"Instead" is the opening track of Madeleine Peyroux's album Bare Bones. It was a retro-feeling and charted on the Japanese 100 Singles.[1] According to Peyroux, the song is a reminder of how we should enjoy life and the things we have. Reportedly, she wrote it in a "dark point" of her life.[2] To promote the song, it was released as a video of a live performance.
"Instead" | ||||
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Single by Madeleine Peyroux | ||||
from the album Bare Bones | ||||
Released | 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 5:13 | |||
Label | Rounder | |||
Songwriter(s) | Madeleine Peyroux, Julian Coryell | |||
Producer(s) | Larry Klein | |||
Madeleine Peyroux singles chronology | ||||
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References
edit- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Singing Her Own Song". Wall Street Journal. 6 February 2009.