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{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Infobox song
| Name = Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs
| Cover =
| name = Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs
| Artist = [[Sparkadia]]
| cover =
| from Album = [[The Great Impression]]
| alt =
| Released = September 1, 2010 (AUS)
| type = single
| artist = [[Sparkadia]]
| Format = [[CD Single]], [[Music download|Digital Download]], [[Airplay (radio)|Airplay]]
| Recorded = 2010
| album = [[The Great Impression]]
| released = September 1, 2010 (AUS)
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| Genre = [[Indie rock]], [[Alternative rock]]
| Length = 4:06
| recorded = 2010
| Label =
| studio =
| Writer = Alexander Burnett
| venue =
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| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[Alternative rock]]
| Producer =
| Certification =
| length = 4:06
| label = [[Ivy League Records]]
| Chart position =
| writer = Alexander Burnett
| Last single = "[[Morning Light (Sparkadia song)|Morning Light]]"<br />(2008)
| producer = [[Tieks_(musician) | Mark Tieku]]
| This single = "'''Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs'''"<br />(2010)
| Next single = "[[China (Sparkadia song)|China]]"<br />(2011)
| prev_title = [[Morning Light (Sparkadia song)|Morning Light]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[China (Sparkadia song)|China]]
| next_year = 2011
}}
}}


"'''Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs'''" is the first single taken from [[Sparkadia]]'s sophomore studio album [[The Great Impression]], released in Australia on September 1, 2010. The single received high rotation on [[Triple J]] and placed at #24 in their [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2010|Hottest 100 of 2010]].
"'''Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs'''" is the first single taken from [[Sparkadia]]'s second studio album [[The Great Impression]], released in Australia on September 1, 2010. The single received high rotation on Australian radio network [[Triple J]] and placed at #24 in their [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2010|Hottest 100 of 2010]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Triple J Hottest 100 Archive|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/archive/archive.htm?year=2010&alltime=0|website=abc.net.au|accessdate=12 March 2019}}</ref>


==Chart positions==
==Chart positions==
Australia - #59
Australia - #59

==Music video==
The official music video was filmed on location in a 1930s mental asylum in Auckland, New Zealand in September 2010. The video was directed by New Zealand video agency Blur And Sharpen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Blur & Sharpen - Our Work|url=http://www.blurandsharpen.com/ourwork|website=blurandsharpen.com|accessdate=12 March 2019}}</ref> The building was converted into an art school in the 1990s and was subsequently purchased by the [[Church of Scientology]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs | url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/media/s3023047.htm | website=abc.net.au | accessdate=12 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwEqreIeeVY | website=youtube.com | accessdate=12 March 2019}}</ref>

[[Sparkadia#2011_onwards:_Alexander_Burnett_solo_career | Alexander Burnett]] described the grandiose and dilapidated building as evoking ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'' and ''[[The Great Gatsby]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs | url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/media/s3023047.htm | website=abc.net.au | accessdate=12 March 2019}}</ref>

During down time on the shoot, [[Sparkadia#2011_onwards:_Alexander_Burnett_solo_career | Alexander Burnett]] took several photographs with portraits of [[L Ron Hubbard]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs Video | url=https://sparkadia.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/talking-like-im-falling-down-stairs-video/ | website=sparkadia.wordpress.com | accessdate=12 March 2019}}</ref>

==Remix==
An official "DREAMTRAK DIAMOND" remix was created frequent [[Sparkadia#2011_onwards:_Alexander_Burnett_solo_career | Alexander Burnett]] and [[Sparkadia#Antony_&_Cleopatra | Antony & Cleopatra]] collaborator by Dreamtrak ([[Swim Deep]], [[Foals (band)|Foals]], [[Cymbals (2010s band)|Cymbals]]) <ref>{{cite web|title=Official Dreamtrak Soundcloud profile | url=https://soundcloud.com/dreamtrak | website=soundcloud.com | accessdate=12 March 2019}}</ref> and uploaded to SoundCloud in 2011. <ref>{{cite web|title=Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs (DREAMTRAK DIAMOND Remix) | url=https://soundcloud.com/sparkadia/talking-dreamtrak-diamond-remix | website=soundcloud.com | accessdate=12 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs Video | url=https://sparkadia.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/talking-like-im-falling-down-stairs-video/ | website=sparkadia.wordpress.com | accessdate=12 March 2019}}</ref>

Burnett requested a remix from Dreamtrak which ''"sounded like a surreal party that defies time and space that takes place at Studio 54 and the Hacienda at the same time."'' <ref>{{cite web|title=Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs (DREAMTRAK DIAMOND Remix) | url=https://soundcloud.com/sparkadia/talking-dreamtrak-diamond-remix | website=soundcloud.com | accessdate=12 March 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2010 singles]]
[[Category:2010 singles]]
[[Category:2010 songs]]

Latest revision as of 15:45, 19 October 2024

"Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs"
Single by Sparkadia
from the album The Great Impression
ReleasedSeptember 1, 2010 (AUS)
Recorded2010
GenreIndie rock, Alternative rock
Length4:06
LabelIvy League Records
Songwriter(s)Alexander Burnett
Producer(s) Mark Tieku
Sparkadia singles chronology
"Morning Light"
(2008) 		"Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs"
(2010) 		"China"
(2011)

"Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs" is the first single taken from Sparkadia's second studio album The Great Impression, released in Australia on September 1, 2010. The single received high rotation on Australian radio network Triple J and placed at #24 in their Hottest 100 of 2010.[1]

Chart positions

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Australia - #59

Music video

[edit]

The official music video was filmed on location in a 1930s mental asylum in Auckland, New Zealand in September 2010. The video was directed by New Zealand video agency Blur And Sharpen.[2] The building was converted into an art school in the 1990s and was subsequently purchased by the Church of Scientology.[3][4]

Alexander Burnett described the grandiose and dilapidated building as evoking The Shining and The Great Gatsby.[5]

During down time on the shoot, Alexander Burnett took several photographs with portraits of L Ron Hubbard.[6]

Remix

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An official "DREAMTRAK DIAMOND" remix was created frequent Alexander Burnett and Antony & Cleopatra collaborator by Dreamtrak (Swim Deep, Foals, Cymbals) [7] and uploaded to SoundCloud in 2011. [8][9]

Burnett requested a remix from Dreamtrak which "sounded like a surreal party that defies time and space that takes place at Studio 54 and the Hacienda at the same time." [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Triple J Hottest 100 Archive". abc.net.au. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Blur & Sharpen - Our Work". blurandsharpen.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs". abc.net.au. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs". youtube.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs". abc.net.au. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs Video". sparkadia.wordpress.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Official Dreamtrak Soundcloud profile". soundcloud.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs (DREAMTRAK DIAMOND Remix)". soundcloud.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs Video". sparkadia.wordpress.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs (DREAMTRAK DIAMOND Remix)". soundcloud.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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