The band achieved international recognition through the inclusion of the track 2Wicky (from A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular) on the soundtrack to Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1996 film Stealing Beauty (Io Ballo da Sola).
The original members of the group were vocalist Liesje Sadonius, keyboardist Frank Duchêne, bass guitarist and programmer Alex Callier, and guitarist Raymond Geerts. Sadonius left Hooverphonic on amicable terms shortly after the release of A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular and was replaced by Geike Arnaert in early 1998. Duchêne left the band after Blue Wonder Power Milk. Arnaert left the band in 2008 and was succeeded by Noémie Wolfs. On March 26, 2015 the band announced that that Noémie Wolfs would be leaving the band "in mutual agreement."
Hooverphonic released their fifth studio album No More Sweet Music in November 2005, featuring four singles: Wake Up, You Hurt Me, Dirty Lenses and We All Float. One year later they released a Best Of album called Singles 96-06. This was their last release under the Sony label.
Hooverphonic released their sixth studio album The President of the LSD Golf Club on 8th October 2007 in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium and Holland, which includes the single Expedition Impossible. European Release January 2008 (although available via mail-order). This was an independent release, recorded at the Willie Nelson studios in the USA.
On October 10, 2008 the management announced that Geike Arnaert would be leaving the band.
After Geike Arnaert and the band parted ways, it took them two years to find a worthy successor to Arnaert. In November 2010 Noémie Wolfs was announced as the new leading lady. A brand new album called The Night Before followed soon after. The new singer was introduced on Belgian television in State Broadcaster VRT's late night show "De Laatste Show" on Thursday November 4th. The title track of the album is their biggest singles' chart success to date. Also, the album soon equaled the success of A Magnificent Tree.
On March 26, 2015 it was announced that Noémie Wolfs would be leaving the band.
Hooverphonic released In Wonderland on March 18, 2016. This release features a number of vocalists including: Emilie Satt, Janie Price (AKA Bird), Felix Howard, Litlo Tinz, Christa Jérôme, and Tjeerd Bomhof.
They were supposed to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with their song "Release Me". The event was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hooverphonic was the only Eurovision entrant for 2020 who refused to take part in the "Love Shine a Light" performance, where entrants each contributed sections of the song, although a photograph of Luka Cruysberghs was included with the other participants making a hand heart at the end.
On 9th November 2020, Luka Cruysberghs left the band and, on the same day, Geike Arnaert announced her return. Also on the same day, they released a new version of Mad About You for the song's 20th anniversary.
Discography
• A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular (1996)
• Blue Wonder Power Milk (1998)
• The Magnificent Tree (2000)
• Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane (2002)
• Sit Down And Listen To... (2003)
• No More Sweet Music (2005/6)
• Singles 96/06 (2006)
• The President of the LSD Golf Club (2007/2008)
• The Night Before (2010)
• With Orchestra (2012)
• Reflection (2013)
• In Wonderland (2016)
Hooverphonics plus profond
Hooverphonic Lyrics
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It enters your soul
Tries to obsess you
It looks for defaults
Try not to lose, not to lose control
Try not to lose, not to lose control
It tries to destroy you
Am I lost,
Lost in your backyard?
Feel the pain
Yellow takes over
Yellow takes over
Yellow takes over
Try not to lose, not to lose control
Try not to lose, not to lose control
Try not to lose, not to lose control
Try not to lose, not to lose control
It enters your veins
it enters your soul
Tries to obsess you
it looks for defaults
Try not to lose, not to lose control
Try not to lose, not to lose control
It tries to destroy you
It tries to tear you down
Am I lost,
Lost in your backyard?
Feel the pain
Yellow takes over
Yellow takes over
Yellow takes over
Try not to lose, not to lose control
The song "Plus Profond" by Hooverphonic dwells on the theme of addiction and its overpowering nature. The opening lines of the song establish the intensity of addiction as it seeps into the veins and soul of an individual, 'It enters your veins, it enters your soul/ Tries to obsess you, it looks for defaults.' The addiction is personified as an entity that looks for faults in the individual and obsesses them. The lyrics urge the individual to maintain control and avoid losing oneself to addiction, with the repeated refrain of 'Try not to lose, not to lose control.'
The second verse further emphasizes the destructive nature of addiction, 'It tries to destroy you, it tries to tear you down/ Am I lost, lost in your backyard?/ Feel the pain, yellow takes over.' The dependence on addiction is all-consuming, causing pain and taking over an individual entirely, represented here by the referencing of the color yellow. The song ends with a reiteration of the refrain, bringing the message full circle, highlighting the importance of resisting addiction and maintaining control.
Line by Line Meaning
It enters your veins
This thing, the singer is referring to, is being introduced into the bloodstream
It enters your soul
This thing is also becoming a part of the person's identity, penetrating deep into their being
Tries to obsess you
This thing is not content with just being present within the person but is actively trying to consume them with its influence
It looks for defaults
In trying to obsess the person, the thing is specifically searching for any weaknesses or vulnerabilities that it can take advantage of
Try not to lose, not to lose control
The artist is advising the listener not to let this thing take over completely, to maintain some measure of autonomy and self-control
It tries to destroy you
This thing is outright trying to harm or ruin the person's life
It tries to tear you down
In addition to harming the person, the thing is also attempting to break them emotionally or psychologically
Am I lost, Lost in your backyard?
The artist is questioning whether they have become engulfed in someone else's personal turmoil and are struggling to navigate their way out of it
Feel the pain
The person is experiencing actual physical or emotional discomfort as a result of this thing's influence
Yellow takes over
The color yellow is meant to represent this thing's infiltration, overtaking and suffusing the person or environment
Try not to lose, not to lose control
This particular line is repeated many times, emphasizing the importance of maintaining control over oneself despite the presence of something so overpowering and destructive
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALEX CALLIER
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