Needle in the Hay
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"Needle in the Hay" is a stark, acoustic indie-folk song by Elliott Smith, renowned for its raw depiction of addiction and emotional turmoil and for its prominent use in the film "The Royal Tenenbaums."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Elliott Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLabelScene | Kill Rock Stars roster ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | 1990s indie rock ⓘ |
| bSide |
Alphabet Town
ⓘ
Some Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed for raw emotional intensity ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | The Royal Tenenbaums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirectorAssociated | Wes Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
acoustic rock
ⓘ
indie folk ⓘ lo-fi ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Needle in the Hay single cover ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
7-inch single
ⓘ
CD single ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
drug use
ⓘ
psychological distress ⓘ relationship conflict ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Elliott Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:20 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
addiction
ⓘ
emotional turmoil ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
minimalist production
ⓘ
multi-tracked vocals ⓘ stark acoustic arrangement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
raw depiction of addiction and emotional turmoil
ⓘ
use in The Royal Tenenbaums soundtrack ⓘ |
| notableSceneUsage | suicide attempt scene in The Royal Tenenbaums ⓘ |
| partOf | Elliott Smith discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Elliott Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Elliott Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Lash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Laundry Rules Recording
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Musicraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1994 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Kill Rock Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1995-01-01 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | slow to mid-tempo ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
hushed
ⓘ
multi-layered harmonies ⓘ |
| writer | Elliott Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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