September Sun
| "September Sun" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Type O Negative | ||||||||||
| from the album Dead Again | ||||||||||
| Released | January 14, 2008 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single, MP3 download | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||||||||
| Genre | Gothic metal, Doom metal | |||||||||
| Length |
4:35 (single version) 9:47 (album version) | |||||||||
| Label | Steamhammer Records[1]/SPV | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Peter Steele | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Peter Steele, Kenny Hickey, Josh Silver, Johnny Kelly | |||||||||
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"September Sun" is a single by gothic metal band Type O Negative from the 2007 album Dead Again. The song lasts 4½ minutes in single version, but lasts nearly ten minutes in album version. The single was released on January 14, 2008, ten months after the album's release on March 13, 2007. September Sun was the final single released before the passing of Peter Steele.
Writing and inspiration
Peter Steele dreamt about what would happen if he was haunted in bright sunshine, so he proposed the song titled "September Sun." He began writing this song featuring melancholy lyrics about the dead, doom, and sadness, beginning the first line of lyrics with the song title.[2][3] The song and the lyrics give inspiration about being depressed without being dark, which gives way to hope and reminisce, like experiencing the first sunset after sorrow or bereavement. [3]
Composition and peripherals
Josh Silver plays the piano to begin the song while Peter Steele sings. The piano section sounds similar to songs featured on another Type O Negative album October Rust, hence the third line of lyrics beginning with 'October's Rust.'[2][3] Kenny Hickey sings the heavier part while he plays the guitar. After that, the song repeats the first two parts again, but with different lyrics in the piano part.[2] Then the song goes to the next section featuring slow, powerful and repeated riffs,[3] sung by Steele. Then during the last quarter of this song, it plays a military-like symphonic tune of emotional riffs that gives an extremely airy feeling to listeners.[3] Hickey sings the last section. On the album version, the final section has an airy ending, followed by constant line of same notes from symphonizer while alternating between high and low notes in the downward trend, signifying the end of the song with a backmasked message by Steele. The message is from a voicemail left on a friend's answering machine in 1998. However, in the single version, the symphonic section simply fades to end it.
During the song, Johnny Kelly also plays the drums except for the piano session while Steele plays the bass in addition to singing.[1]
Personnel
- Peter Steele - vocals, bass guitar
- Kenny Hickey - vocals, guitar
- Josh Silver - keyboards, effects, backing vocals
- Johnny Kelly - drums
References
- 1 2 "Type O Negative - September Sun". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives.
- 1 2 3 "Type O Negative - September Sun lyrics". MetroLyrics.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Type O Negative - Dead Again - Reviews". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives.
External links
- Type O Negative - "September Sun" SPV Records on YouTube
- Type O Negative - September Sun (album version) on YouTube