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Best Day of My Life
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For the upcoming film, see Best Day of My Life (film).
"Best Day of My Life"
Single by American Authors
from the album Oh, What a Life
Released
March 19, 2013 (2013-03-19)
Recorded
2012
Genre
Indie rock, indie folk, alternative rock
Length
3:14
Label
Mercury, Island
Songwriter(s)
Aaron Accetta, Zachary Barnett, Shep Goodman, David Rublin, Matthew Sanchez, James Shelley
Producer(s)
Aaron Accetta, Shep Goodman
American Authors singles chronology
"Believer"
(2013) "Best Day of My Life"
(2013) "Luck"
(2014)
"Believer"
(2013) "Best Day of My Life"
(2013) "Luck"
(2014)
Music video
"Best Day of My Life" on YouTube
Oh, What a Life track listing
show
11 tracks
"Believer"
"Think About It"
"Best Day of My Life"
"Luck"
"Trouble"
"Hit It"
"Home"
"Love"
"Heart of Stone"
"Ghost"
"Oh, What a Life"
"Best Day of My Life" is a song by American indie rock band American Authors. The song was written by band members Zac Barnett, Dave Rublin, Matt Sanchez, and James Adam Shelley, along with producers Aaron Accetta and Shep Goodman. "Best Day of My Life" was originally recorded for release as a single by Mercury Records and Island Records on March 19, 2013, and later appeared as the second track on the band's third extended play, American Authors (2013), and the third track on their debut studio album, Oh, What a Life (2014).
Contents
1 Music and lyrics
2 Packaging
3 Commercial performance
4 Usage in media
4.1 Commercials
4.2 Film
4.3 Television
4.4 Sports
4.5 Video games
4.6 Music
4.7 Live
5 Music video
6 Track listing
7 Personnel
8 Charts
8.1 Weekly charts
8.2 Year-end charts
9 Certifications
10 Release history
11 References
12 External links
Music and lyrics[edit]
Zac Barnett told an interviewer for Blueprint Magazine, "Recently we have been experimenting with a lot of different instruments including banjo, mandolin and various percussion toys. Africa-influenced rhythms have been taking more of a prominent role in our songs which has then opened up our ideas on melodies. We're always open to trying new things and we get very excited to learn new instruments and experiment with new sounds. ... "Best Day of My Life" was an idea that James and I had been messing around with. We had the pre-chorus and chorus but once we showed the idea to the rest of the guys they came in and restructured the verses and added the stuttered "life" chorus. Looking back on it, the song changed a lot from the initial idea but that's what I love so much about it. I'll always remember that song being started on acoustic guitars in my tiny Bushwick bedroom, but all of us together as a band really took the song to a completely different place."[1]
(Barnett mentions "the stuttered 'life' chorus"—as in "the best day of my li-i-i-i-ife"; the "stuttering" also occurs in a recurrent "whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh"—by which he refers to a lyrical tradition of stuttering in rock music, popularized by Buddy Holly,[2][3] David Bowie ("Ch-Ch-Changes"),[4] Elton John,[5] and others.)
Bill Lamb, writing for About.com, praised the song's "opening banjo lick" as "a perfect first hook," its "irrepressibly upbeat lyrics," and "a blend of key elements from across a wide range of current successful pop music." He added, "The bass drum heavy backing percussion sounds a little like Imagine Dragons, and backed by a pop-punk style "Whoa Oh" chorus, "Best Day Of My Life" takes some of the most distinctive elements of a variety of current pop hit genres and blends them into something new."[6]
Packaging[edit]
The single art for the "Best Day of My Life" single features a photograph of the skyline of Midtown Manhattan, with the Empire State Building in the center of the shot, from Brooklyn looking north. The photograph is overwritten by the American Authors logo on the majority of the photograph and the words "American Authors", with "Best Day of My Life" written underneath it.
Commercial performance[edit]
The song received significant airplay on the radio for it to debut at No. 49 in the Hot Rock Songs and No. 40 in the Adult Top 40 for charts dated October 5, 2013. It began climbing the various rock charts and became a crossover hit on both alternative rock and Top 40 stations, becoming big hits on those formats and peaking at No. 2, No. 18 and No. 4 on the Hot Rock Songs, Alternative Songs, and Mainstream Top 40 charts.[7] It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 93 for the chart dated November 30, 2013, and eventually peaked at No. 11 on the charts dated April 19 and May 10, 2014. By March, 2014 it had reached No. 1 on the Adult Top 40. The song reached its first million sales mark in the U.S. in March, 2014,[8] and its second million in August, 2014.[9] The song was certified double platinum on July 16, 2014 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[10] The song was ranked number one on Billboard's chart of Adult Pop Songs for 2014.[11] To date this remains to be the only single by the American Authors to break the Top 40 in the United States.
Usage in media[edit]
Commercials[edit]
In media, the song has been featured in television advertisements for: ·retail home improvement store Lowe's in the United States, which were aired during the Super Bowl,[12] ·automotive manufacturer Hyundai in the United Kingdom and France · an alcohol retailer in Australia and communications service provider Telecom New Zealand in New Zealand.[13] ·The song is used in advertisements for Petron,[14] Datsun Go, Lays, Center Parcs, Graton Casinos ·The song was used in commercials for Best Western hotels.
Film[edit]
It appears in the movie trailer for the films Delivery Man, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty[15] in addition to the TV spots for St. Vincent · A portion of "Best Day of My Life" can also be heard in the animated film Alpha and Omega: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave and in the 2015 film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. ·The song was used in the 2015 film Top Cat Begins, and also plays during the credits.
Television[edit]
· The song has also been used in the Vampire Diaries episode "Total Eclipse of the Heart".[16] · The song was covered by Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) and Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet) in the 2014 Glee episode "New New York". ·American Authors performed the song while in Human Centipede position on Season 4 premiere of The Eric Andre Show. · The BBC used the track during their closing montage for their 2016 US Presidential Election coverage.
Sports[edit]
· opening sequence for ESPN's coverage of the 2013 and 2014 World Series of Poker. · NHL on NBC has been using this song as a theme song for the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs. · The Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA) use the song in the 2014-15 pregame activities.
Video games[edit]
· "Best Day of My Life" was part of the FIFA 14 soundtrack before being removed shortly after the game's release. · "Best Day of My Life" appeared as a playable track for the video game Guitar Hero Live. · "Best Day of My Life" also appeared as a soundtrack in Konami video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 as opening track.
Music[edit]
· Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Chipettes covered the song for their 2015 live stage tour Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Musical. · This song was covered by Steve Aoki, Jennifer Hudson, Luan Santana, Pixie Lott, Tan Weiwei, and Yemi Alade for Shell's campaign, "Make The Future". ·The song is a mainstay on most Muzak stations, featured in American retail locations of all types.
Live[edit]
·"Best Day of my Life", was the official song of the 2017 Maltese Labour Party's General Election Campaign, entitled "L-aqwa żmien ta' pajjiżna." (The Best time for our country). · "Best Day Of My Life" was played at the conclusion of the 2015 Miss America pageant, during Kira Kazantsev's crowning moment.
Music video[edit]
The music video was released on October 18, 2013, via YouTube.[17] The video was filmed in Brooklyn, New York. It depicts a man engaging in various activities with a large furry monster, such as drinking in a bar called Sweet & Vicious in Nolita,[18] playing basketball, looking at the Brooklyn Bridge, getting matching tattoos, visiting a strip club, and going to a playground. At the end of the video it is implied that the monster is his imaginary friend, but then the puzzled bartender finds a photo of the two.
Zac Barnett, in an interview with the Jim & Kim Morning Show (Fresh 102.7 FM, New York, NY), explained that the video starts in Nolita and ends up in Brooklyn, and the journey of the man and his monster pal is the focus of the video. That journey is interweaved with shots of the band playing and singing as they also stroll through New York. "We started in Manhattan and walked across the bridge to the party which was down in DUMBO. What it was, we were kind of trying to do a reverse Where The Wild Things Are type thing. You know, instead of a human going into a monster dream world, what would it be like if a monster came into our world and experienced New York City and Brooklyn and all of these things. And playing off of that, it was kind of like an alter ego of a dude and these two, together, just showing each other the best days of their lives."[18]
Common Sense Media reviewed the video for parents: "There's nothing iffy to worry about in the song's upbeat, clean lyrics about having a positive outlook on life and never giving up, but the official music video shows a man and his furry monster friend drinking in a bar, going to a strip club, and getting tattoos. Kids will be more entertained by the adorable dog-version music video for Best Day of My Life, which shows one lucky bulldog's adoption day in an effort to promote pet adoption."[19]
Track listing[edit]
Digital download
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
1. "Best Day of My Life" Aaron Accetta, Zachary Barnett, Shep Goodman, David Rublin, Matthew Sanchez, James Shelley Accetta, Goodman 3:14
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from Oh, What a Life liner notes.[20]
American Authors
Zac Barnett – lead vocals, guitar
James Adam Shelley – banjo
Dave Rublin – bass
Matt Sanchez – drums
Technical personnel
Aaron Accetta - production
Michael Goodman - production
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2013–14)
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[21]
10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[22]
20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[23]
36
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[24]
15
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[25]
5
Canada AC (Billboard)[26]
3
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[27]
7
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[28]
3
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[29]
21
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[30]
13
Germany (Official German Charts)[31]
34
Ireland (IRMA)[32]
28
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[33]
95
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[34]
1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[35]
72
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[36]
13
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[37]
8
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[38]
15
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[39]
17
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[40]
13
Slovenia (SloTop50)[41]
6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[42]
10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[43]
65
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[44]
17
US Billboard Hot 100[45]
11
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[46]
2
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[47]
15
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[48]
2
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[49]
1
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[50]
25
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[51]
4
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2013)
Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[52]
77
Chart (2014)
Position
Australia (ARIA)[53]
58
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[54]
24
Italy (FIMI)[55]
65
Slovenia (SloTop50)[56]
24
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[57]
24
US Billboard Hot 100[58]
31
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[59]
5
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[60]
22
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[61]
4
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[62]
1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[63]
28
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[64]
Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[65]
Platinum 80,000^
Germany (BVMI)[66]
Gold 150,000^
Italy (FIMI)[67]
Platinum 30,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[68]
Silver 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[10]
3× Platinum 3,000,000^
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
Release history[edit]
Country
Date
Format
Label
United States[69][70][71][72]
March 19, 2013 Digital download Mercury Records
August 20, 2013 Modern rock radio Mercury Records, Island Def Jam
August 26, 2013 Hot adult contemporary radio
December 3, 2013 Contemporary hit radio Island Def Jam
United Kingdom[73]
March 7, 2014 Digital download (Gazzo remix)
United States[74]
United Kingdom[75]
April 29, 2014 Digital download (Just A Gent remix)
United States[76]
Germany[77]
May 9, 2014 Compact disc Island Records
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External links[edit]
"Best Day of My Life" Official Music Video on YouTube
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Who shot J.R.?
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"Who shot J.R.?" is an advertising catchphrase that American network CBS created in 1980 to promote the television series Dallas.[1] It referred to the mystery surrounding a murder attempt against the character J.R. Ewing in "A House Divided", the show's third-season finale. The mystery was not resolved until the fourth episode of the fourth season, "Who Done It", which aired eight months later.
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2 Production
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4 Culprits
5 Legacy
6 References
Plot[edit]
In the final scene of the 1979–80 season, J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) hears a noise outside his office, walks out to the corridor to look, and is shot twice by an unseen assailant. The episode, titled "A House Divided", was broadcast on March 21, 1980,[2] and was written by Rena Down and directed by Leonard Katzman. Viewers had to wait all summer to learn whether J.R. would survive, and which of his many enemies was responsible.[3][4]
Ultimately, the person who pulled the trigger was revealed to be Kristin Shepard (Mary Crosby) in the "Who Done It?" episode which aired on November 21, 1980. Kristin was J.R.'s scheming sister-in-law and mistress, who shot him in a fit of anger. J.R. did not press charges, as Kristin claimed she was pregnant with his child as a result of their affair.[5]
Production[edit]
Production for the 1980–81 season began in June 1980, but Hagman—who had begun the show in a secondary role but now was the star—refused to film the show without a raise. He returned to work ten days later with a new contract that paid him $100,000 per episode and royalties from J.R. Ewing merchandise. Viewers had to wait an additional two months to find out the answer to the famous question, however, as a strike by the Writers Guild of America began in July that delayed the production of most new network shows by eight weeks. During the delay, CBS showed early Dallas episodes featuring J.R. Ewing, helping the show's many new fans better understand his character.[3]
Marketing[edit]
T-shirts printed with such references as "Who Shot J.R.?" and "I Shot J.R." became common over the summer, the latter eventually being seen in the first episode of Irish sitcom Father Ted. Several media outlets held "Who shot J.R.?" contests.[6]
During the 1980 United States presidential election, the Republicans distributed campaign buttons that claimed "A Democrat shot J.R.",[7] while Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter joked that he would have no problem financing his campaign if he knew who shot J.R. When Hagman was offered £100,000 during vacation in the United Kingdom for the identity of the shooter, he admitted that neither he nor anyone in the cast knew the answer.[8] Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, was among the millions worldwide intrigued by the mystery,[9] and the crowd at the Royal Ascot yelled "J.R.! J.R.!" when Hagman arrived.[10] Betting parlors worldwide took bets as to which one of the 10 or so principal characters had actually pulled the trigger.[8] Comedy pop group The Barron Knights recorded "We know who done it". Using the tune of Gary Numan's "Cars", the song ended with a repetition of "It was—" as if, frustratingly, the record's needle stuck just before the culprit was named.
Culprits[edit]
International oddsmakers created a set of odds for the possible culprits:
Dusty Farlow (J.R.'s wife Sue Ellen's lover, who disappeared after a plane crash) was the 6 to 4 favorite.
Vaughn Leland (a banker J.R. swindled) at 4 to 1.
Kristin Shepard (J.R.'s mistress) at 4 to 1.
Sue Ellen herself is a long shot at 25 to 1.
J.R.'s long- suffering mother, Miss Ellie at 25 to 1.[11]
Legacy[edit]
"Who Done It?" was, at the time, the highest-rated television episode in U.S. history. It had a Nielsen rating of 53.3 and a 76% share, and it was estimated that 83 million people watched the episode,[12] more than the number of voters in that year's presidential election.[10] The previous record for a TV episode had been the 1967 finale for The Fugitive. "Who Done It?" now sits second on the list, beaten in 1983 by the final episode of M*A*S*H. In 2011, Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly named "A House Divided" number one of the seven most "Unforgettable Cliff-Hangers" of prime time dramatic television.[13] The episode was also very popular outside the United States; a session of the Turkish parliament was suspended to allow legislators a chance to get home in time to view the conclusion of the cliffhanger.[14]
The great success of this 1980 stunt helped popularize in the United States the practice of ending a television season with a cliffhanger.[15] The episode also inspired a novelty record by radio personality Gary Burbank which hit the Billboard Top 100 in 1980. In addition, the episode is credited with helping CNN, which began airing in June 1980, to get off the ground.[3]
The "Who shot J.R.?" storyline was spoofed in the February 21, 1981, episode of Saturday Night Live, which was guest-hosted by Dallas star Charlene Tilton. The episode, sometimes referred to as "Who Shot C.R.?", provided several cast members with various motivations to hate co-star Charles Rocket, who is shot in the episode. At the end of the episode, Rocket made the notorious ad-libbed comment "I'd like to know who the fuck did it", for which he was subsequently fired.[16]
It was spoofed in an episodes of The Jeffersons ("As Florence Turns"), when Florence writes a soap opera based on caricatures of The Jeffersons characters.
"Who shot J.R.?" was later spoofed in a 1995 The Simpsons episode entitled "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" which similarly provided many characters with motivation to kill Mr. Burns, and similarly ended on a cliffhanger.
In Larry Hagman's final episode of the 2012 sequel, Dallas, which aired on March 4, 2013, J.R. was shot again, this time fatally. In the 2013 season 2 finale it was revealed that J.R. asked Steve "Bum" Jones to shoot him so his "masterpiece" could play out, framing Cliff Barnes for his murder. The main reason he had himself killed was because doctors told J.R. that he had only days to live; he was dying from cancer. In his letter to Bobby he reveals all of this and that he wanted to die helping his family end the Ewing–Barnes feud once and for all. As J.R.'s son John Ross said "The only person that could take down J.R.—was J.R."
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Corliss, Richard (November 23, 1990). "The 'Dallas' Shot That Was Heard Round the World". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
Jump up ^ "A House Divided". tv.com. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c Robertson, Ed (March 21, 2005). "Ultimate cliffhanger: Who shot J.R.?". Media Life Magazine. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Echoes of who shot JR". BBC. April 5, 2001. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Who Shot J. R.?: 30 Years Later". CBS. November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
Jump up ^ Buck, Jerry (September 23, 1980). "J. R. Fever': Cooling Off?". The Boston Globe (First ed.).
Jump up ^ Gray, Linda (2015). The Road to Happiness Is Always Under Construction (1st ed.). New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-941393-09-3.
^ Jump up to: a b Corliss, Richard; Willwerth, James (August 11, 1980). "TV's Dallas: Whodunit?". Time. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
Jump up ^ Heilner, Sam (November 19, 1980). "Names & Faces". The Boston Globe (First ed.). Referring to Hagman's TV role as J.R. Ewing in Dallas, the Queen Mother told him: 'I am not going to ask you who shot you'. Hagman replied: 'I wouldn't say, not even to you, Your Majesty'.
^ Jump up to: a b Hurt, Harry III (June 2012). "Larry Hagman’s Curtain Call". Texas Monthly. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
Jump up ^ White, Diane (July 12, 1980). "J. R.'s Wild, Crazy Antics". The Boston Globe (First ed.).
Jump up ^ Facts on File 1980 Yearbook. p. 905.
Jump up ^ Tucker, Ken (March 25, 2011). "Unforgettable Cliff-Hangers". Entertainment Weekly (1147): 12.
Jump up ^ Rettenmund, Matthew (1996). Totally Awesome 80s: A Lexicon of the Music, Videos, Movies, TV. St. Martin's Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-312-14436-4.
Jump up ^ Meisler, Andy (May 7, 1995). "Television: When J. R. Was Shot The Cliffhanger Was Born". The New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
Jump up ^ Hill, Doug; Weingrad, Jeff (1986). Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live. William Morrow & Co. p. 431. ISBN 0-688-05099-9
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Gulf of Alaska
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Gulf of Alaska
Location
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Susitna River
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United States, Canada
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Kodiak Archipelago, Montague Island, Alexander Archipelago
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Anchorage, Juneau
The Gulf of Alaska (French: Golfe d'Alaska) is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east, where Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage are found.
The entire shoreline of the Gulf is a rugged combination of forest, mountain, and a number of tidewater glaciers. Alaska's largest glaciers, the Malaspina Glacier and Bering Glacier, spill out onto the coastal line along the Gulf of Alaska. The coast is heavily indented, with Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound the two largest connected bodies of water. It includes Yakutat Bay and Cross Sound. Lituya Bay is the site of the largest recorded tsunami in history. It is customarily a popular sheltered anchorage for fishing boats.
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Ecology[edit]
The Gulf of Alaska is considered a Class I, highly productive ecosystem (more than 300 grams of carbon per square meter per year)[1] based on SeaWiFS data.
Many deep water corals can be found in the Gulf of Alaska. Primnoa pacifica has contributed to the location being labeled as Habitat Areas of Particular Concern.[2] P. pacifica is typically a deep water coral normally found between 150 metres (490 ft) and 900 metres (3,000 ft) here.[3]
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The Gulf is a great generator of storms. In addition to dumping vast quantities of snow and ice on southern Alaska, resulting in some of the largest concentrations south of the Arctic Circle, many of the storms move south along the coasts of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and as far south as Southern California (primarily during El Niño events). Much of the seasonal rainfall and snowfall in the Pacific Northwest and Southwestern United States comes from the Gulf of Alaska.
Extent[edit]
The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Gulf of Alaska as follows:[4]
On the North. The coast of Alaska.
On the South. A line drawn from Cape Spencer, the Northern limit of [the Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia] to Kabuch Point, the Southeast limit of [the Bering Sea], in such a way that all the adjacent islands are included in the Gulf of Alaska.
According to the United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System, the Gulf of Alaska is bounded on the north by the coast of Alaska and on the south by a line running from the south end of Kodiak Island on the west to Dixon Entrance on the east.[5]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Hogan, C. Michael (2011). "Gulf of Alaska. Topic ed. P.Saundry. Ed.-in-chief C.J.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth". National council for Science and the Environment. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
Jump up ^ Stone Robert P; Shotwell S Kalei. (2007). "State of deep coral ecosystems in the Alaska Region: Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands" (PDF). In: Lumsden SE et al., eds. The State of Deep Coral Ecosystems of the United States. NOAA Technical Memorandum CRCP-3. Silver Spring, MD: 65–108. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
Jump up ^ Waller, RG; Stone, RP; Mondragon, J; Clark, CE (2011). "Reproduction of Red Tree Corals in the Southeastern Alaskan Fjords: Implications for Conservation and Population Turnover". In: Pollock NW, ed. Diving for Science 2011. Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences 30th Symposium. Dauphin Island, AL: AAUS; 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
Jump up ^ "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
Jump up ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gulf of Alaska
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If It's Not Forever
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If It's Not Forever!
Book cover
Author
Durjoy Datta, Nikita Singh
Cover artist
Creative Station
Country
India
Language
English
Genre
Thriller
Suspense
Romance
Published
2012 by Grapevine India Publishers
Pages
239
ISBN
9789381841037
If It's Not Forever is a novel by Durjoy Datta and Nikita Singh.[1] It was published in the year 2012 by Grapevine India Publishers. It is set on the story of the 2011 Delhi High Court blasts.[2][3] Though mentioned as a love story, it is more of a suspense thriller. There are seven characters mentioned in this book, with the main protagonist being Debashish (Deb), who hails from Bengal and is deeply scarred with haunting memories of the blast. The book has received average reviews from critics all over India.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Characters
3 Critical review
4 References
Plot[edit]
"My breathing is still ragged. Each breath I take and release hurts a little more. I feel choked and my head burns. I feel sick of the haunting images that spin round my head"
—Durjoy Datta
The author starts off with memories of the blast day. Deb had survived the bomb attack that left eighty people injured and many people dead.[4] He feels sick at home and could not help wipe away the evil memories of the day. He recites the tragic event repeatedly to Avantika, his girlfriend. Avantika loves him and also feels bad, but she tries her best to make him forget what had happened. Quoting from the book, Deb says, "It could have been me".[5] Deb is said to work at a publishing house "that publishes trash novels". His co-worker is named as Shrey, who is addicted towards girls and cannot live without them.
He finally recovers from it. He wants to seek redemption as he stood there, on the blast day, watching the victims die. He finds a diary while re-visiting the area, and the edge of the diary is burnt beyond recognition. He takes it home and reads it. The diary has "R.D" written on it. No name, or for that matter address, is provided. But Deb wants to return the diary to Ragini, who "R.D" loved. It is later revealed that the person was Ritam Dey and that "R.D" was his initials. He and Shrey, in the upcoming days, plans a road trip to Dehradun, where Ragini lived.[6]
Most of the novel says us about the trio (Avantika, Shrey, Deb) and a girl named Tiya, travelling in an old car. They travel and the secrets come back to life. From Dehradun to Mumbai, the novel covers most of the Indian metropolitan cities. In the beginning of the novel we get to know about the trio's daily life. Shrey is reported to work at Grapevine India, and often goes out to "meet someone from the Times".[5] Deb knows that Shrey is actually meeting new girls. It is also highlighted in the novel that Avantika, Deb's girlfriend, hates the company of Shrey's girlfriend Tiya. Tiya is said to be stupid and crazy.
Deb reads the diary privately at night when Avantika, with whom he lives, is fast asleep. He does not reveal to her what the diary has in it. Avantika, as he fears, would cry out for the "R.D" and might have left Deb stranded. One day, Shrey says he is bored with daily life, and he wants a vacation by a road trip. Deb immediately recognizes the value of the moment and seizes the opportunity in an instance. Thus, they venture out for the trip. Meanwhile, Avantika gets busier in her work life and has to go to Mumbai. Deb now regrets his decision to move without Avantika. However, he copes with it and sticks with the decision they had made. On the first day they go to Dehradun. Deb moves out of their hotel, to visit Imperial Academy, where "R.D" studied. It was mentioned in the diary in the initial pages of love-writing. He asks out the receptionist for records of someone with initials "R.D". The receptionist refuses at first, but then when he says that he comes from the press, the receptionist hands out the details. He accepts it and finds an address. However, in vain does the effort go.[7] There is no one at the old, and dilapidated home except the old man, who is the caretaker of the house. He has forgot everything and suffers from Alzeimer's disease.
They, thus take the address from the caretaker and reach Haridwar, where Pratik, "R.D"'s best friend lived. He eventually does get hold of Pratik and trace out his home. He is said to work in Madhya Pradesh, India. Thus they have to again go up Madhya Pradesh.
Characters[edit]
Deb: He is the main protagonist. He is said to work at Grapevine India publishers along with Shrey.
Avantika: She is Deb's girlfriend for five years. She plays a significant role in the book.
Shrey: The author describes him as addicted to sex and girls. Shrey is witty and intelligent and is very hard to get along with.
Tiya: Shrey's girlfriend. The author portrays her to be immature and not sensible.
Ritam: The owner of the diary and the lover of Ragini.
Ragini: The heroine of the novel. She has survived the blasts.
Nigel: Ragini's would-be husband.
Sumi: Ritam's ex-girlfriend.
Nivedita: The physically-cum-mentally challenged sister of Ritam. She was left alone by her parents, and only his brother Ritam came to attend her. She was placed in a mental hospital located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Critical review[edit]
If It's Not Forever received fairly average to good reviews. Youth24x7, on their review, said, "Looking at ‘If it’s not forever, it’s not love’ will definitely make one think that it is one of those mushy love stories but what distinguishes this book from them is the way Durjoy Datta and Nikita Singh have given a new sensitive angle to the story by presenting the protagonist as a bomb blast victim striving to achieve redemption".[8] Online blogs state it as a book that should be read by readers who are patient enough. Justlife reviewer Heena Joshi wrote, "Love could not have better sketch ever than the one depicted in this novel. The novel obviously has the common facet of young love, relationships & sex. But what sets it apart from others is the humanity; humanity towards the loss of some unknown; empathy with that person’s life and plight; relevance to other’s dreams and a dream to fulfill that unknown’s dream, a pain for other’s plight and loving your loved ones and making them feel this coziness and warmth throughout your life so that you don’t need to repent or think, “Why couldn’t I express them when I was alive”."[9]
Stories In Moments gives 4 stars to If It's Not Forever and writes, "It’s a captivating read. More than once I felt like jumping to the last chapter as it was getting difficult for me to wait to know about the fate of the diary. The ‘present-tense-narration’ makes the story more intriguing and mysterious. Also the real life mentions like Grapevine and company funds etc. make you feel more emotionally connected to the story. The swaps between Deb’s story and Dead Man’s story have been used wonderfully. There isn’t a single episode when story loses its grip. But what sets the mercury soaring are the final 70 pages where every page greets you with a new revelation, a new heart break, and a new hope at the same time.[10]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Book Review: If it's Not Forever, It's not Love". The Bookoholics. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
Jump up ^ "If It's Not Forever Durjoy Datta review". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
Jump up ^ "If It's Not Forever Durjoy Datta review". alotofpages.com. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
Jump up ^ "Terror blast at Delhi High Court, 11 killed, over 80 injured". India Today. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
^ Jump up to: a b If It's Not Forever: Google Books. Google Books. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
Jump up ^ "If It's Not Forever". IIS India. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
Jump up ^ http://www.booksindiareads.com/if-its-not-forever-its-not-love/
Jump up ^ "Book Review: If It's Not Forever It's Not Love By Durjoy Datta and Nikita Singh". Youth24x7.com. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
Jump up ^ "Book Review-"If it's Not Forever, It's Not Love"". JustLife.in. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
Jump up ^ "BOOK REVIEW: IF IT'S NOT FOREVER…IT'S NOT LOVE". Stories In Moments. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
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