Fixin to Thrill (song)
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"Fixin to Thrill" is an electropop/New Wave
song performed by Canadian
band Dragonette
. The song was written and produced by Dragonette for their second album Fixin to Thrill
(2009). It was released as the album's lead single
in May 2009.
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as a rock monster created by a group of children. Once brought to life, the children dance with and customize their creation in a suburban home. The video concludes with the children's parents attempting to destroy Sorbara unsuccessfully. The fourth wall
is frequently broken during the duration of the video by integrating behind the scenes turmoil into the main story.
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
song performed by Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
band Dragonette
Dragonette
Dragonette is a Canadian electropop group active since 2005. Dragonette consists of singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara, bassist and producer Dan Kurtz and drummer Joel Stouffer....
. The song was written and produced by Dragonette for their second album Fixin to Thrill
Fixin to Thrill
-Personnel:Band* Martina Sorbara – vocals ; keyboards * Dan Kurtz – keyboards, programming ; bass ; guitar ; backing vocals ; acoustic guitar...
(2009). It was released as the album's lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
in May 2009.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Fixin to Thrill".Digital download
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- "Fixin to Thrill"
- "Fixin to Thrill" (Edit)
- "Fixin to Thrill" (Don DiabloDon DiabloDon Diablo is a Dutch record producer, songwriter, artist, DJ. His parents named him after Don van Vliet .-Biography:...
remix) - "Fixin to Thrill" (Don Diablo remix dub)
- "Fixin to Thrill" (Automatic Panic vs. DJ Cat NYC remix)
Music video
The video features lead singer Martina SorbaraMartina Sorbara
Martina Sorbara is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of Greg Sorbara, who is a Member of Provincial Parliament, formerly the Minister of Finance in Ontario....
as a rock monster created by a group of children. Once brought to life, the children dance with and customize their creation in a suburban home. The video concludes with the children's parents attempting to destroy Sorbara unsuccessfully. The fourth wall
Fourth wall
The fourth wall is the imaginary "wall" at the front of the stage in a traditional three-walled box set in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play...
is frequently broken during the duration of the video by integrating behind the scenes turmoil into the main story.