"Underground" is a song by New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 rock

Rock music

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 band Evermore, it is the first single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from their upcoming self-titled International Debut Evermore

Evermore (Evermore album)

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, which will also be released in Australia and NZ. The song was debuted along with two others on Wednesday 7 October at the Hallam Hotel in Melbourne as part of the bands string of small Victorian shows before they go overseas. It's one of three new songs added to the album along with songs from their entire history. The song was released to Australian radio on 21 January 2010 along with the songs musci video which made its debut on the bands official youtube page. The song is expected to debut live to an Australian audience at the Australia Day concert in Canberra.

The song along with the entire album became available for download on European iTunes stores on 17 October 2009.

Meaning

"Underground" is a song about drummer Dann Hume's hazy recollections of a night out in London while over there sightseeing. The song has references to the London underground railway. The single coverart uses the actual London 'Underground' signature. The band got the idea to write a song about it when they found themselves at the entrance of the London underground which is one of the few things Dann remembers of that night.

Music video

The music video debuted in the early morning of 22 January 2010 on the band's official YouTube channel. The video is shot following Jon Hume (lead singer) around in close up, making his way underground in a very hazy state. The video contains many quick cuts to the band playing in a small dark room with walls covered in road and warning signs, sometimes its just individual members playing in the room. As Jon continues making his way downstairs, other members, Pete and Dann are seen playing bass and drums around him. Jon then starts to be chased by people in animal costumes and because Jon is in a drunk state it scares him and he starts running downstairs. As Jon gets further underground, he finds himself trying to get through women who are trying to embrace him in a party-like atmosphere with flashing lights, dancing and glitter confetti everywhere. The video eventually ends with Jon falling to the ground passing out with women touching him all over.

Track listing

Chart performance

The song was released on the iTunes store on 19 February 2010.

Chart (2010)	Peak Position
ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	53
ARIA Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	8