Don't Bring Me Down
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- For other uses, see Don't Bring Me Down (disambiguation).
| "Don't Bring Me Down" | ||
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| Single by Electric Light Orchestra | ||
| from the album Discovery | ||
| B-side(s) | "Dreaming Of 4000" | |
| Released | July 1979 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | 1979 Musicland Studios , Munich | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:08 | |
| Label | Jet Records | |
| Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |
| Chart positions | ||
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| Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology | ||
| "The Diary Of Horace Wimp" (1979) |
"Don't Bring Me Down" (1979) |
"Confusion" "Last Train To London" |
| Discovery track listing | ||
| "Wishing" (8) |
"Don't Bring Me Down" (9) |
"Second Time Around" (10) |
| Flashback track listing | ||
| "Tears in Your Life" (16) (CD II) |
"Don't Bring Me Down" (1) (CD III) |
"The Diary of Horace Wimp" (2) |
"Don't Bring Me Down" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra
The song was the last track from the album Discovery. Unlike all its predecessors, this was the first song by ELO not to include a string section. Ironically, it was also the band's biggest hit in the United States. A music video for the song was produced, which showed video of the band performing the song interspersed with various animations relating to the song's subject matter.
A common mondegreen in the song is the perception that, following the title line, Jeff Lynne shouts "Bruce!" . However, according to liner notes, he is actually saying a made-up word "Groos". This is similar to a German word for "greeting", Gruß.
The song is dedicated to the NASA Skylab space station, which reentered the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean and western Australia on July 11, 1979.
[edit] Trivia
- In 2006, the song was used in the two different trailers for the Will Ferrell film "Stranger than Fiction" where in one of the trailers Ferrell actually sings with the song; the song was also used in the animated feature "Flushed Away".
- In Doctor Who's new series episode 2x10, the song was used several times.
- The popular rock band OK Go sometimes uses this song in their concerts, usually to generate more hype in the audience.
[edit] Links
- Promo Video:[1]
- Donald A. Guarisco, Don't Bring Me Down Song Review, Allmusic.com
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