Miserable (song)
| "Miserable" | ||||
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| Single by Lit | ||||
| from the album A Place in the Sun | ||||
| Released | April 17, 2000 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
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| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | A. Popoff, J. Popoff | |||
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"Miserable" is a song from Lit's album A Place in the Sun.
Meaning
Lit's vocalist, A. Jay Popoff, said that " 'Miserable' is basically about feeling like you need something really bad, and when you have it, it makes you feel like shit. Some people feel it's about a person, but it's not necessarily. It can be about addiction".[3]
Music video
The song had an accompanying music video, directed by Evan Bernard and produced by Keeley Gould, in which the band is portrayed performing the song on and around a huge Pamela Anderson, who wears a white bikini and platform shoes. The video begins by panning over Anderson's body then reveals her to be enormous and the band performing on her backside as she lies on her stomach. They are later seen hiking up her thigh and she waves at them. With her foot poised in the air Lit stand on her platform heels, where Anderson shakes them slightly. This is followed by them performing on her head, her knee, back to her backside, and walking across her breasts. She begins swaying to the music as the band performs around her. Shortly afterword she starts eyeing them as she holds them in her hand. The band goes back to performing in front of her rather than on her before it cuts to her lying down and the band on her face.
While they perform on her face Kevin is standing on her lips. She opens her mouth, causing him to fall inside and get swallowed. The other band members panic and run from her as she chases after them. She easily catches Allen and dangles him in front of her. He attempts to plead for his life, but Pamela is unmoved and she eats him. Her next target is the Jeremy, who is hiding behind a speaker. She creeps of behind him and slurps him into her mouth. She then proceeds to spit out one of his shoes. Finally only A Jay is left, who she quickly grabs. She gives him one final look before tossing him into her mouth and eating him. Afterwards she happily strolls off and the video ends.
Chart positions
| Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[4] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[5] | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[6] | 29 |
References
- ↑ "Woodstock '99 Report #16: Lit Get Down, Buckcherry Get 'Lit Up'". MTV.
- ↑ "Lit drummer Allen Shellengberger has brain cancer". Musicradar.
- ↑ Pesselnick, Jill (April 1, 2000). "The Modern Age". Billboard. Vol. 112 no. 14. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 101. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ "Billboard Alternative Songs Chart History - Lit". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard.
- ↑ "Lit - Chart history (Mainstream Rock Songs)". Billboard.