In Repair (Our Lady Peace song)
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"In Repair" is a music single released by Canadian rock band
Our Lady Peace
in 2000, under the album Spiritual Machines
. It was the first single from the album, and was followed by "Life" and "Right Behind You (Mafia)".
"The lyrics for the track ‘In Repair’ focus upon how people tend to treat each other as machines in our day-to-day life. We really need to take stock and focus our energy towards those in our lives that matter. Sometimes it seems as if we need an oil change,"
and robotic society, as described in Ray Kurzweil's 1999 book The Age of Spiritual Machines
.
In both the original release of the song and its second release as part of OLP's A Decade
compilation album in 2006, the song is immediately preceded by a track entitled "R.K. 2029", which is a narration from Kurzweil's book read aloud by Kurzweil himself.
and is an animated collage of the more than 200 artworks he painted for the Spiritual Machines project. The band makes no appearances in the video except for a brief moment when characters resembling them appear in the background. Saul Fox's image appears several times in the video also. The video premiered on Muchmusic
on November 22, 2000.
In 2001, the video was nominated for Best Video
, Best Rock Video, Best Post-Production
, and Best Director
at the MuchMusic Video Awards
, which it won all but Best Rock Video.
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Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1992. Headed by lead vocalist Raine Maida since its formation, the band additionally consists of Jeremy Taggart on percussion, Duncan Coutts on bass, and Steve Mazur as lead guitarist...
in 2000, under the album Spiritual Machines
Spiritual Machines
Spiritual Machines is the fourth studio album by the Canadian alternative rock band Our Lady Peace, released by Columbia Records in December 2000. Although not initially intended, the project evolved into a conceptual interpretation of futurist and inventor Raymond Kurzweil's 1999 book The Age of...
. It was the first single from the album, and was followed by "Life" and "Right Behind You (Mafia)".
Meaning
Raine Maida spoke of the lyrics on the band's website in 2000:"The lyrics for the track ‘In Repair’ focus upon how people tend to treat each other as machines in our day-to-day life. We really need to take stock and focus our energy towards those in our lives that matter. Sometimes it seems as if we need an oil change,"
Song information
The song, as with most songs from the Spiritual Machines album, follows a theme concerning a futuristic artificially intelligentArtificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
and robotic society, as described in Ray Kurzweil's 1999 book The Age of Spiritual Machines
The Age of Spiritual Machines
The Age of Spiritual Machines is a book by futurist Ray Kurzweil about the future course of humanity, particularly relating to the development of artificial intelligence and its impact on human consciousness...
.
In both the original release of the song and its second release as part of OLP's A Decade
A Decade
-See also:*Our Lady Peace discography*The Very Best of Our Lady Peace...
compilation album in 2006, the song is immediately preceded by a track entitled "R.K. 2029", which is a narration from Kurzweil's book read aloud by Kurzweil himself.
Kurzweil narration (R.K. 2029)
Critical reception
In her review of Spiritual Machines, Allmusic's MacKenzie Wilson commented that "Maida's lazy nasal-like vocals carry the song with sheer essence" and said that, "There are no thunderous riffs plaguing the song's initial plea for a little soul-searching."Music video
The music video was created by Oli GoldsmithOli Goldsmith
Oli Goldsmith is a Canadian artist whose best known work is for rock-band Our Lady Peace's 2000 album Spiritual Machines. Goldsmith currently lives and works in Toronto, Ontario with his wife Caroline Bacher, an emerging artist, sculptor and jeweller....
and is an animated collage of the more than 200 artworks he painted for the Spiritual Machines project. The band makes no appearances in the video except for a brief moment when characters resembling them appear in the background. Saul Fox's image appears several times in the video also. The video premiered on Muchmusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
on November 22, 2000.
In 2001, the video was nominated for Best Video
Best Video (MMVA Award)
The following is a list of the MuchMusic Video Awards winners for Best Video....
, Best Rock Video, Best Post-Production
Best Post-Production (MMVA Award)
The following is a list of the MuchMusic Video Awards winners for Best Post-Production....
, and Best Director
Best Director (MMVA Award)
The following is a list of the MuchMusic Video Awards winners for Best Director....
at the MuchMusic Video Awards
MuchMusic Video Awards
The MuchMusic Video Awards are annual awards presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honour the year's best music videos....
, which it won all but Best Rock Video.
See also
- Our Lady PeaceOur Lady PeaceOur Lady Peace is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1992. Headed by lead vocalist Raine Maida since its formation, the band additionally consists of Jeremy Taggart on percussion, Duncan Coutts on bass, and Steve Mazur as lead guitarist...
- Spiritual MachinesSpiritual MachinesSpiritual Machines is the fourth studio album by the Canadian alternative rock band Our Lady Peace, released by Columbia Records in December 2000. Although not initially intended, the project evolved into a conceptual interpretation of futurist and inventor Raymond Kurzweil's 1999 book The Age of...
- Raine MaidaRaine MaidaRaine Maida , is a Canadian musician best known as being the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band Our Lady Peace. He has come to be known for his unique countertenor nasal falsetto singing voice, as well as his cryptic and poetry-influenced song lyrics...
- The Age of Spiritual MachinesThe Age of Spiritual MachinesThe Age of Spiritual Machines is a book by futurist Ray Kurzweil about the future course of humanity, particularly relating to the development of artificial intelligence and its impact on human consciousness...