Living in Aalborg in the northern part of Denmark the band created the studio and rehearsal facilities called Quinten together with other young musicians from the city. Here they had their second home and gave birth to numerous recordings of their music.
Some of those recordings ended on producer Kasper Windings lap, who immediately invited the band to Copenhagen for studio sessions. Through the next year the band recorded with both him and English producer Rik Simpson for a forthcoming debut release. However the project stranded and left The Alpine back on their own, without a record deal but much more matured as a band nevertheless.
In the fall of 2002 they released the promo-cd World Record and started booking their own live-shows. Soon the venues in Denmark noticed the band from the north and throughout 2003 The Alpine played many live shows. Danish national radio, P3 playlisted the song Ground Beneath Me in the spring of 2003 after it topped their demo-chart for several weeks.
Around that time The Alpine was, chosen to take part of the project Upcoming.dk initiated by Rytmisk Musik Danmark and Christian Backman from EMI Records. The purpose of this project was to help and guide the band forward in their musical career. The Alpine also signed with Swedish management Promopop and went to Stockholm in April 2003 to do their first Swedish showcase. A month later they performed at the annual SPOT09 festival for the first time. A festival for both the public and for the music industry which is held in the city of Aarhus.
After a gig at Von Hatten in Randers The Alpine was spotted by a booker from Loudness, a young and innovative booking agency, with whom they started working with shortly after. In the summer of 2003 the band went back in the studio to record. The result was the ep entitled Four New Numbers which soon became a follow-up for Ground Beneath Me on P3, this time with the song Too Many Monsters.
With the young director Lars Terp The Alpine also did their first musicvideo for the same song. Though the video was made under extreme low-budget conditions it made it to #1 on 'Nordiska Videolistan', a Finish TV-show featuring a nordic video-chart, very similar to MTV UpNorth.
In late 2003 the band moved to Copenhagen and began a new life in the big city. Despite the lack of a record deal The Alpine continued their excessive touring in Denmark throughout 2004. Futhermore the band was chosen by Danish TV-show 'Boogie' as a semifinalist in their 'Starfighter' competition, while both national and local radio stations in Denmark began playing the song 'High Underground'.
In the fall of 2004 the band went to Sweden to begin recording in the famous Gula Studion together with producer Marco Manieri. 3 new songs were done and in early 2005 the song 'Trigger' from these sessions became the fourth The Alpine tune to be playlisted on P3 radio.
The band became a popular name on MyMusic.dk as well - the biggest website in Denmark for up- and coming music - getting great reviews and a feature as "Band of the week".
After signing a deal with the Danish booking agency Offbeat the band went on their first German tour in late April 2005. A tour arranged by the German agency Polar-Zoo and supported by the Danish rock council, ROSA, which also included the bands first live TV-performance on the music show 'Blend' on TD1.
At the gig at the Magnet Club in Berlin on that very tour The Alpine was spotted by the Berlin-based management agency Exzess Berlin and shortly after a contract between the parties was signed. Having joined forces with a top-tuned management and made the basis for a stronger international chart-attack, the band went off to London in late May 2005.
After being selected among thousands of bands The Alpine were among the 10 European acts invited to take part of the music tv show "MTV A CUT". The 10 bands competed for a support slot for Anastacia and a week of rehearsing, gigging, recording (in Abbey Road) and hanging out in London were filmed for the TV-show and aired all over Europe on MTV in the fall of 2005. Anastacia was among the judges and The Alpine made it to the finals and ended as #2 in the show.
As a result of this the interest for The Alpine among many record companies outside of Denmark increased and combined with the hard work of Exzess Berlin the future for the band suddenly had a whole new perspective. Shortly after the MTV A CUT adventure had ended a showcase was set up in Copenhagen and among the invited were the German-based record label Gun Records - a sub-label to Sony/BMG.
The showcase was a success, the chemistry was right and a few weeks later The Alpine landed their first ever record deal.
The work on the forthcoming debut album immediately continued in the favourable Gula Studion in Malmö, Sweden and once again The Alpine teamed up with producer Marco Manieri. In between the recording sessions in Sweden the band spent time in Germany, playing promo gigs, filmed the musicvideo to the first single "Mondays Look The Same" (a song the band wrote while being on the MTV show in London) and warmed-up of Anastacia at the Paradiso in Amsterdam.
By the end of November 2005 the album work was almost done and release territories such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden were confirmed. The single made it as "Track Of The Week" on Danish National Radio P3 and a long German tour was scheduled for the rest of the year. A year like no other in the career of The Alpine and a strong indicator of what 2006 might bring.
On February the 27th 2006 The Alpine released their highly anticipated debut album entitled 'On Feel Trips' in Denmark. An album of 12 songs all produced by Marco Manieri and recorded in Gula Studion (S). The album showed the band at it's best and was the culmination of many years of hard work. While touring intensively in both Denmark and Germany the release date for Germany, Austria and Switzerland was set to April 15 the same year and the follow-up single for 'Mondays Look The Same' became the song 'Trigger'.
Gasoline
The Alpine Lyrics
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There's fire in mine
I know I'm never gunna light you
But there's always night time
There's a light I've found in your eyes,
That I've never found in mine
I know I, I could never ever show you
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
There's gasoline in your heart
I could have your fire
I know that this is momentary
Imagine it's night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
Can you feel?
Can you feel?
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
The lyrics in The Alpine's song Gasoline speak to the pain and longing that exists within a romantic relationship that cannot fully come to fruition. The repeated lines "There's gasoline in your heart, there's fire in mine" suggest that there is a mutual passion between the two individuals, but that it is also potentially dangerous and volatile. The singer acknowledges that they will never truly be able to "light" the other person, but there is still comfort to be found in the darkness of night, when perhaps the intensity of their feelings can be expressed more fully.
The lines "I wish it wasn't just the night time" are particularly poignant, as they convey a sense of longing for a deeper, more meaningful connection that exists beyond the confines of their current circumstances. The repetition of this line throughout the song underscores the idea that while the night time may offer temporary solace, it is ultimately not enough to satisfy the strong desire for something more.
The final lines, "Can you feel? Can you feel?" add a sense of urgency to the song, as if the singer is pleading with their romantic partner to acknowledge the intensity of their emotions and the potential for something greater. Overall, Gasoline is a powerful depiction of the pain and longing that can exist within a relationship that is never able to fully come to fruition.
Line by Line Meaning
There's gasoline in your heart
There's a burning passion in your heart
There's fire in mine
I have a strong desire within me
I know I'm never gonna light you
I know I can never truly connect with you
But there's always night time
But darkness hides our differences
There's a light I've found in your eyes
I've found something special and unique in you
That I've never found in mine
Something that I lack within myself
I know I, I could never ever show you
I know I can never express my feelings to you
But there's always night time
But night provides a safe space for my emotions
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish I could express myself in the light
I could have your fire
I could share in your passion
I know that this is momentary
I know our connection is temporary
Imagine it's night time
Imagine a world where we can connect freely
Can you feel?
Do you feel the same way I do?
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish we could truly connect and share our emotions
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish we could be our true selves in the light
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish we could connect on a deeper level
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish we could be together always
Lyrics © WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRISTIAN PAUL O'BRIEN, LOUISA CATHERINE MCGUINNESS JAMES, PHOEBE ALEXANDRA JOYCE BAKER
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Fatima Soria
There's gasoline in your heart
There's fire in mine
I know I'm never gunna light you
But there's always night time
There's a light I've found in your eyes,
That I've never found in mine
I know I, I could never ever show you
But there's always night time - (Knowing no-one to someone)
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
There's gasoline in your heart
I could have your fire
I know that this is momentary
Imagine it's night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
Can you feel?
Can you feel?
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
I wish it wasn't just the night time
G Mac
Never gets played out. Just absolutely brilliant and fresh everytime
GPTLive
I agree
Manon
This song feels like hanging out of the window on a summer night drive when you’ve just had a great night out, and you feel so free and wonderful
bluebarracudasfolyfe
I saw them open for Empire of the Sun a few nights ago and they were really really good! both girls blew me away with their amazing voices and they way they interacted with eachother throughout the set was really cool. The whole band had so much energy that really drew you in. Basically, they are so great live and I hope I get to see them again.
roger dou7
great song - LOVIN' THIS VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!! The visuals a& the dancing are amazing. Heartbreak high brought me here
Jim Pirie
I’ve LOVED this song since it first came out, but I had never seen this video. I’m reminded of what a great song it is; also, I’m BLOWN AWAY by the athleticism of those dancers!
OustFox
The creativity in this music video is just insane. The music with the video is just mesmerizing.
Dawn Maheia
They should release an instrumental version. The music just speaks for itself
Pit Nunes
Outro clipe lindo de vocês! Parabéns!
luara martins
Quanta música boa!!!