Since I Left You (song)

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"Since I Left You"
Single by the Avalanches
from the album Since I Left You
B-side
  • "Everyday"
  • "Thank You Caroline"
Released5 February 2001
Recorded2000
Length4:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Robbie Chater
  • Darren Seltmann
The Avalanches singles chronology
"Frontier Psychiatrist"
(2000) 		"Since I Left You"
(2001) 		"Radio"
(2001)

"Since I Left You" is a song by Australian electronic dance music group the Avalanches. It was released as the third single from the group's debut studio album of the same name on 5 February 2001. Produced by group members Robbie Chater and Darren Seltmann, "Since I Left You" utilizes numerous samples of other artists' material. The song's chorus is a prominent vocal sample of the Main Attraction's "Everyday" (1968).

The song was critically acclaimed by listeners and music critics alike, who praised its sample-based production and upbeat atmosphere; several publications named it one of the best singles of 2001. "Since I Left You" also placed in the singles charts of Australia and several European countries. A surrealistic music video for the song was directed by Rob Leggatt and Leigh Marling, and depicts two miners who find a mysterious passage into a dance studio. It won the group an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video.

Background and composition

The Avalanches started working on their debut album in 2000.[1] Production was handled by group members Robbie Chater and Darren Seltmann, who composed the album's songs by sampling music from vinyl records and manipulating them using Yamaha Promix 01 and Akai S2000 samplers.[2] The song "Since I Left You" was recorded by the group at Soft Light Bistro.[3] Its final mixing process was carried out at the Sing Sing recording studio by Chater, Seltmann and Tony Espie.[3]

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Release

A demo version of "Since I Left You" was included on a mixtape sold by the Avalanches at their gigs in mid-2000 in an attempt to prevent the spreading of

alternative music band Stereolab and producers Prince Paul and Cornelius were created for the single's American release.[11]

Commercial performance

"Since I Left You" entered the Australian national singles chart at number 67 on the week ending 19 February 2001,

UK Singles Chart on the issue dated 7 April 2001,[14] spending a total of seven weeks on the chart.[15] In the Netherlands, it charted for one week at number 97.[16] "Since I Left You" debuted at its peak position of 29 in Ireland and remained on the singles chart for five weeks.[17][18]

Critical reception

"Since I Left You" received widespread critical acclaim. Sal Cinquemani of

Pitchfork wrote that the "beauty" of the song "lies in the way that the Avalanches turn obvious sonic mismatches into something all their own".[21] Playlouder named "Since I Left You" the twenty-ninth best single of 2001, calling it "shimmeringly gorgeous" and "much greater than the sum of its parts, and the parts were pretty good to start with."[22] NME and Rockdelux both included the track in their respective year-end best single lists.[23][24]

Pitchfork placed "Since I Left You" at number 40 on their list of the best singles of the 2000s.

Q included "Since I Left You" in their lists of the Ultimate Music Collection and the 1,001 Best Songs Ever.[27][28]

Music video

The music video for "Since I Left You" was directed by Rob Leggatt and Leigh Marling,[29] both members of the Blue Source video direction team.[30] It follows the story of two miners in a black-and-white world who find a passage into a dance studio situated in a colour world.[31] The majority of the video consists of one of the miners dancing with two ballerinas, the other not having the courage or skill to join in. The video ends with the dancing miner finding love with one of the ballerinas, thus leaving his friend, who fades back into black-and-white.[31] The Avalanches had originally envisioned a video concept involving synchronized swimmers on an ocean cruise liner, but their record company rejected it.[32]

The clip later won Best Video at the 2001 MTV Europe Music Awards.[33] Pitchfork placed it at number four on their list of the Top 50 Music Videos of the 2000s, with writer Scott Plagenhoef noting that the video "transform[s] the disparate and the out-of-place into something new and joyful, and it does that with the right blend of heart and surrealism."[29]

Formats and track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits for "Since I Left You" adapted from CD single and Since I Left You album liner notes.[3][35]

Recording
  • Recorded at Soft Light Bistro.
  • Final mix at Sing Sing.
Personnel

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 67
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 29
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 97
Scotland (OCC)[36] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[14]
 16
UK Dance (OCC)[37] 12
UK Indie (OCC)[38] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[39] Platinum 70,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  22. ^ "Top 50 Records of the Year". Playlouder. Archived from the original on 16 January 2002. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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  26. ^ "The Stylus Decade / Top Singles 80–61". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  27. ^ "The Ultimate Music Collection". Q. London: 38. April 2005.
  28. ^ "1,001 Best Songs Ever". Q. London: 57. November 2003.
  29. ^ a b Plagenhoef, Scott (31 August 2009). "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Music Videos of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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  33. ^ "Limp Bizkit Nabs Trio of MTV Europe Music Awards". Billboard. New York. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  34. Amazon (UK). Archived
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  35. ^ Since I Left You (liner notes). The Avalanches. Modular Recordings. 2000. MODCD009.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  36. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  37. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  38. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  39. ^ "Feb Single Accreds 2024" (PDF). ARIA. March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

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