The band’s trademark fashion consists in wearing rather formal attire during live events and a use of orchestral instruments. When asked about the rumour that the band's name refers to a fire in an arcade, Win Butler replied: "It's not a rumour, it's based on a story that someone told me. It's not an actual event, but one that I took to be real. I would say that it's probably something that the kid made up, but at the time I believed him." Win Butler and his brother Will grew up in Texas.
Band formation
Arcade Fire formed around the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne. Joining together as recently as mid-2003, the current line-up solidified in late 2003/early 2004, when their first full-length album Funeral was recorded. Before this an eponymous EP (often referred to by fans as the Us Kids Know EP) had been sold at early shows. The EP was subsequently remastered and given a full release once the band started becoming more prominent. Arcade Fire are known for their enthralling live performances, as well as its use of a large number of musical instruments. In addition to mainstays guitar, drums, and bass guitar, members play piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, xylophone, keyboard, French horn, accordion, and harp. With several able musicians, the band take most of their instrumental diversity on tour and members switch instrumental duties throughout their shows. The number of instruments, along with a wide set of musical influences has provided a substantial number of resources on which to draw from during the recording process. The promise showed by the band in its live shows allowed it to land a record contract with Chapel Hill-based independent record label Merge Records.
Funeral
Without a major label backing, the success of the band and the album Funeral has been acclaimed as an Internet phenomenon. After a 9.7 rating from Pitchfork, Merge Records sold out their inventory of Funeral and it became the label's first album in the Billboard 200 chart. An early tip from David Bowie was also influential. The band booked small clubs for their 2004 tour but growing interest forced many venue changes, far beyond the band's expectations, and continued internationally into mid-2005. The MTV2 2005 Review hosted by Zane Lowe named Funeral Album of the Year, and NME named Funeral Number 2 in their list of 2005's best albums and "Rebellion (Lies)" the best track. By November 2005, Funeral had gone gold in both Canada and the UK and sold in excess of half a million copies worldwide, a phenomenal number for an independent release with minimal television or radio exposure. It has also surpassed Neutral Milk Hotel's In The Aeroplane Over The Sea as the biggest selling Merge Records album to date.
Arcade Fire were featured on the April 4, 2005 cover of Time Magazine's Canadian edition, and hailed as a band who "helped put Canadian music on the world map". On April 2, 2006, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, they received the Juno Award for Songwriters Of The Year for three songs from Funeral: "Wake Up", "Rebellion (Lies)" and "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)". Arcade Fire then planned to begin recording a follow up to Funeral in the winter of 2005-2006, having bought an old church forty minutes from central Montreal which they converted into a studio.
Neon Bible
In mid-December 2006 www.neonbible.com went live containing nothing more than a phone number, 1-866-NEONBIBLE where people can listen to a new track called Intervention. Built in the style of customer support lines, the number has other features including a contest and a chance to talk to a live person at a specific time each week.
Then in January 2007, they finally announced that the new album Neon Bible would be released March 5th in UK, March 6th in US. The announcement was made with a video in the album's website, with guitarist Richard Reed Parry using a gramophone and a paper mask of Parry's own face, and sitting on Win Butler´s chair. After the announcement of the album´s release, the website was updated with a streaming version of "Black Mirror", new art and a few phone messages sounding like the band´s members.
The Suburbs
The band released their third album "The Suburbs" on August 2, 2010 in the UK and August 3, 2010 in the United States. It debuted at #1 in both countries. On February 13, 2011, the album won Album of the Year at the 53rd Grammy Awards.
Arcade Fire recorded a song for The Hunger Games soundtrack (The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond), called "Abraham's Daughter". The song is featured in the movie's end credits. The soundtrack was released on March 20, 2012, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200. It sold more than 175,000 copies in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's the first theatrical film soundtrack to top the chart since Michael Jackson's "This Is It" debuted at No. 1 on the list. It is also only the 16th soundtrack to debut at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard 200 chart (those soundtracks include film, television, and straight-to-video efforts).
Reflektor
Arcade Fire and Mercury Records confirmed that they would release a fourth album in late 2013. In December 2012, the band's manager Scott Rodger confirmed that Arcade Fire was in the studio working with James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem. The official Arcade Fire pre-order website sets the release date on October 28, 2013. The band announced on January 18, 2013 that they were selling the church they had been using as a studio due to a collapsed roof. Throughout 2013, the band worked on the album in several different recording studios - including Murphy's DFA Records studio in New York. On June 22, 2013, Rolling Stone reported that new material from the album would be released on September 9, 2013.
Everything Now
Arcade Fire's first announced its fifth record, "Everything Now," on May 31, 2017 when it released the record's title track and lead single. The album's release came July 27, 2017. In the weeks leading up to the album's release, the band released three additional lead singles, "Creature Comfort," "Signs of Life," and "Electric Blue." Upon the week of its release, "Everything Now" reached #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming the band's third-straight and third overall #1 record.
WE
On October 21, 2020, Butler was interviewed for the Broken Record podcast, where he commented about Arcade Fire's sixth album. The band had been writing for a year before the COVID-19 lockdown. In March 2022, fans received postcards marked with the band's logo; the postcards included the note "We missed you", musical notations, as well as an image of an eye with the word "Unsubscribe" written below. Those same images began to appear in signage around London as well as on the band's social media pages, indicating the earliest signs of a new album. On March 14, the band announced a new song titled "The Lightning I, II" would be released on March 17.
On March 17, 2022, Arcade Fire announced that the album would be titled WE and be released on May 6, 2022. Later that week, Will Butler announced he had amicably left the band in 2021 shortly after the completion of WE.
Following the release of WE on May 6, 2022, Arcade Fire announced the group’s first world tour since 2018, starting in August 2022. They again appeared on Saturday Night Live on May 7, 2022, playing "Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)", "The Lightning I, II", and "End of The Empire II" over the closing credits.
It’s Never Over
Arcade Fire Lyrics
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I'm behind you
Don't turn around
I can find you
Just wait until it's over
Wait until it's through
And if I call for youOh, Orpheus!
Just sing for me all night
We'll wait until it's over
Wait until it's through
You say it's not me, it's you
Hey, Orpheus!
De l'autre côté de l'eau
Comme un écho
Just wait until it's over
Wait until it's through
And if I shout for you
Never doubt
Don't turn around too soon
Just wait until it's over
Wait until it's through
It seems so important now
But you will get over
Seems so important now
But you will get over
And when you get over
And when you get older
Then you will rememberWhy it was so important then
Seems like a big deal now
But you will get over
Seems like a big deal now
You will get over
When you get over
When you get older
Then you will discover
That it's never over
Hey, Eurydice!
Can you see me?
I will sing your name
Till you're sick of me
Just wait until it's over
Just wait until it's through
And if you call for me
This frozen sea
It melts beneath me
Just wait until it's over
Wait until it's through
Seems like a big deal now
You will get over
Seems like a big deal now
You will get over
And when you get over
When you get older
You will remember
He told you he'd wake you up
When it was over
He told you he'd wake you up
When it was over
Now that it's over
Now that you're older
Then you will discover
It's never over (it's never over)
It's never over (it's never over)
It's never over (it's never over)
It's never over (it's never over)
It's never over (it's never over)
It's never over (it's never over)
It's never over (it's never over)
Sometime (Sometime)
Sometime (Sometime)
Boy, they're gonna eat you alive (eat you alive)
But it's never gonna happen now
We'll figure it out somehow
Sometime (Sometime)
Sometime (Sometime)
Boy, they're gonna eat you alive (eat you alive)
But it's never gonna happen now
We'll figure it out somehow
'Cause it's never over
It's never over (it's never over)
It's never over (it's never over)
It's never over (it's never over)
It's never over (it's never over)
And it's never over (it's never over)
It's never over (it's never over)
We stood beside
A frozen sea
I saw you out
In front of me
Reflected light
A hollow moon
Oh Orpheus, Eurydice
Its over too soon
The song "It's Never Over" by Arcade Fire is a conversation between two mythical lovers, Orpheus and Eurydice, who are separated by the River Styx. The first verse is sung by Orpheus to Eurydice, who is behind him but he warns her not to turn around. He asks Eurydice to wait until it's over, referring to their separation, and to sing for him all night. He urges her to wait until it's through and not to doubt the call he makes to her. The second verse sees Eurydice calling out to Orpheus, singing for her till he's sick of it. Eurydice is urged to wait until it's over and wait until it's through.
The song then moves on to the bridge, which speaks not specifically to the mythological situation but a more general idea. Regardless of how important something might seem at present, it will be overcome with time. One will remember it, but as one gets older, one discovers that it's never over. The outro repeats the chorus and adds another conversation between Orpheus and Eurydice, in which the roles are reversed, and Eurydice sings to Orpheus, telling him that everything is over too soon.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, Orpheus!
Addressing Orpheus
I'm behind you
I'm here to support you
Don't turn around
Just focus on moving forward
I can find you
You're never alone
Just wait until it's over
Be patient
Wait until it's through
The hard times will pass
And if I call for you
I'll need your help too
Oh, Orpheus!
Addressing Orpheus again
Just sing for me all night
Keep my spirits up
You say it's not me, it's you
You're blaming me for your problems
De l'autre côté de l'eau
On the other side of the water
Comme un écho
Like an echo
And if I shout for you
Don't ignore my cry for help
Never doubt
Believe in me
Don't turn around too soon
Keep pushing forward
It seems so important now
This current issue is a big deal
But you will get over
It will eventually pass
And when you get over
When you no longer feel the pain
And when you get older
As time passes
Then you will remember
You'll reflect on this moment
Seems like a big deal now
This problem seems insurmountable
You will get over
It will eventually become easier
Hey, Eurydice!
Addressing Eurydice
Can you see me?
Do you notice me?
I will sing your name
I'll always remember you
Till you're sick of me
Forever
He told you he'd wake you up
Someone promised to end your pain
Now that it's over
After the pain has passed
Then you will discover
You'll learn
It's never over (it's never over)
The pain may persist
Sometime (Sometime)
At some point
Boy, they're gonna eat you alive (eat you alive)
People will try to harm you
But it's never gonna happen now
They won't succeed
We'll figure it out somehow
Together we can overcome it
A frozen sea
A barren environment
I saw you out
I was aware of your struggles
In front of me
I was watching
Reflected light
A faint glimmer of hope
A hollow moon
An empty feeling
Oh Orpheus, Eurydice
Referencing the mythological story
It's over too soon
The good moments pass too quickly
And it's never over (it's never over)
This cycle may continue
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jeremy Gara, Regine Chassagne, Richard R Parry, Tim Kingsbury, William Butler, Win Butler
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@MaxxRemKing1
Sometimes out of no where have an urge to listen to this song and it won't stop until I do
@rachel__salgado
Same
@fernandabevilaqua7514
Thays exactly the reason why im here right now 😂
@GINABEANA205
This is iconic. If this is what our youth is turning out, we're on the right path
@Spider-de4jp
one of the songs of all time... will always mean the world to me
@TheSchuyler75
this CD has been stuck in the CD player in my car for years so I literally can’t stop listening to it but it’s okay I love it still 😁🦋
@ericdalton7904
Lucky you like it.could be a better one for sure
@TheSchuyler75
the whole car could be a better one & it wouldn’t even have a cd player ,then again I could have no car or a car with no stereo at all
@TheSchuyler75
this was me showing the young ones how to use the word literally properly
@AMM3.
@@TheSchuyler75 favorite comment I've seen all day 🤣
Had those cars too... Lucky cd to have stuck!... I don't want to talk about the CDs stuck in my car's.... Shudder