Difference between revisions of "Keep It Together"

Latest revision as of 21:29, 10 February 2025

Album:An Omen EP
Welcome Oblivion

Length:4:29
4:28

Versions:Keep It Together (An Omen)
Keep It Together
Keep It Together (Dave Sitek remix)
Keep It Together (Factory Floor remix)
Keep It Together (Nosaj Thing remix)

Live:How To Destroy Angels Live 2013

Embedded artwork

"Keep It Together" is a song by How To Destroy Angels, and the first single from their second release, An Omen EP. It is also one of four songs from An Omen EP featured on HTDA's first full-length release, Welcome Oblivion.

Release

The artwork for the single was originally posted to the band's Tumblr blog on October 2nd, albeit with no indication that it was any kind of single artwork, as it reflected the general style of promotional art created for the EP. On October 4th, a page for the track was created on Amazon US and it was released on October 9th.

The song premiered a day before its digital release date on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show in an interview with Trent Reznor, and was subsequently released in streaming form on Pitchfork, SoundCloud, Tumblr and YouTube.

On October 18th, the first ever official remix for HTDA was released via SoundCloud[1], with a free download available. Remixer Dave Sitek described the track as "A chance to be pushed through the veins and swarm the heart, saddled to this strange drug music … a wild trip…. I was lucky to be asked."[2]

A physical version of the single on 12" vinyl was packaged with An Omen EP for anyone who bought directly from the HTDA website.

Appearances

An Omen EP
Keep It Together
Welcome Oblivion

Versions

Keep It Together (An Omen)

This is the version released as a single and from An Omen EP.

Keep It Together

This is the version from Welcome Oblivion, and is one second shorter to fit the track segues.

Keep It Together (Dave Sitek remix)

This is a remix of the track by Dave Sitek, and the first remix ever released for HTDA. It runs at 4:37.

Keep It Together (Factory Floor remix)

This is a remix of the track by British band Factory Floor, and the second remix released for "Keep It Together". It runs at 7:21.

Keep It Together (Nosaj Thing remix)

This is a remix of the track by Nosaj Thing AKA Jason Chung, and the third remix released for "Keep It Together". It runs at 3:53.

Music video

Teaser video

A teaser video for the song was released October 8th, and simply shows someone placing the audio reel for the song onto an Amper console, and then playing the song from start to finish.

Performance video

A second video was released November 1st, and shows the full band (including Rob Sheridan, formerly only art director, on modular synthesizer) performing the song in studio. This was the first music video by HTDA to accompany a single, as 2010's "The Space In Between" was a standalone video release, and not accompanied by a single.

Lyrics

   I feel the skin that separates us
   Start to fade 
   And when I lie on top of you 
   I'm afraid
   I can see right through myself 
   Crystal clear 
   I am disassembling 
   I could disappear, disappear 
   There is a voice inside of me
   I don't know 
   And all his words keep echoing 
   Tremolo 
   I’ve been waiting for a sign 
   To appear 
   He has a message waiting for me 
   But I don't want to hear
   
   I promise 
   I swear 
   I can 
   Keep it together

External Links

Previous track - "The Wake-Up"

Track 2 from Welcome Oblivion

Next track - "And The Sky Began To Scream"

Previous track - "N/A, First Track"

Track 1 from An Omen EP

Next track - "Ice Age"

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 {{HTDA
 | title=Keep It Together
-| album=''[[An Omen EP]]''
+| album=''[[An Omen EP]]''<br>''[[Welcome Oblivion (album)|Welcome Oblivion]]''
-| length=4:29
+| length=4:29 <br> 4:28
-| BPM =
+| BPM = 85
-| versions=Keep It Together<br>Keep It Together (Dave Sitek remix)<br>Keep it together (Factory Floor remix)
+| versions=Keep It Together (An Omen)<br>Keep It Together<br>Keep It Together (Dave Sitek remix)<br>Keep It Together (Factory Floor remix)<br>Keep It Together (Nosaj Thing remix)
-| live=Unperformed
+| live=[[How To Destroy Angels Live 2013]]
-}}[[image:KIT-Art.jpg|thumb|Single artwork]]'''"Keep It Together"''' is a song by [[How To Destroy Angels]], and the first single from their second release, ''[[An Omen EP]]''.
+}}[[Image:02 Keep it together.jpg|thumb|Embedded artwork]]
+'''"Keep It Together"''' is a song by [[How To Destroy Angels]], and the first single from their second release, ''[[An Omen EP]]''. It is also one of four songs from ''An Omen EP'' featured on HTDA's first full-length release, ''[[Welcome Oblivion (album)|Welcome Oblivion]]''.
 ==Release==
-The artwork for the single was originally posted to the band's [http://blog.destroyangels.com/ Tumblr blog] on October 2nd, albeit with no indication that it was any kind of single artwork, as it reflected the general style of promotional art created for the EP. On October 4th, a page for the track was created on [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009L78KRI/?ie=UTF8&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003KS9B2W Amazon US], and released on October 9th.
+The artwork for the single was originally posted to the band's [http://blog.destroyangels.com/ Tumblr blog] on October 2nd, albeit with no indication that it was any kind of single artwork, as it reflected the general style of promotional art created for the EP. On October 4th, a page for the track was created on [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009L78KRI/?ie=UTF8&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003KS9B2W Amazon US] and it was released on October 9th.
-The song premiered a day before its digital release date, 8th October 2012, on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show, in an interview with [[Trent Reznor]], and was subsequently released in streaming form on Pitchfork, Soundcloud, Tumblr and YouTube.
+The song premiered a day before its digital release date on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show in an interview with [[Trent Reznor]], and was subsequently released in streaming form on Pitchfork, SoundCloud, Tumblr and YouTube.
-On October 18th, a remix for the track, the first ever official remix for HTDA, was released via Soundcloud[http://soundcloud.com/howtodestroyangels/keep-it-together-dave-sitek], with a free download avaliable. Remixer Dave Sitek described the track as "A chance to be pushed through the veins and swarm the heart, saddled to this strange drug music … a wild trip…. I was lucky to be asked.”[http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/10/dave-sitek-remix-how-to-destroy-angels/]
+On October 18th, the first ever official remix for HTDA was released via SoundCloud[http://soundcloud.com/howtodestroyangels/keep-it-together-dave-sitek], with a free download available. Remixer Dave Sitek described the track as ''"A chance to be pushed through the veins and swarm the heart, saddled to this strange drug music … a wild trip…. I was lucky to be asked."''[http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/10/dave-sitek-remix-how-to-destroy-angels/]
-A physical version of the single, on 12" vinyl, is to be packaged with An Omen EP, for anyone who buys directly from the HTDA website[http://store.destroyangels.com].
+A physical version of the single on 12" vinyl was packaged with ''An Omen EP'' for anyone who bought directly from the HTDA website.
-==Song Credits==
-TBA
 ==Appearances==
 *''An Omen EP''
-*''Keep It Together''
+*''[[Keep It Together (single)|Keep It Together]]''
+*''Welcome Oblivion''
 ==Versions==
+===Keep It Together (An Omen)===
+This is the version released as a single and from ''An Omen EP''.
 ===Keep It Together===
-This is the version released as a single.
+This is the version from ''Welcome Oblivion'', and is one second shorter to fit the track segues.
 ===Keep It Together (Dave Sitek remix)===
 This is a remix of the track by Dave Sitek, and the first remix ever released for HTDA. It runs at 4:37.
 ===Keep It Together (Factory Floor remix)===
-This is a remix of the track by British band Factory Floor and the second remix released for Keep It Together. It runs at 7:21.
+This is a remix of the track by British band [[Related_bands_and_artists#Gabe_Gurnsey|Factory Floor]], and the second remix released for "Keep It Together". It runs at 7:21.
+===Keep It Together (Nosaj Thing remix)===
+This is a remix of the track by Nosaj Thing AKA Jason Chung, and the third remix released for "Keep It Together". It runs at 3:53.
 ==Music video==
 ===Teaser video===
 A teaser video for the song was released October 8th, and simply shows someone placing the audio reel for the song onto an Amper console, and then playing the song from start to finish.
 ===Performance video===
-A second video was released November 1st, and shows the full band (including [[Rob Sheridan]], formerly only art director, on modular synthesizer) performing the song in studio. This was the first music video by HTDA to accompany a single, as 2010's [[The Space In Between]] was a standalone video release, and not accompanied by a single.
+A second video was released November 1st, and shows the full band (including [[Rob Sheridan]], formerly only art director, on modular synthesizer) performing the song in studio. This was the first music video by HTDA to accompany a single, as 2010's "[[The Space In Between]]" was a standalone video release, and not accompanied by a single.
 ==Lyrics==
-'''''NOTE: THESE LYRICS ARE TRANSCRIBED BY EAR AND MAY BE INCORRECT'''''
+     I feel the skin that separates us
-     I feel the skin that separates us start to fade
+    Start to fade
-     And when I lie on top of you, I'm afraid
+     And when I lie on top of you
-     I can see right through myself, crystal clear
+    I'm afraid
-     I am disassembling
+     I can see right through myself
-     I could disappear, disappear
+    Crystal clear
+     I am disassembling
-     There is a voice inside of me, I don't know
+     I could disappear, disappear
-     And all his words keep echoing a tremolo
+     There is a voice inside of me
-     I've been waiting for a sign to appear
+    I don't know
-     He has a message waiting for me
+     And all his words keep echoing
-     But I don't wanna hear
+     Tremolo
-     I promise
+    I’ve been waiting for a sign
-     I swear
+    To appear
-     I can't
+     He has a message waiting for me
+     But I don't want to hear
-     I can't keep it together
+     I promise
+     I swear
+     I can
+     Keep it together
 ==External Links==
 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBTUMADjGk Teaser video]
-* [https://vimeo.com/52603601 Performance video]
+* [http://vimeo.com/52603601 Performance video]
-* [[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009L78KRI/?ie=UTF8&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003KS9B2W Buy from Amazon.com]
+* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009L78KRI/?ie=UTF8&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003KS9B2W Buy from Amazon.com]
 * [http://soundcloud.com/howtodestroyangels/keep-it-together-dave-sitek Dave Sitek remix]
 * [http://soundcloud.com/howtodestroyangels/keep-it-together-factory-floor Factory Floor remix]
+* [http://soundcloud.com/howtodestroyangels/keep-it-together-nosaj-thing Nosaj Thing remix]
+{{succession box
+| title=[[Welcome Oblivion (album)|Welcome Oblivion]]
+| before= [[The Wake-Up]]
+| after= [[And The Sky Began To Scream]]
+| track= 2
+}}
 {{succession box
 | title=[[An Omen EP#Track listing|An Omen EP]]