Their name came about in 1995 after they dropped their original moniker the Dust Brothers due to the existence of a different band with the same name. In the United States, they have won six Grammy Awards including Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Best Dance Recording and Best Dance/Electronic Album of the year as recently as 2020.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chemical_Brothers
Studio albums
Exit Planet Dust (1995)
Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
Surrender (1999)
Come with Us (2002)
Push the Button (2005)
We Are the Night (2007)
Further (2010)
Born in the Echoes (2015)
No Geography (2019)
For That Beautiful Feeling (2023)
The Devil Is in the Beats
The Chemical Brothers Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Drop the beat
[repeat]
The Chemical Brothers's song "The Devil Is in the Beats" can be interpreted as an ode to the power of music to tap into our deepest emotions and thoughts. The opening lyrics themselves seem to state the definition of music, as a combination of sounds with a view to creating beauty and expressing emotions. The repeated phrase "Drop the beat" can be taken as an invitation to immerse oneself in the power of sound, to let go of all inhibitions and surrender to the rhythm.
The song is peppered with other cryptic lines such as "the devil is in the detail" and "the devil is in the beats". These could perhaps be interpreted as references to the dark and hidden aspects of our psychology that music can bring to the surface. It is interesting to note that the title itself is a play on the phrase "the devil is in the details", which means that small things in a complex process can cause significant problems.
Overall, "The Devil Is in the Beats" is a song that celebrates the transformative power of music. It reminds us that, in the right hands, music can inspire and affect us in ways that are difficult to put into words.
Line by Line Meaning
Contributed by Jordan V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@human151
I love this song. The entire Hannah soundtrack is just pure genius.
@BIGJIM08
play the devil is in the details and start it at the same time!!! If you sync it up....amazing
@BHFUT901
yes its incredible
@dontrelllester8828
Ive spent almost a decade and a half looking for this version of the song they only play 10 seconds of in the original hanna film. My life is complete.
@Ordinaire.
!! ะฃ ะผะตะฝั ะฝะฐ ัะฒะพะต ัะฐััะปะตะดะพะฒะฐะฝะธะต ััะปะพ 4 ะดะฝั. ะะพะผะฝั ะบะฐะบ ะธัะบะฐะป Wass wollen wir trinken.
!! It took me 4 days to complete my investigation. I remember looking for Wass wollen wir trinken.
@Tranquil_Photon
"Did the full version of the song turn out as you hoped?" Me: Better....
@dredvax
smirks
@tuggspeadman761
You my friend have made little ole me smile. Thank You & have a nice day
@BIGJIM08
play the devil is in the details and start it at the same time, mind blown
@sh-ig9fm
Yup