"Straight Jacket" is a song by Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman from their sixth studio album, Wake Up Call (2017). It is the second single from the record, following "Rx (Medicate)". Produced by Martin Terefe, it was recorded at Terefe's Kensaltown Studios in London and was released on January 16, 2018. Its music video, which was inspired by the American film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, was unveiled three weeks later on the band's official YouTube page.
The single has been met with mixed reviews with certain lyrics and musical aspects being perceived as negative by its critics. The track is the band's 22nd song to enter the Billboard's Mainstream Rock, peaking at number 12 in May 2018.
"Straight Jacket" was co-written by all four members of Theory of a Deadman, who enlisted the assistance of Swedish producer, Martin Terefe, to work on Wake Up Call.[1] Recorded at Terefe's Kensaltown Studios in London, the song was released on January 16, 2018, and was promoted with a contest on Theory of a Deadman's official website in which participants would have a chance to win a straitjacket autographed by the band and a merchandise bundle.[2]
"Straight Jacket"
A 24-second sample of the introduction and beginning lyrics of "Straight Jacket" featuring a distinct staccato piano riff, performed by lead singer Tyler Connolly.
Lead singer Tyler Connolly revealed that the single was formed in the days leading up to the album's recording. He stated that the beginning lyrics of the intro, "I wear a 36 long / White is my color", were developed first and that it took some time to complete the writing process due to the amount of lyrics. The track was composed with the assistance of a piano, characterized by the staccato notes in the beginning of the single. The piano is an instrument that Connolly had been teaching himself to play, with Wake Up Call being the first album in which most of the songwriting had been done with this instrument instead of a guitar. Connolly noted that the piano "opened [a] whole new world of creativity" for him, allowing for songs like "Straight Jacket" to formulate.[3]
Commercial performance and critical receptionedit
"Straight Jacket" debuted at number 37 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart and peaked at number 12 in May 2018.[4][5] In a review of Wake Up Call, James Christopher Monger of AllMusic called "Straight Jacket" a "lurid opener" to the album that "catered to the band's worst tendencies".[6]Alternative Addiction called the song "listenable" while Allen J. Miller at Cryptic Rock disagreed, calling it "unlistenable".[7][8] Jonni D at Über Röck also criticized the single, viewing the staccato piano notes as "infuriating" and castigating Connolly's "new-found penchant for rapping".[9]
Music videoedit
The music video for "Straight Jacket" was released on February 7, 2018, via Theory of a Deadman's official YouTube account. Directed by Iqbal Ahmed, it was inspired by the 1975 American film, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, focusing on the band in an insane asylum and their escape from the institution. Connolly expressed how he was exhausted of the idea of performance-based music videos, opting for video concepts that entailed a story line for both "Straight Jacket" and the band's previous single, "Rx (Medicate)".[10]
Credits and personneledit
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wake Up Call.[1]
^"Theory Straight Jacket Sweepstakes – Official Rules" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
^Pinfield, Matt (February 26, 2018). "Theory of a Deadman – "Straight Jacket" #TrendingTrack". Cumulus Media. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
^"Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs – Week of January 27, 2018". Billboard. from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^ ab"Theory of a Deadman – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs – Straight Jacket". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
^Monger, James Christopher. "Wake Up Call – Theory of a Deadman". AllMusic. from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^"Album Review of Wake Up Call by Theory of a Deadman". Alternative Addiction. from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^Miller, Allen (October 26, 2017). "Theory of a Deadman – Wake Up Call (Album Review)". Cryptic Rock. from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^D, Jonni (November 13, 2017). "Theory Of A Deadman – 'Wake Up Call'". Über Röck. from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^Pinfield, Matt (February 26, 2018). Podcast: Theory of a Deadman. Cumulus Media. Event occurs at 33:48. from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^Rutherford, Kevin (October 20, 2017). "How Theory of a Deadman Cracked the Charts With Opioid Addiction-Focused Single". Billboard. from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^"Theory of a Deadman – Chart History: Canada Rock – Straight Jacket". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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Straight Jacket is a song by Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman from their sixth studio album Wake Up Call 2017 It is the second single from the record following Rx Medicate Produced by Martin Terefe it was recorded at Terefe s Kensaltown Studios in London and was released on January 16 2018 Its music video which was inspired by the American film One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest was unveiled three weeks later on the band s official YouTube page Straight Jacket Single by Theory of a Deadmanfrom the album Wake Up CallReleasedJanuary 16 2018 2018 01 16 Recorded2016StudioKensaltown London GenrePop rockLength4 00Label604 Roadrunner AtlanticSongwriter s Tyler Connolly Dave Brenner Dean Back Joey DandeneauProducer s Martin TerefeTheory of a Deadman singles chronology Rx Medicate 2017 Straight Jacket 2018 Wicked Game 2018 Music video Straight Jacket on YouTube The single has been met with mixed reviews with certain lyrics and musical aspects being perceived as negative by its critics The track is the band s 22nd song to enter the Billboard s Mainstream Rock peaking at number 12 in May 2018 Contents 1 Recording and composition 2 Commercial performance and critical reception 3 Music video 4 Credits and personnel 5 Charts 6 References 7 External linksRecording and composition edit Straight Jacket was co written by all four members of Theory of a Deadman who enlisted the assistance of Swedish producer Martin Terefe to work on Wake Up Call 1 Recorded at Terefe s Kensaltown Studios in London the song was released on January 16 2018 and was promoted with a contest on Theory of a Deadman s official website in which participants would have a chance to win a straitjacket autographed by the band and a merchandise bundle 2 nbsp Straight Jacket source source A 24 second sample of the introduction and beginning lyrics of Straight Jacket featuring a distinct staccato piano riff performed by lead singer Tyler Connolly Problems playing this file See media help Lead singer Tyler Connolly revealed that the single was formed in the days leading up to the album s recording He stated that the beginning lyrics of the intro I wear a 36 long White is my color were developed first and that it took some time to complete the writing process due to the amount of lyrics The track was composed with the assistance of a piano characterized by the staccato notes in the beginning of the single The piano is an instrument that Connolly had been teaching himself to play with Wake Up Call being the first album in which most of the songwriting had been done with this instrument instead of a guitar Connolly noted that the piano opened a whole new world of creativity for him allowing for songs like Straight Jacket to formulate 3 Commercial performance and critical reception edit Straight Jacket debuted at number 37 on Billboard s Mainstream Rock chart and peaked at number 12 in May 2018 4 5 In a review of Wake Up Call James Christopher Monger of AllMusic called Straight Jacket a lurid opener to the album that catered to the band s worst tendencies 6 Alternative Addiction called the song listenable while Allen J Miller at Cryptic Rock disagreed calling it unlistenable 7 8 Jonni D at Uber Rock also criticized the single viewing the staccato piano notes as infuriating and castigating Connolly s new found penchant for rapping 9 Music video editThe music video for Straight Jacket was released on February 7 2018 via Theory of a Deadman s official YouTube account Directed by Iqbal Ahmed it was inspired by the 1975 American film One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest focusing on the band in an insane asylum and their escape from the institution Connolly expressed how he was exhausted of the idea of performance based music videos opting for video concepts that entailed a story line for both Straight Jacket and the band s previous single Rx Medicate 10 Credits and personnel editCredits adapted from the liner notes of Wake Up Call 1 Theory of a Deadman Tyler Connolly writer vocals piano Dave Brenner writer guitar backing vocals Dean Back writer bass backing vocals Joey Dandeneau writer drums backing vocalsProduction Martin Terefe producer Location Recorded at Kensaltown Studios in London England 11 Charts editChart 2018 Peakposition Canada Rock Billboard 12 33 US Mainstream Rock Billboard 5 12References edit a b Wake Up Call Liner notes Theory of a Deadman Roadrunner Records Atlantic Records 2017 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 Theory Straight Jacket Sweepstakes Official Rules PDF Archived PDF from the original on April 13 2018 Retrieved March 2 2018 Pinfield Matt February 26 2018 Theory of a Deadman Straight Jacket TrendingTrack Cumulus Media Retrieved April 1 2019 Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs Week of January 27 2018 Billboard Archived from the original on March 29 2018 Retrieved March 26 2018 a b Theory of a Deadman Chart History Mainstream Rock Songs Straight Jacket Billboard Retrieved October 14 2019 Monger James Christopher Wake Up Call Theory of a Deadman AllMusic Archived from the original on June 13 2018 Retrieved March 26 2018 Album Review of Wake Up Call by Theory of a Deadman Alternative Addiction Archived from the original on March 8 2018 Retrieved March 26 2018 Miller Allen October 26 2017 Theory of a Deadman Wake Up Call Album Review Cryptic Rock Archived from the original on February 21 2018 Retrieved March 26 2018 D Jonni November 13 2017 Theory Of A Deadman Wake Up Call Uber Rock Archived from the original on January 16 2018 Retrieved March 26 2018 Pinfield Matt February 26 2018 Podcast Theory of a Deadman Cumulus Media Event occurs at 33 48 Archived from the original on March 25 2018 Retrieved March 26 2018 Rutherford Kevin October 20 2017 How Theory of a Deadman Cracked the Charts With Opioid Addiction Focused Single Billboard Archived from the original on May 17 2018 Retrieved March 26 2018 Theory of a Deadman Chart History Canada Rock Straight Jacket Billboard Retrieved October 14 2019 External links editStraight Jacket Official Video on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Straight Jacket amp oldid 1122119624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
