"I Will Possess Your Heart" is a song by American rock band Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard , Chris Walla , Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr ....

, and is the lead single from their sixth studio album, Narrow Stairs

Narrow Stairs

Narrow Stairs is the sixth studio album by indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie. It was released on May 12, 2008, in the United Kingdom and on May 13, 2008, in the United States. The first single of the album was "I Will Possess Your Heart", released on March 18, 2008. The second single was...

. It was released on March 18, 2008 and was released to radio on March 24, 2008. The single was released commercially in the UK on May 5, 2008. The song was nominated for the 2009 Grammy Award

51st Grammy Awards

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 for Best Rock Song

Grammy Award for Best Rock Song

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, but lost to "Girls in Their Summer Clothes

Girls in Their Summer Clothes

"Girls in Their Summer Clothes" is a song by American recording artist Bruce Springsteen, from his album Magic.Matched with a pop-oriented melody, Springsteen's full-throated singing, and a pop-orchestral arrangement, the lyric portrays a series of warm small-town vignettes:The music video for the...

" by Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...

.

The single consists of the full song and two edits. The full song opens up with a lengthy instrumental that takes up more than half the song. This part is shortened on both edits.

Music video

The music video for "I Will Possess Your Heart" was released on MTV.com at noon on April 11, 2008. Directed by Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Shawn Kim, it features the band playing in an industrial freezer room. The video also follows a young woman (Lindsay Burdge) who is traveling alone to various places around the world. Two versions of the video were released, a full length version running 08:31 which features the album version of the song, and an edited 04:22 version which features the radio edit.

The video was shot in London

London

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; Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

; Frankfurt

Frankfurt

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; Carthage

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 and Tunis

Tunis

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, Tunisia

Tunisia

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; Bangkok, Thailand; Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...

 and Siem Reap

Siem Reap

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, Cambodia

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; Tokyo

Tokyo

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 and Hokkaido

Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

, Japan

Japan

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; and New York City

New York City

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.

The video won the 2008 MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing, and was also nominated for Best Cinematography.

I Will Possess Your Heart was named the iTunes

ITunes

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 UK song

Song

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 of the year 2008.

The song was ranked #36 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008

Triple J Hottest 100, 2008

The 2008 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2009. It was the sixteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station, Triple J....

 in Australia.

Track listing

US promo CD:

1. "I Will Possess Your Heart" (7" Edit)
2. "I Will Possess Your Heart" (10" Edit)
3. "I Will Possess Your Heart" (Album Version)

US 7" vinyl:

1. "I Will Possess Your Heart" (7" Version)
2. "I Will Possess Your Heart" (10" Version)

UK CD (ATO310CD):

1. "I Will Possess Your Heart"
2. "No Sunlight (Demo)"

UK 7" vinyl (ATO310):

1. "I Will Possess Your Heart"
2. "The Ice Is Getting Thinner (Demo)"

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...	60
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	85
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	70
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...	6
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...	61

External links

• Streaming Windows Media of the song.
• Music Video on mtv.com