Hallelujah (ThisGirl song)

"Hallelujah" is the first single to be released from ThisGirl's album Uno. The single was released prior to the album on June 14, 2004.

"Hallelujah"
Single by ThisGirl
from the album Uno
ReleasedJune 14, 2004
GenrePost-hardcore, hard rock, Indie rock
LabelDrowned In Sound
ThisGirl singles chronology
"Hallelujah"
(2004)		 "Master Blaster"
(2004)
CD2 cover
Single only available via download

Track listing
CD1
  1. "Hallelujah" - 2:44
  2. "Moustache to Fit a King" - 3:34
  3. "Excited" - 3:55
CD2
  1. "Hallelujah" - 2:38
  2. "Beeping at Pedestrians" - 3:34
  3. "Dreams Dreams Dreams V-VIII" - 4:12

CD1 includes a track called "Excited" which is a modified version of the track "Excited But Tired" which is from ThisGirl's EP Demo's for the Family.

CD2 also includes a modified track called "Dreams Dreams Dreams V-VIII". The original version can be found on the Demo's for the Family EP under the name "Dreams Dreams Dreams I, Dreams, Dreams, Dreams, IV".

Reception

Reviews of the single were mixed, some praise the songs for their bouncy/energetic edge, with comments such as Carnaple.com's: [1]

"Straight off, I like this - if only because the vocals don’t sound like every other rock band around at the moment."

Others criticize the band's change of style from their earlier songs, with BBC music review saying: [2]

"This Girl have morphed into an altogether different beast, and it’s not a change for the better either."

Music video

The music video for "Hallelujah" was directed by Armando from Retro-juice productions. The video features a variety of shots of the band performing live and shots of a recording studio. [3]

References
  1. "Hallelujah Single Review at Carnapple.com". unknown. July 31, 2008. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
  2. "Hallelujah Single Review at BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
  3. "Hallelujah Video on Youtube".
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