The Current (song)

Single infobox
Name = The Current


Artist = Blue Man Group featuring Gavin Rossdale
from Album = The Complex
Released = July 28, 2003
Format = CD, 12"
Recorded =
Genre = Experimental, rock
Length = 3:49
Label = Lava / Atlantic
Producer = Todd Perlmutter, Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton, Chris Wink
Chart position =
Misc =Extra chronology 2
Artist = Blue Man Group
Type = singles
Last single = N/A
This single = "The Current"
(2003)
Next single = "I Feel Love"
(2005)"The Current" is a song by Blue Man Group, released as the first single from their 2003 concept album, "The Complex". The song features the guest vocals of Gavin Rossdale of Bush, and was featured in the film, "". [Blue Man Group :: Blue Man Video [http://www.blueman.com/media/video] ]

Song meaning

The song deals with urban and occupational isolation, the two key themes from the album. The isolation theme is furthered by the setting, which takes place in the underground portion of the urban complex—the location of the phone lines, electrical wires, and Internet connections. According to the Blue Man Group themselves, "We wanted to capture the modern paradox of having access to millions of people through electrical current but still being cut off from any real human contact." [cite web |url=http://www.blueman.com/music/unmasked/u_sbftc.shtml |title=Song Bios for "The Complex" |work=Unmasked |publisher=Blue Man Group |accessdate=2007-06-10]

The song might then be assumed to be about how technology is moving the world forward whilst it moves people backwards.

Track listings

CD single

#"The Current" (Album Version) – 3:49
#"The Current" (Tee's Freeze Mix) – 7:40
#"The Current" (Blue Radio Mix) – 3:46

12" single

#The Current (Armand Van Helden Club Mix) – 8:40
#The Current (Armand Van Helden Dub Mix) – 7:58
#The Current (Tee's Freeze Mix) – 7:40
#The Current (Blue Radio Mix) – 3:46

References