Stolen (Dashboard Confessional song)
"Stolen" | ||||
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Single by Dashboard Confessional featuring Juli | ||||
from the album Dusk and Summer | ||||
Released | February 13, 2007 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, emo | |||
Length | 3:19 3:53 (album version) | |||
Label | Vagrant | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chris Carrabba | |||
Producer(s) | Don Gilmore | |||
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Juli singles chronology | ||||
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"Stolen" is the second single (third if one counts the
For the German market, "Stolen" was rerecorded and reworked as a duet with the German rock/pop band Juli. Therefore, new scenes were edited in the old video. The single reached number 15 in Germany. The single of the first version was download-only, not released on CD, a CD was only handed out as a promotional item.
Music video
The music video of "Stolen" depicts the nature of
The video shows the girl's family revisiting the hotel every few years. A later scene shows the two, now as teenagers,
The next scene of this love sequence shows the woman on a cliff overlooking the beach and the man approaches, after words are spoken that cannot be heard because of the music in the song, the lovers begin kissing. The last scene depicts the band finishing out the song on the porch depicted in the video.
The last thing seen is the boy and the girl, sitting in the same room, looking at the tarot cards.
The video has been likened to the classic novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, since aspects of the relationship between the characters of Estella and Pip may be similar to those portrayed between the girl and boy.[citation needed]
For the new version of "Stolen" featuring Juli some parts were replaced by scenes of the featured band, so that in this version only the boy/girl-scene appears whereas they in older age are missing completely.
Track listing
U.S. Promo CD
- "Stolen" (Radio Mix)
- "Stolen" (Album Version)
German CD single
- "Stolen" (International Version Feat. Juli)
- "In a Big Country"
German extended CD single
- "Stolen" (International Version Feat. Juli)
- "Stolen"
- "In a Big Country"
- "Stolen" (International Version Feat. Juli - Video)
Versions
- Album Version - Standard version found in the first edition of the album, Dusk and Summer
- Radio Mix - Faster version found in the music video/promo CD and the deluxe version of Dusk and Summer
- Acoustic - Acoustic version with violins replacing the synthesizers found on the "Don't Wait" single.
- Duet with Juli (International Version) - Re-recorded and re-worked duet between Dashboard Confessional and German band Juli
Charts
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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Germany (Official German Charts)[2] | 15 |
US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 44 |
US | 28 |
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[5] | 36 |
References
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Timbaland Soars To No. 1 After Sales Explosion", Billboard.com, April 12, 2007.
- ^ "Dashboard Confessional – {{{song}}}" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Dashboard Confessional Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ "Dashboard Confessional Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ "Dashboard Confessional Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-11-23.