| 'Where Is My Mind?' | |
|---|---|
| Song by Pixies | |
| from the album Surfer Rosa | |
| Released | March 21, 1988 |
| Recorded | November 1987 |
| Studio | Downtown Recorders, South End, Boston |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:53 |
| Label | Rough Trade |
| Songwriter(s) | Black Francis |
| Producer(s) | Steve Albini |
| Audio sample | |
Sample of end of 3rd verse and part of chorus |
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'Where Is My Mind?' is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, and is the seventh track on the band's album Surfer Rosa. Although the song was never released as a single, it is one of the band's signature songs.
Background and release[edit]
'Where Is My Mind?' is the seventh track on the Pixies' 1988 debut album Surfer Rosa. The song was written by frontmanBlack Francis while he attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, inspired by his experiences while scuba diving in the Caribbean. He later said he had 'this very small fish trying to chase me. I don't know why—I don't know too much about fish behavior.'[1]A live version of the song recorded at 2004's Coachella was released free through BitTorrent.[2]
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Cultural impact[edit]
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After being featured in the 1999 film Fight Club (in which the song plays over the final scene), the song gained an even wider audience and became iconic.[3][4]'Where Is My Mind?' was voted number 29 in the 'Hottest 100 of All Time' music poll conducted by Australian radio station Triple J in 2009.[5] Over half a million votes were cast in the poll.
On Tuesday, April 13, 2004, NASA used 'Where Is My Mind?' to wake up the team working on the Mars rover, Spirit, in honor of its software transplant.[6]
Mr. Nobody, a film released in 2009 also featured the song.[7]HBO drama The Leftovers 3 card poker game. featured both the Pixies version and Maxence Cyrin's piano cover in the show's acclaimed second season. Cyrin's cover of the song has also been featured on Mr. Robot.[8][9]
End of Fashion have been criticized for their uncredited copying of the guitar riff from 'Where Is My Mind?', for their song 'O Yeah'. For example, Rockus Online Magazine reviewer Jonathon Miller called the song 'disturbingly Pixies-ish' and went on to write:
End of Fashion are having no problem appealing to the 95% of people that haven't heard (and still remember) the Pixies' 'Where Is My Mind?' and have never experienced a truly exciting live show, and if that's what the band is aiming for, then they are a complete success.[10]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] | 199 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[12] | 2× Platinum | 160,000 |
| Italy (FIMI)[13] since 2009 | Gold | 25,000 |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[14] 2004-2020 sales | Gold | 400,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References[edit]
- ^Biel, Jean-Michel; Gourraud, Christophe. 'Pixies Titles/Names'. Alec Eiffel. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
- ^'BitTorrent Bundle - Pixies'. BitTorrent Bundles.
- ^Greene, Andy (4 January 2013). 'Flashback: The Pixies Reunite At Coachella'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^Beaumont, Mark (21 September 2016). 'Inside The Cult Of Pixies: Why They're More Than Just A Band - NME'. NME. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^'Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j'. Abc.net.au. 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^Colin Fries (2010-04-20). 'CHRONOLOGY OF WAKEUP CALLS'(PDF). NASA History Division. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^'Soundtrack Staples: Pixies' 'Where Is My Mind?''. STACK | JB Hi-Fi. 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^Saraiya, Sonia (29 December 2015). 'Best TV of 2015: The best pop-music cues, from 'Where Is My Mind' to Fleetwood Mac'. Salon. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^Sarkar, Samit (1 July 2016). 'Pixies' 'Where Is My Mind?' comes to Rock Band 4 next week'. Polygon. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^Jonathon Miller, rockus.comArchived October 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^Zywietz, Tobias. 'CLUK Update 22.03.2014 (wk11)'. Zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^'Canadian single certifications – Pixies – Where Is My Mind'. Music Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^'Italian single certifications – Pixies – Where Is My Mind' (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved February 26, 2020. Select '2017' in the 'Anno' drop-down menu. Select 'Where Is My Mind' in the 'Filtra' field. Select 'Singoli online' under 'Sezione'.
- ^'British single certifications – Pixies – Where Is My Mind'. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Where Is My Mind? - Kings of Leon on YouTube
- Where Is My Mind? - Stormy Strong on YouTube
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Lenchantin in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 12, 1973 (age 47) Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genres | Alternative rock, alternative metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Violin, bass, piano, guitar |
| Associated acts | Ana Lenchantin, A Perfect Circle, Brightblack Morning Light, Entrance, Into the Presence, Jarboe, Jenny Lewis, Kaura, Luciano Lenchantin, Melissa Auf der Maur, Papa M, Pixies, Queens of the Stone Age, Silver Jews, Trust Company, Zwan, The Entrance Band |
Paz Lenchantin (born December 12, 1973) is an Argentine-American musician. She has been the bass guitarist, vocalist and violinist of the alternative rock band Pixies since 2014. She is known for playing bass or strings with various bands, including Entrance, A Perfect Circle, Silver Jews, Zwan, and Queens of the Stone Age.
Early life[edit]
Lenchantin, who is of Armenian, French and Argentine ancestry,[1] moved to Los Angeles, California, with her family at the age of four. Her father is classical pianist Mario Merdirossian,[1] and has been a professor of piano at National University of Buenos Aires-Tandil, University of Mississippi, the Catholic University of Lima, Peru.[2] She speaks fluent Spanish and English. She began playing piano at age five.[3] She then took violin lessons at age eight and taught herself how to play guitar at age 12.[3] Her sister Ana Lenchantin is a musician and a frequent collaborator. She also frequently collaborated with her brother Luciano Lenchantin before his death in 2003. In the '90s, Paz was a piano teacher, a music programmer for video games, and a sound composer for the Sci-Fi Channel.[4]
Musical career[edit]
Lenchantin joined Billy Howerdel, Josh Freese, Troy Van Leeuwen, and Maynard James Keenan in the band A Perfect Circle. She contributed to their albums, Mer de Noms and Thirteenth Step. Lenchantin later left the group to join with Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Matt Sweeney, and David Pajo in the band Zwan. In 2002, Lenchantin, Melissa Auf der Maur (Smashing Pumpkins and Hole), Samantha Maloney, and Radio Sloan (The Need) created a new band called The Chelsea. The all-female supergroup played only one show on February 2, 2002 before going their separate ways. An audience recording of said show was later bootlegged. Lenchantin returned to play strings and piano with A Perfect Circle in recording their cover album eMOTIVe, released November 2, 2004 and debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200. She also contributed a solo cover of the song 'The Hollow' to A Perfect Circle's CD/DVD release, aMOTION. Since 2005, Lenchantin has been collaborating with The Entrance Band on their album Prayer of Death, as co- producer as well as contributing bass and violin. She also appeared on the previous Entrance album Wandering Stranger (2004). She is now a seemingly permanent member of the Entrance Band.Since 2012 winter, Paz has been touring with Josephine Foster supporting the 'Blood Rushing' album promotion.[5] In December 2013, Lenchantin was announced as the new touring bassist for the Pixies, in replacement of founding band member Kim Deal and touring bassist Kim Shattuck, for their 2014 tour.[6] In July 2016, Lenchantin confirmed that she is now a full-time member of the Pixies.[7]
Other appearances[edit]
Lenchantin also played strings on a song on the Queens of the Stone Age's album, Songs for the Deaf.[3] She has played with David Pajo in Papa M, and contributed fiddle on the Silver Jews record, Tanglewood Numbers.[3] She has toured with RTX/Jennifer Herrema of Royal Trux. In 2002, she performed on Trust Company's album The Lonely Position Of Neutral. In 2005 she played violin on the Kaura track 'Dividing Lines'. She has also contributed to and toured with Jarboe of Swans. In 2000, she appeared in A Perfect Circle's 'Judith' music video as bassist. Lenchantin also played bass on Brightblack Morning Light's 2006 self-titled album on Matador Records. She worked with director Michael Mann on his film Miami Vice[8] contributing violin on several scenes. She contributed playing strings on Melissa Auf der Maur's first solo album Auf der Maur. In 2008, Paz co-wrote the Ashes Divide song 'Denial Waits', and she played violin on Jenny Lewis' second studio album Acid Tongue. She appeared on Into The Presence's 2009 album, playing the bass.
Discography[edit]
- With A Perfect Circle
- Mer de Noms (2000) (Strings, bass on 'Sleeping Beauty', backing vocals on 'Judith')
- Thirteenth Step (2003) (Strings on 'Gravity')
- eMOTIVe (2004) (Piano, strings)
- Amotion (2004) (Acoustic guitar, piano, strings)
- With Pixies
- Indie Cindy (2014) (Bass on all Deluxe edition live tracks, vocals and bass on vinyl exclusive track 'Women of War')
- Head Carrier (2016) (Bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on 'All I Think About Now')
- Beneath the Eyrie (2019) (Bass, backing vocals, lead vocal on 'Los Surfers Muertos')
- With Ashes Divide
- Keep Telling Myself It's Alright (2008) (Co-writing on 'Denial Waits')
- With Brightblack Morning Light
- Brightblack Morning Light (2006) (Bass, piano)
- With Entrance
- Wandering Stranger (2004)
- Prayer of Death (2006) (Bass Guitar; co-producer; violin; vocals)
- The Entrance Band (2009) (Bass)
- Fine Flow (2012) (Bass)
- With Jenny Lewis
- Acid Tongue (2008) (Violin on 'Black Sand')
- With Josephine Foster
- Blood Rushing (2012) (Indian flute, bass, violin, vocals)
- With Kaura
- Kaura EP (2005) (Violin on 'Dividing Lines')
- With Melissa Auf der Maur
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- Auf Der Maur (2004) (Strings)
- With Queens of the Stone Age
- Songs for the Deaf (2002) (Strings on 'Mosquito Song')
- With Silver Jews
- Tanglewood Numbers (2005) (Fiddle)
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- With Trust Company
- The Lonely Position of Neutral (2002) (Strings, piano on 'Hover (Alternate Version)')
- With Zwan
- Mary Star of the Sea (2003) (Bass)
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- With Jarboe
- The Men Album (2005) (Bass on 'Feral' and vocals / strings on 'A Woman's Dreams')
Solo discography[edit]
Lenchantin has produced two solo albums, both of which were made available through her MySpace page.[9]
- Yellow mY skYcaptain (2000)
- Songs for Luci (2006)
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References[edit]
- ^ ab'La Teta de Paz Lenchantindate'. Taringa!. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^https://www.hollywoodpiano.com/about-us/our-people/
- ^ abcd'Paz Lenchantin interview at'. Bassgirls.com. August 21, 1974. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^Go Go MagazineVolume 2 Issue 19, August 31 - September 13, 2000
- ^Josephine Foster at Islington Mill (Salford) on 30 Oct 2012 – Last.fm
- ^Pixies name Paz Lenchatin as new bassist | News | NME.COM
- ^Paz Lenchantin [@PazLenchantin] (July 13, 2016). 'I'm extremely pleased and honored to announce that I am officially a permanent member of PIXIES!…' (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^Paz Lenchantin: A Perfect Circle Bassist's New Band & Solo WorkArchived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, SuicideGirls.com, Dec 12 2006, last retrieved April 22, 2007.
- ^PAz Lenchantin official MySpace page, last retrieved April 22, 2007
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