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into each other, throwing a member over the top. However, the cars land perfectly and race off into the distance and out of view. Of course, this being the soundtrack to the film of the same name, footage from the film is used too. Rick was taken ill with bronchitis during the filming of this video, so he has his hood up for the majority of the video. A crew member filled in for him for the latter end of the video.
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about the goddess of poetry, which is a concept that goes back to the ancient Greeks. Maybe this makes me sound completely mad, but I have this thing about music coming from a higher place. So, I was writing a song about the goddess. It's a weird love song. It says how I'd sell my soul for something
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directed the video for the single, which consists of the band playing on a racetrack inside a heart-shaped area marked with crash barriers. Four cars appear and crash into the band. The cars race forward, with the band still playing the song on the bonnets of the cars. Near the end, the cars crash
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night until the subject finally reunites with their friends at the end of the song. The track was originally called "Happy Halloween".
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The song had the working title of "Film Song". Frontman Tim Wheeler had this to say about the lyrics: "This is a song about my muse.
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The song was remixed in a slightly heavier fashion for the Japanese and US versions of
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The B-side "Where is Our Love Going?" follows closer with the sound from their
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The first B-side, "What Deaner Was Talking About," is a cover of the song by
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on 13 October 1997. It was the title track of the film of the same name,
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to believe in, something more significant than everyday life."
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The Irish Charts – Search Results – A Life Less Ordinary"
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was personally requested by the director of the film,
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Songwriter(s)
Tim Wheeler
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