records
Songwriter(s) Live
Producer(s) Jay Healy, Live
Live singles chronology
"Freaks"
(1997)
"Turn My Head"
(1997)
"Rattlesnake"
(1997)

"Turn My Head" is a song by alternative rock group Live, which was released as a single from their 1997 album, Secret Samadhi . In contrast to the hard-rock of most of the album, the song is slower-paced and features a string section.

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The song was not released as single in the US, but it still received significant airplay, reaching No. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, and No. 3 on both the Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. [2]

Track listings

Lyrics by Ed Kowalczyk, music by Live:

Australian CD single

  1. "Turn My Head" (Radio Edit) – 3:45
  2. "Rattlesnake" (Live) – 5:04
  3. "Freaks" (Labor, Labor, Labor Remix) – 6:48

European CD single

  1. "Turn My Head" (Radio Edit) – 3:45
  2. "Turn My Head" (Live) – 4:10

German CD single

  1. "Turn My Head" (Radio Edit) – 3:45
  2. "Lakini's Juice" (Remix) – 7:41
  3. "Turn My Head" (Live) – 4:08

Music videos

Two official music videos were created for the song. The first featured the band performing the song and was directed by Mary Lambert. [3] The second video was directed by Jake Scott and was inspired by the paintings of John Register. [4] Both videos were included on the DVD release of Live's compilation, Awake: The Best of Live .

Chart positions

"Turn My Head" reached N0. 16 in Canada, [5] No. 36 in Austria, No. 47 in Australia and No. 67 in the Netherlands. [6]

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