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Knockin' on Heaven's Door
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"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
Single by Bob Dylan
from the album Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
B-side
"Turkey Chase"
Released
July 13, 1973
Recorded
February 1973
Genre
Folk rock, gospel
Length
2:32
Label
Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Bob Dylan
Producer(s)
Gordon Carroll
Bob Dylan singles chronology
"George Jackson"
(1971) "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
(1973) "A Fool Such as I"
(1973)
"George Jackson"
(1971) "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
(1973) "A Fool Such as I"
(1973)
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song written and sung by Bob Dylan, for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Released as a single, it reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Described by Dylan biographer Clinton Heylin as "an exercise in splendid simplicity," [1] the song, measured simply in terms of the number of other artists who have covered it, is one of Dylan's most popular post-1960s compositions.
Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.[2]
Contents
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1 Cover versions
1.1 Eric Clapton version
1.2 Guns N' Roses versions
1.2.1 Charts
1.2.2 Certifications
1.3 Dunblane tribute
1.4 Other cover versions
2 Sampled version
3 Soundtrack inclusions
4 In popular culture
5 References
Cover versions[edit]
Eric Clapton version[edit]
In January 1975 Eric Clapton played on Jamaican singer Arthur Louis' recording of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" arranged in a reggae style. Subsequently, Clapton recorded his own reggae-style version of the song which was released in August 1975, two weeks after Louis's version was released as a single in July 1975.[3] Clapton's single peaked at No. 38 in the UK Singles Chart. The single was less successful in the US, only reaching No. 109 in Cash Box. Clapton's 1996 boxed set Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies features a performance recorded in London in April 1977. The song was also performed during the Journeyman and One More Car, One More Rider world tours in 1990 and 2003. Additionally, the song has been included on several Clapton compilation albums, such as Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton, Backtrackin', The Cream of Clapton and Complete Clapton.[4]
Guns N' Roses versions[edit]
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
1992 UK picture sleeve
Song by Guns N' Roses
from the album Days of Thunder (soundtrack) and Use Your Illusion II
Released
June 26, 1990
Genre
Hard rock, blues rock
Length
5:36
Label
Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Bob Dylan
Producer(s)
Mike Clink
Guns N' Roses
In 1987, Guns N' Roses started including the song in their live sets. A live version of the song was released on the maxi-single of "Welcome to the Jungle" the same year. They recorded a studio version in 1990 for the soundtrack of the film Days of Thunder which reached No. 18 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in 1990. This version was later slightly modified for the 1991 album Use Your Illusion II (basically discarding the responses in the second verse). Released as the fourth single from the album, it reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart as well as No. 12 in Australia and No. 1 in Ireland. Their performance of the song at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992 was used as the B-side for the single release and was also included on their Live Era: '87–'93 album, released in 1999.[5] The music video for this version of the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[6]
Charts[edit]
Chart (1992)
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7]
12
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8]
3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9]
1
Finland (The Official Finnish Charts)[10]
7
France (SNEP)[11]
7
Germany (Official German Charts)[12]
5
Ireland (IRMA)[13]
1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14]
1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15]
2
Norway (VG-lista)[16]
6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17]
10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]
5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19]
2
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[20]
18
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Australia (ARIA)[21]
Gold
Italy (FIMI)[22]
Platinum
Dunblane tribute[edit]
In 1996 and with the consent of Bob Dylan, Scottish musician Ted Christopher wrote a new verse for "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" in memory of the schoolchildren and teacher killed in the Dunblane school massacre. This has been, according to some sources, one of the few times Dylan has officially authorized anybody to add or change the lyrics to one of his songs.[23][24] This version of the song, including children from the village singing the chorus with guitarist and producer of Dylan's album Infidels (1983), Mark Knopfler, was released on December 9 in the UK and reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart.[25] The proceeds went to charities for children.[26] The song was featured on the compilation album Hits 97, where all royalties from the song were given to three separate charities.
Other cover versions[edit]
Two different live versions by Fairport Convention recorded in February 1974 at the Troubadour in Los Angeles were released. One on the Sandy Denny box set Who Knows Where the Time Goes in 1985, and the other on her anthology A Boxful of Treasures in 2004.[27]
A live version by Cold Chisel appears on their 1981 live album Swingshift.[28]
Danny & Dusty released a version of the song on their 1985 album The Lost Weekend.
Heaven released a version of the song on the group's 1985 album, Knockin' On Heaven's Door.[29]
Randy Crawford released a version of this song on her album Rich and Poor in 1989, featuring Eric Clapton and David Sanborn.
Vlado Kreslin released his live version on his album Pikapolonica in 1996. It was performed by Beltinška banda.
The Brazilian singer Zé Ramalho released a Portuguese version of Dylan's song called "Batendo na Porta do Céu" in his 1997 album Antologia Acústica (Acoustic Anthology).
Warren Zevon released a version of the song on his 2003 album The Wind, shortly before his death from cancer in September of that year.
Avril Lavigne released a cover version on the bonus CD of her My World video release in 2003, as one of the B-Sides from her single "Nobody's Home" and afterwards as a Japanese bonus track for her 2011 album Goodbye Lullaby.
Larry Norman released his cover on his 2004 album Sessions. With the exception of the chorus line, the song has completely original lyrics.[30]
Roger Waters released a cover version on his album Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Volume 1.
Wyclef Jean recorded a version of the song, which was used in the 2004 documentary Ghosts of Cité Soleil.
Babyface released a version on his 2007 album Playlist.
A version by Antony and the Johnsons was included on the Bob Dylan cover album I'm Not There, which served as the soundtrack for the film of the same name.
Mungo Jerry founder Ray Dorset released a Caribbean version of the song.
Dolly Parton performed a version with Ladysmith Black Mombazo.
Jerry Garcia Band often covered the song in their live sets, one recorded example being the live album Don't Let Go
Meir Ariel, an Israeli singer, covered the song with a Hebrew version in a 1998 concert later released as an album, Doors Are Opened By Themselves. The chorus is sung in both Hebrew and English.
Bryan Ferry recorded a version of the song on his album Dylanesque.
The City of Miami Police Department published a video of Miami Police Sergeant Ginzo performing the song as a tribute to the 144 law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in 2016.
Sampled version[edit]
Gabrielle's single "Rise" (2000) sampled from this song.
Soundtrack inclusions[edit]
Film/TV show
Year
Performer
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 1973 Bob Dylan
Renaldo & Clara 1978 Bob Dylan & Roger McGuinn
Lethal Weapon 2 1989 Randy Crawford, Eric Clapton & David Sanborn
Days of Thunder 1990 Guns N' Roses
Shake Rattle & Roll 2 (segment "Aswang") 1990 Guns N' Roses
Rush 1991 Bob Dylan
Total Balalaika Show 1994 Leningrad Cowboys and Alexandrov Ensemble
Lawn Dogs 1997 Bob Dylan
The Dybbuk of the Holy Apple Field 1997 Roger Waters
Knockin' on Heaven's Door 1997 Selig
Treasure Planet 2002 Bob Dylan
Windstruck 2004 Youme
Be Cool 2005 Bob Dylan
Las Vegas (episode 45, "Letters, Lawyers and Loose Women") 2005 Bob Dylan
Six Feet Under (episode 61, "All Alone") 2005 Bob Dylan
ER (episode 260, "Darfur") 2006 Scoob Serious
Salvador (Puig Antich) 2006 Bob Dylan
I'm Not There 2007 Antony & the Johnsons
Supernatural (episode 35, "Houses of the Holy") 2007 Bob Dylan
Cold Case (episode 84, "Blood on the Tracks") 2007 Bob Dylan
Big Love (episode 2-08, "Kingdom Come") 2007 Bob Dylan
My Name is Earl 2008 Bob Dylan
Come Dio Comanda 2008 Antony & the Johnsons
Heaven's Door 2009 Angela Aki
Supernatural (episode 98, "Dark Side of the Moon") 2010 Bob Dylan
Lifted 2011 Uriah Shelton
Blue Bloods (Season 4, Episode 7, "Drawing Dead") 2013 Rick Devin[31]
The 100 2015 RAIGN
Sense8 (episode 9, "Death Doesn't Let You Say Goodbye") 2015 Antony & the Johnsons
Containment, episode 5, "Like a Sheep Among Wolves" 2016 RAIGN
In popular culture[edit]
Nick Talevski used the title for his book, Knocking On Heaven's Door: Rock Obituaries.[32] A version of this song was performed by Raign for the TV show "The 100"
The title is used as a name of a Stand, "Heaven's Door", in the fourth part of the manga "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure", Diamond is Unbreakable.
The title was used for the 11th episode of Angel Beats! and Bob Dylan along with the song was mentioned in the episode by T.K. and Hinata
Covered by The Jenerators, the song was used during a tribute to the death of cast member Miguel Ferrer of NCIS: Los Angeles at the end of the Season 8 Episode 16 "New Tricks", broadcast on March 5, 2017. Ferrer was a member of The Jenerators.[33]
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1963
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"Rainy Day Women ♯12 & 35" / "Pledging My Time"
"I Want You" / "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (live with The Hawks)
"Just Like a Woman" / "Obviously 5 Believers"
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"Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" / "Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine"
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1968
"Drifter's Escape" / "John Wesley Harding"
"All Along the Watchtower" / "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
1969
"I Threw It All Away" / "Drifter's Escape"
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"Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You" / "Country Pie"
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1970
"If Not for You" / "New Morning"
"Wigwam" / "Copper Kettle"
1971
"Watching the River Flow" / "Spanish is the Loving Tongue"
"George Jackson" (band version) / "George Jackson" (acoustic version)
1973
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" / "Turkey Chase" (instrumental from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid)
"A Fool Such as I" / "Lily of the West"
1974
"On a Night Like This" / "You Angel You"
"Something There Is About You" / "Tough Mama"
"Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" (live with The Band)
"All Along the Watchtower" / "It Ain't Me Babe"
1975
"Tangled Up in Blue" / "If You See Her, Say Hello"
"Million Dollar Bash" / "Tears of Rage"
"Hurricane" (Part 1) / "Hurricane" (Part 2)
1976
"Mozambique" / "Oh Sister"
"Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again" (live) / "Rita May"
1978
"Baby, Stop Crying" / "We Better Talk This Over"
"Changing of the Guards" / "Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)"
"Is Your Love In Vain?" / "We Better Talk This Over"
1979
"Maggie's Farm (live) / "All Along the Watchtower"
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"Man Gave Names to All the Animals" / "When You Gonna Wake Up?"
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"Saved" / "Are You Ready?"
1981
"Heart of Mine" / "Let It Be Me"
"Dead Man, Dead Man" / "Lenny Bruce"
1983
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"I and I" / "Angel Flying too Close to the Ground"
"Sweetheart Like You" / "Union Sundown"
1984
"Jokerman" / "Isis"
1985
"Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love)" / "We Better Talk this Over"
"When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" / "Emotionally Yours"
1986
"Band of the Hand" / "Joe's Death" (Michael Rubini)
"Got My Mind Made Up" / "The Usual"
1988
"Silvio" / "Driftin' too Far from the Shore"
1989
"Everything Is Broken" / "Death is Not the End"
"Slow Train" (live with The Grateful Dead)
1990s
1990
"Political World" / "Ring Them Bells" (only in the UK and Australia)
"Most of the Time" / "Most of the Time (edit piece)
"Unbelievable" / "10,000 Men"
1991
"Series of Dreams" / "Seven Curses"
"Blind Willie McTell" / "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (from The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3)
"Step it Up and Go" — (no b-side)
1993
"My Back Pages" (with Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison) — (no b-side)
1995
"Dignity" (live on MTV Unplugged) / "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (live version)
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" / "John Brown" (both live on MTV Unplugged)
1998
"Not Dark Yet" / "Tombstone Blues" (live) / "Ballad of a Thin Man" (live) / "Boots of Spanish Leather" (live)
"Love Sick" / "Tombstone Blues" (live)
2000s
2000
"Things Have Changed" / "Make You Feel My Love" (live) / "Hurricane" / "Song to Woody" (live)
2006
"Someday Baby" / "Someday Baby" (edit piece)
"Rollin' and Tumblin'" / "Not Dark Yet" / "High Water (for Charley Patton)"
2007
"Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" (Mark Ronson remix version) / "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" (album version)
2008
"Dreamin' of You" (edit piece) / "Dreamin' of You" (album version)
2009
"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" / "Down Along the Cove" (live)
"I Feel a Change Comin' On" / "I Feel a Change Comin' On" (edit piece)
"Must Be Santa" / "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
2010s
2010
"The Times They Are a-Changin'" (demo version) / "Like a Rolling Stone"
2012
"Duquesne Whistle"
2013
"Wigwam" (demo version) / "Thirsty Boots"
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Youth of the Nation
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"Youth of the Nation"
Single by P.O.D.
from the album Satellite
Released
December 25, 2001
Format
CD
cassette
Recorded
March 2001
Genre
Rap rock[1]
alternative rock[2]
Length
4:17
Label
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Noah Bernardo
Marcos Curiel
Traa Daniels
Sonny Sandoval
Producer(s)
Howard Benson
P.O.D. singles chronology
"Alive"
(2001) "Youth of the Nation"
(2001) "Boom"
(2002)
"Youth of the Nation" is a song by American Christian metal band P.O.D. It was released in December 2001 as the second single to come from their second major label album, Satellite. It was inspired in part by the school shootings at Santana High School and Columbine High School. While Satellite contained numerous hit songs, "Youth of the Nation" was the band's only No. 1 hit on the Modern Rock chart and reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, their only single to reach the top 40, and No. 6 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song was included in "Weird Al" Yankovic's polka medley "Angry White Boy Polka" from his 2003 album Poodle Hat, despite lead singer Sonny Sandoval's mixed race background. It was also featured as downloadable content in the music video games Guitar Hero 5[citation needed] and Rock Band 3.[citation needed]
Contents
1 Background
2 Lyrics and song structure
3 Music video
4 Track listing
5 Chart and sales
5.1 Certifications
6 Awards
6.1 2003 Grammy Awards
6.2 2002 MTV Video Music Awards
7 References
Background[edit]
The song's inspiration stems from a trip when the band was on their way to record for Satellite on March 5, 2001. They were held up in traffic and discovered that the reason was a shooting at Santana High School where a fifteen-year-old student named Charles Andrew Williams killed two and wounded thirteen. The album was consequently delayed, and the band was inspired to write "Youth of the Nation."
In a 2008 interview, guitarist Marcos Curiel described the event:
"We were rehearsing and writing Satellite a couple of blocks away from the school. One day on the way to the studio, there were all these helicopters and cars speeding by. We really didn’t know what was going on. When we got to the studio, this guy had the news on, and he was like, ‘This kid just went and started blasting fools.’ So we started jamming, and that rhythm just naturally came out then Wuv [Bernardo, drummer] put that drumbeat on it, and the song was born."
Curiel added, "When you can hear something that's going to uplift you like 'Alive' or something that's going to bring out knowledge like 'Youth of the Nation,' we've done our jobs as an artist."[3]
Lyrics and song structure[edit]
"Youth of the Nation" contains three stories of adolescent tragedy in American culture. It begins by describing a teenager unknowingly skating to school only to be shot by a fellow student. Lyrics go on to speculate whether or not the boy who committed the act felt unloved. Following the chorus, a 12-year-old girl called "little Suzie" is depicted as having been abandoned by her father and subsequently "finding love in all the wrong places." Finally, another teen known as "Johnny boy" fails to fit in with his peers and ultimately commits suicide by firearm, "[telling] the world how he felt with the sound of a gat."[2]
Music video[edit]
The music video for "Youth of the Nation" has the band performing the song in a room filled with photos of adolescents as seen on the single cover. It revolves around a group of teenagers taking a cross country trip in a car from New York City to Venice Beach in Los Angeles via Western Pennsylvania (New Kensington, Arnold, Cheswick, Harmarville) and other locales. The book On the Road by Jack Kerouac can be seen on the dashboard of the car. Directed by Paul Fedor, the video found significant airplay on MTV2.
The video features a prefamous Joel David Moore as the teenager driving the car.[4][better source needed]
Marcos Curiel noted that censorship of the video came into play due to Viacom: "We had a girl sitting on the hood of the car going down the highway trying to be free-spirited, you know? [...] But, Viacom and MTV had us edit that out because kids are so easily influenced."[3]
Track listing[edit]
"Youth of the Nation" (album version) – 4:18
"Alive" (Semi-acoustic version) – 3:27
"Sabbath" – 4:33
Chart and sales[edit]
Chart (2002–2003)
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5]
17
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6]
11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7]
47
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8]
10
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9]
15
France (SNEP)[10]
72
Germany (Official German Charts)[11]
5
Ireland (IRMA)[12]
20
Italy (FIMI)[13]
13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14]
27
Norway (VG-lista)[15]
5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16]
7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]
16
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[18]
36
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[19]
28
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[19]
6
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[20]
1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[19]
18
Certifications[edit]
Country
Certification
Date
Sales certified
Australia[21] Platinum 2002 70,000 +
Awards[edit]
2003 Grammy Awards[edit]
Best Hard Rock Performance (nomination)
2002 MTV Video Music Awards[edit]
Best Rock Video (nomination)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Pattison, Louis (September 12, 2005). "P.O.D : Youth of the Nation". NME. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Fenell, Zachary Alternative Rock Songs About Suicide Yahoo! (October 11, 2010) Archived July 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
^ Jump up to: a b Blatt, Mitchell P.O.D. Interview: Back Together, New Album in April Archived April 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Juiced Sports (March 13, 2008). Retrieved on 12-23-11.
Jump up ^ http://vimeo.com/62051373
Jump up ^ "Australian-charts.com – P.O.D. – Youth of the Nation". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Austriancharts.at – P.O.D. – Youth of the Nation" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Ultratop.be – P.O.D. – Youth of the Nation" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Danishcharts.com – P.O.D. – Youth of the Nation". Tracklisten. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
Jump up ^ "P.O.D.: Youth of the Nation" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Lescharts.com – P.O.D. – Youth of the Nation" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Musicline.de – P.O.D. Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Italiancharts.com – P.O.D. – Youth of the Nation". Top Digital Download. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – P.O.D." (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – P.O.D. – Youth of the Nation". VG-lista. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Swedishcharts.com – P.O.D. – Youth of the Nation". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Swisscharts.com – P.O.D. – Youth of the Nation". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Chart Stats – P.O.D. (UK)". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
^ Jump up to: a b c "P.O.D. > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
Jump up ^ "P.O.D. Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
Jump up ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
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Studio albums
Snuff the Punk (1994)
Brown (1996)
The Fundamental Elements of Southtown (1999)
Satellite (2001)
Payable on Death (2003)
Testify (2006)
When Angels & Serpents Dance (2008)
Murdered Love (2012)
The Awakening (2015)
Live albums
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Compilation albums
Greatest Hits: The Atlantic Years (2006)
Extended plays
The Warriors EP (1998)
The Warriors EP, Volume 2 (2005)
Singles
"Southtown"
"Rock the Party (Off the Hook)"
"Alive"
"Youth of the Nation"
"Boom"
"Satellite"
"Sleeping Awake"
"Will You"
"Change the World"
"Goodbye for Now"
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