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Slow Hands by Interpol
Interpol
Artist Biography For Interpol
Interpol Is A Post-Punk Band Based In New York City United States That Took An Important Part In The Post-Punk Revival Of The 2000s. The Band Consists Of Paul Banks Vocals And Guitar Sam Fogarino Drums And Daniel Kessler Guitar And Backing Vocals . The Band's Sound Is Generally A Mix Of Staccato Bass And Rhythmic Harmonized Guitar With A Snare Heavy Mix Drawing Comparisons To Post-Punk Bands Such As Joy Division And The Chameleons. The Band Formed In 1997 When Daniel Kessler Met Drummer Greg Drudy Previously A Member Of Post-Hardcore/screamo Band Joshua Fit For Battle And Hot Cross On The New York University Campus. Kessler Later Added Carlos D. On The Bass After Meeting Him In A History Class. The Line-Up Was Complete After Kessler Ran Into Paul Banks A Friend Whom He Had Met In Paris. In 2000 Sam Fogarino Whom The Band Knew Through His Job At A Local Record Store Replaced Drudy. Carlos Dengler Who Was Responsible For Bass And Keyboards Left The Band In 2010 And Hasn't Been Replaced But Announced Various Names To Help Them Perform Live. The Band Released Direction On The Soundtrack Of The Television Program 'Six Feet Under' On June 28 2005. Shortly Thereafter They Left Matador For A Major Label. Our Love To Admire Was Released On July 10 2007 In The USA July 9 In The UK To Generally Favorable Reviews. The Heinrich Maneuver Was Its First Single. Their Self-Titled LP Was Released On September 7th 2010 And The Tracks Barricade Summer Well Lights And Try It On Have Been Issued As Singles. After This Album The Bassist Carlos Dengler Has Lefted The Band. El Pintor Is The Fifth Interpol's Album And Was Released In September 8th 2014 With 5 Singles All The Rage Back Home Ancient Ways. My Desire Anywhere And Everything Is Wrong. The Album's Name Is An Anagram For Interpol. The Last 2 Interpol's Albums Are Marauder 2018 And The Other Side Of Make-Believe 2022 .
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Slow Hands
Interpol - Antics
"Slow Hands" Is A Song By American Rock Band Interpol. It Was Released As The Lead Single From Their Second Studio Album Antics On August 16 2004 As A Digital Single And September 13 As Vinyl And CD Singles. The Song Was Written By Paul Banks Carlos Dengler Sam Fogarino And Daniel Kessler. Released On September 13 2004 The Song Charted At No. 36 On The UK Singles Chart And No. 15 On Billboard Magazine's Modern Rock Tracks Chart. The Song's Radio Debut Was On Los Angeles Station KROQ-FM. In Australia The Song Was Ranked No. 74 On Triple J's Hottest 100 Of 2004. In June 2005 It Was Re-Issued As The Final Single From Antics Charting At No. 44 On The UK Singles Chart. The Music Video For "Slow Hands" Was Directed By Daniel Levi. It Features The Band Performing The Song In An Empty Sports Hall Interspersed With Slow-Motion Shots Playing In Reverse Of The Members Destroying Various Electrical Equipment In Front Of Their Performing Selves. Towards The End Of The Video They Become Surrounded By Rapidly Multiplying Clones Of Themselves Also Performing The Song. The Song Has Appeared In The Video Games True Crime New York City Guitar Hero Warriors Of Rock And Rocksmith As Well As The Gilmore Girls Episode "Tippecanoe And Taylor Too" The Entourage Episode "My Maserati Does 185" The Veronica Mars Episode "An Echolls Family Christmas" And A 2008 Armani Commercial Starring Josh Hartnett. In 2010 Rapper Azealia Banks Covered The Song And Released It On YouTube.
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Interpol Is A Post-Punk Band Based In New York City United States That Took An Important Part In The Post-Punk Revival Of The 2000s. The Band Consists Of Paul Banks Vocals And Guitar Sam Fogarino Drums And Daniel Kessler Guitar And Backing Vocals . The Band's Sound Is Generally A Mix Of Staccato Bass And Rhythmic Harmonized Guitar With A Snare Heavy Mix Drawing Comparisons To Post-Punk Bands Such As Joy Division And The Chameleons. The Band Formed In 1997 When Daniel Kessler Met Drummer Greg Drudy Previously A Member Of Post-Hardcore/screamo Band Joshua Fit For Battle And Hot Cross On The New York University Campus. Kessler Later Added Carlos D. On The Bass After Meeting Him In A History Class. The Line-Up Was Complete After Kessler Ran Into Paul Banks A Friend Whom He Had Met In Paris. In 2000 Sam Fogarino Whom The Band Knew Through His Job At A Local Record Store Replaced Drudy. Carlos Dengler Who Was Responsible For Bass And Keyboards Left The Band In 2010 And Hasn't Been Replaced But Announced Various Names To Help Them Perform Live. The Band Released Direction On The Soundtrack Of The Television Program 'Six Feet Under' On June 28 2005. Shortly Thereafter They Left Matador For A Major Label. Our Love To Admire Was Released On July 10 2007 In The USA July 9 In The UK To Generally Favorable Reviews. The Heinrich Maneuver Was Its First Single. Their Self-Titled LP Was Released On September 7th 2010 And The Tracks Barricade Summer Well Lights And Try It On Have Been Issued As Singles. After This Album The Bassist Carlos Dengler Has Lefted The Band. El Pintor Is The Fifth Interpol's Album And Was Released In September 8th 2014 With 5 Singles All The Rage Back Home Ancient Ways. My Desire Anywhere And Everything Is Wrong. The Album's Name Is An Anagram For Interpol. The Last 2 Interpol's Albums Are Marauder 2018 And The Other Side Of Make-Believe 2022 .
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"Slow Hands" is a song by American rock band Interpol. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album, Antics, on August 16, 2004 as a digital single and September 13 as vinyl and CD singles. The song was written by Paul Banks, Carlos Dengler, Sam Fogarino, and Daniel Kessler.
Released on September 13, 2004, the song charted at No. 36 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 15 on Billboard magazine's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song's radio debut was on Los Angeles station KROQ-FM. In Australia, the song was ranked No. 74 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. In June 2005, it was re-issued as the final single from Antics, charting at No. 44 on the UK Singles Chart.
The music video for "Slow Hands" was directed by Daniel Levi. It features the band performing the song in an empty sports hall, interspersed with slow-motion shots (playing in reverse) of the members destroying various electrical equipment in front of their performing selves. Towards the end of the video, they become surrounded by rapidly multiplying clones of themselves also performing the song.
The song has appeared in the video games True Crime: New York City, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, and Rocksmith, as well as the Gilmore Girls episode "Tippecanoe and Taylor, Too", the Entourage episode "My Maserati Does 185", the Veronica Mars episode "An Echolls Family Christmas", and a 2008 Armani commercial starring Josh Hartnett.
In 2010, rapper Azealia Banks covered the song and released it on YouTube. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.