Lifeline (song)
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"Lifeline" is the second single by Brooke Fraser
from her debut album What to Do with Daylight
. It was the first single released by Fraser in Australia
.
, with only the song's titles being swapped on the exterior cover. The song was included in the New Zealand compilation Now That's What I Call Music 14
in 2004.
" where the game board was electrically charged and a shock results if your game piece touched the metal. The game, however, has no batteries in it so the keyboardist hooks the game to the buildings power battery. Each time a member of the band touches the metal, they disintegrate, as if they were electrocuted. The ending of the video leaves Fraser alone to make it to the final safe position on the board, but we find out she doesn't. The video is cut with interpolations of the band playing their instruments together, with each time a member of the band being eliminated from the game, they have also been taken from the band scene. This is how we know Fraser doesn't win the game, as the final shot of the video shows an empty band set.
region of New Zealand. Each shot shows Fraser in similar positions, so as when the background and surroundings change, Fraser still remains in the relatively same spot. This gives the illusion of the video being "green screened", when it really is not (in a similar way to Bernard Fanning
's video clip for Songbird
). This version of the "Lifeline" video was shot to the re-recorded version of the song. The video was released to Australia, along with the release of What To Do With Daylight
with an altered cover and this version of "Lifeline" replacing the previous version on the album.
Brooke Fraser
Brooke Gabrielle Fraser Ligertwood, better known as Brooke Fraser is a New Zealand award-winning folk-pop and Christian music artist...
from her debut album What to Do with Daylight
What To Do With Daylight
What to Do with Daylight is the debut album by New Zealand singer/songwriter, Brooke Fraser released in 2004. What to Do with Daylight was the top New Zealand album for 2004 , and went seven times Platinum....
. It was the first single released by Fraser in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Song information
"Lifeline" was re-recorded in Sydney for its Australian release with a more rockier sound, with additional guitars and vocal arrangement changes added to the track. In addition, the video for Lifeline was re-written and re-filmed. As well as this, the cover was changed to a side-on shot of Fraser in an armchair, notably the same image and design from the cover of Fraser's first release, BetterBetter (Brooke Fraser song)
"Better" is the debut single by Brooke Fraser, from her multi-platinum and award-winning album What to Do with Daylight.-Song information:...
, with only the song's titles being swapped on the exterior cover. The song was included in the New Zealand compilation Now That's What I Call Music 14
Now That's What I Call Music 14 (N.Z. series)
Now That's What I Call Music 14 or Now 14 was released in 2004. The album is the 14th edition of the Now! series.-Track listing:#Jamelia : "Superstar"#The Black Eyed Peas : "Shut Up"#Scribe : "Dreaming"#Beyoncé : "Me, Myself and I"...
in 2004.
Music videos
There were two videos filmed for "Lifeline". One is for the original version of the song, which was released in New Zealand, and the other being the video for the re-recorded version.New Zealand video
The original video for "Lifeline" showed Fraser and her band playing a game entitled 'Lifeline'. The game followed similar ruling as the game "OperationOperation (game)
Operation is a battery-operated game of physical skill that tests players' hand-eye co-ordination and fine motor skills. Originally made by Milton Bradley, and currently made by Hasbro it has been in production since 1965, the year in which the game was invented by John Spinello.The game is a...
" where the game board was electrically charged and a shock results if your game piece touched the metal. The game, however, has no batteries in it so the keyboardist hooks the game to the buildings power battery. Each time a member of the band touches the metal, they disintegrate, as if they were electrocuted. The ending of the video leaves Fraser alone to make it to the final safe position on the board, but we find out she doesn't. The video is cut with interpolations of the band playing their instruments together, with each time a member of the band being eliminated from the game, they have also been taken from the band scene. This is how we know Fraser doesn't win the game, as the final shot of the video shows an empty band set.
International video
The international video for "Lifeline" was shot in various locations around the AucklandAuckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
region of New Zealand. Each shot shows Fraser in similar positions, so as when the background and surroundings change, Fraser still remains in the relatively same spot. This gives the illusion of the video being "green screened", when it really is not (in a similar way to Bernard Fanning
Bernard Fanning
Bernard Joseph Fanning is a musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and frontman of Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger from its formation in 1989 to its dissolution in 2010....
's video clip for Songbird
Songbird (Bernard Fanning song)
"Songbird" is the second single from Bernard Fanning's solo debut album Tea & Sympathy, released in 2005. It reached #11 on National Airplay Charts in January 2006, and was #14 on Triple J Hottest 100 in 2005...
). This version of the "Lifeline" video was shot to the re-recorded version of the song. The video was released to Australia, along with the release of What To Do With Daylight
What To Do With Daylight
What to Do with Daylight is the debut album by New Zealand singer/songwriter, Brooke Fraser released in 2004. What to Do with Daylight was the top New Zealand album for 2004 , and went seven times Platinum....
with an altered cover and this version of "Lifeline" replacing the previous version on the album.
Charts
"Lifeline" debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number thirty eight on 16 November 2003 and peaked at number seven for two weeks. It spent a total of twenty weeks on the chart.| Singles Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
7 |