"I'm Lost Without You" is a song by American rock band Blink-182 and is the final track of the band's 2003 self-titled fifth studio album. The song, written by guitarist Tom DeLonge, bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker, lyrically relates to lost love. The track was worked on for over six months and features an extended outro that contains two dueling drum tracks mixed into each respective stereo channel.
The song was worked on for over six months, with each incarnation becoming bigger in sound and stranger in tone.[1] In the initial draft of the song, what became the chorus was instead the verse and the song lacked a true chorus.[1] There were "over 50 or so" tracks incorporated into the recording,[1] and the song employs a recording technique that dates back to the 1960s, in which DeLonge sang into a rotating speaker to produce an "underwater" effect.[1] The feedback in the middle of the song was created by tweaking and turning the guitar around "like an acrobat on drugs."[1]
MusicEdit
"I'm Lost Without You"
“I’m Lost Without You” mixes an industrial loop with piano, and contains an extended outro featuring two dueling drum tracks.
When sequenced as a part of the album, the song segues directly from the previous track, "Here's Your Letter", which relates to isolation, dislocation, loneliness and miscommunication.[2] The song opens with the combination of an industrial loop with piano, which reminded Barker of the music of Pink Floyd or Failure.[1] The narrative involves a lover pleading to his female companion to stay, and the song centrals around this refrain: "Are you afraid of being alone?/ 'Cause I am/ I'm lost without you."[3] "Slow, deliberate, lumbering beats" mix with the guitars, which are tampered with a "space-age" feel.[4] The song, which recalls the music of the 1980s, "undulates and builds round a mid-paced and somewhat wistful feel."[2] Journalist Joe Shooman connects the song thematically to "I Miss You", in that both are downbeat in tone and relate to lost love.[2] The piano returns for a "quiet middle-eight" before the narrative ends,[2] and the song carries on with an extended drum solo that serves as the outro.[3] The dueling drums—one mixed in the right channel and the other in the left—was something the band had always discussed, but had never implemented into a song.[4][1] The first drum track was played to a click track, whereas the other one consisted of Barker "playing until I couldn't stop playing."[1] The result is the longest song the band ever recorded, clocking in at 6:20.[2]
According to DeLonge, "the only way that you can really appreciate [the song] is if you have headphones and you dim the lights in your house and really sat there and listened to it."[3]
ReceptionEdit
Allmusic singled out "I'm Lost Without You" as one of the "weirder, atmospheric pieces" on Blink-182, one that successfully molds "adventurous" songwriting with musical experimentation.[5]The A.V. Club, however, referred to it as a "syrupy minor-key ballad."[6]
PersonnelEdit
Personnel adapted from Blink-182 CD liner notes[1]
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For other uses see I m Lost Without You disambiguation I m Lost Without You is a song by American rock band Blink 182 and is the final track of the band s 2003 self titled fifth studio album The song written by guitarist Tom DeLonge bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker lyrically relates to lost love The track was worked on for over six months and features an extended outro that contains two dueling drum tracks mixed into each respective stereo channel I m Lost Without You Song by Blink 182from the album Blink 182RecordedJanuary October 2003The Rubin s House Signature Sound Rolling Thunder San Diego California Conway Recording Studios Hollywood California GenreAlternative rock post punkLength6 22LabelGeffenSongwriter s Tom DeLonge Mark Hoppus Travis BarkerProducer s Jerry Finn Contents 1 Background 2 Music 3 Reception 4 Personnel 5 References 6 Notes 7 External linksBackground EditThe song was worked on for over six months with each incarnation becoming bigger in sound and stranger in tone 1 In the initial draft of the song what became the chorus was instead the verse and the song lacked a true chorus 1 There were over 50 or so tracks incorporated into the recording 1 and the song employs a recording technique that dates back to the 1960s in which DeLonge sang into a rotating speaker to produce an underwater effect 1 The feedback in the middle of the song was created by tweaking and turning the guitar around like an acrobat on drugs 1 Music Edit nbsp I m Lost Without You source source I m Lost Without You mixes an industrial loop with piano and contains an extended outro featuring two dueling drum tracks Problems playing this file See media help The song is composed in the key of A major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 92 beats per minute When sequenced as a part of the album the song segues directly from the previous track Here s Your Letter which relates to isolation dislocation loneliness and miscommunication 2 The song opens with the combination of an industrial loop with piano which reminded Barker of the music of Pink Floyd or Failure 1 The narrative involves a lover pleading to his female companion to stay and the song centrals around this refrain Are you afraid of being alone Cause I am I m lost without you 3 Slow deliberate lumbering beats mix with the guitars which are tampered with a space age feel 4 The song which recalls the music of the 1980s undulates and builds round a mid paced and somewhat wistful feel 2 Journalist Joe Shooman connects the song thematically to I Miss You in that both are downbeat in tone and relate to lost love 2 The piano returns for a quiet middle eight before the narrative ends 2 and the song carries on with an extended drum solo that serves as the outro 3 The dueling drums one mixed in the right channel and the other in the left was something the band had always discussed but had never implemented into a song 4 1 The first drum track was played to a click track whereas the other one consisted of Barker playing until I couldn t stop playing 1 The result is the longest song the band ever recorded clocking in at 6 20 2 According to DeLonge the only way that you can really appreciate the song is if you have headphones and you dim the lights in your house and really sat there and listened to it 3 Reception EditAllmusic singled out I m Lost Without You as one of the weirder atmospheric pieces on Blink 182 one that successfully molds adventurous songwriting with musical experimentation 5 The A V Club however referred to it as a syrupy minor key ballad 6 Personnel EditPersonnel adapted from Blink 182 CD liner notes 1 Blink 182Mark Hoppus vocals bass guitar Tom DeLonge vocals guitar Travis Barker drums percussionAdditional PersonnelRoger Joseph Manning Jr piano ProductionJerry Finn producer Ryan Hewitt mix engineer Brian Gardner mastering engineerReferences EditShooman Joe June 24 2010 Blink 182 The Bands The Breakdown amp The Return Independent Music Press ISBN 978 1 906191 10 8 Notes Edit a b c d e f g h i Blink 182 liner notes Blink 182 US Geffen 2003 000133612 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b c d e Shooman 2010 p 124 a b c Corey Moss October 14 2003 No Album Title No Preconceptions The New Blink 182 MTV News Retrieved September 22 2010 a b Jesse Lord November 24 2003 Review Blink 182 IGN Archived from the original on December 16 2010 Retrieved September 22 2010 Stephen Thomas Erlewine Review Blink 182 Allmusic Retrieved September 22 2010 Stephen Thompson November 25 2003 Review Blink 182 The A V Club Retrieved September 22 2010 External links Edit I m Lost Without You live in 2013 on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I 27m Lost Without You amp oldid 1176295787, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
