Outtathaway!
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"Outtathaway!" is the third single from The Vines
' debut album Highly Evolved
. It is the Vines' second highest charting single (after "Get Free") and also written by Craig Nicholls
. The song was used in the movie Bruce Almighty
, but it wasn't included on the official movie soundtrack. The song was renamed "Outtathaway!" for single release although its correct title is "Outtathaway" minus the "!".
, sees the band in some sort of club, playing in front of a debauched crowd. During the song, singer Craig drifts around the microphone slashing at his guitar while gig-goers drink and dive off balconies and crowd surf. The video grows more frantic and feverish as the song progresses, with the camera occasionally cutting to images of Nicholls and friends stumbling around the halls, destroying dressing rooms and break dancing in the toilets. During the video, a girl rushes up on stage to hug Nicholls, who he apparently throws over his shoulder (This is because of Craig's Aspergers Syndrome, some people who suffer from it are sensitive to touch, and as stated in an interview Craig hates other peoples arms being put around him). At the very end, bassist and drummer are swarmed by the crowd, while Nicholls discards his guitar and gives the drum kit a hug.
and this is the song's most famous live performance.
The Vines
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' debut album Highly Evolved
Highly Evolved
Highly Evolved is the debut album by Australian alternative rock band The Vines, released in July 2002. Produced by Rob Schnapf, Highly Evolved was an immensely popular debut, part of a trend towards garage rock revival bands known as much for the relentless hype from the UK music press as for...
. It is the Vines' second highest charting single (after "Get Free") and also written by Craig Nicholls
Craig Nicholls
Craig Robert Nicholls, is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the Australian alternative rock group The Vines. He formed the band in 1994 in Sydney, New South Wales...
. The song was used in the movie Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. It stars Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a down-on-his-luck TV reporter who complains to God that He isn't doing His job correctly, and is then offered the chance to try...
, but it wasn't included on the official movie soundtrack. The song was renamed "Outtathaway!" for single release although its correct title is "Outtathaway" minus the "!".
CD 1 single track list
- "Outtathaway" – 3:03
- "Ms Jackson" – 3:30
- "Country Yard (Live at GlastonburyGlastonbury FestivalThe Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
) - "Outtathaway (Video)"
CD 2 single track list
- "Outtathaway"
- "Don't Go" – 2:52
- "Get Free (Live at Reading Festival) – 2:41
- "Highly Evolved (Recorded live at Triple JTriple Jtriple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
)
Video
The video, directed by David LaChapelleDavid LaChapelle
David LaChapelle is a photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, and is noted for his surreal, unique, sexualized, and often humorous style.-Early life:...
, sees the band in some sort of club, playing in front of a debauched crowd. During the song, singer Craig drifts around the microphone slashing at his guitar while gig-goers drink and dive off balconies and crowd surf. The video grows more frantic and feverish as the song progresses, with the camera occasionally cutting to images of Nicholls and friends stumbling around the halls, destroying dressing rooms and break dancing in the toilets. During the video, a girl rushes up on stage to hug Nicholls, who he apparently throws over his shoulder (This is because of Craig's Aspergers Syndrome, some people who suffer from it are sensitive to touch, and as stated in an interview Craig hates other peoples arms being put around him). At the very end, bassist and drummer are swarmed by the crowd, while Nicholls discards his guitar and gives the drum kit a hug.
Live performance
The Vines played "Outtathaway!" on Top of the PopsTop of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
and this is the song's most famous live performance.