Adeline (song)

"Adeline"
Single by alt-J
from the album Relaxer
Released24 May 2017
Genre
Length5:50
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Charlie Andrew
Alt-J singles chronology
"In Cold Blood"
(2017)
"Adeline"
(2017)
"Deadcrush"
(2017)

"Adeline" is a song by British indie rock band alt-J. It is the sixth track and third single from their third studio album, Relaxer, and was released as a digital single on 24 May 2017 by Infectious Music and Atlantic Records.[1] The song was written by Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton and Thom Sonny Green and produced by Charlie Andrew.[2] The band adapted a melody from the soundtrack to The Thin Red Line by Hans Zimmer, who is credited on the song as a writer.[3] The band described the song's narrative as "a Tasmanian devil falls in love with a woman as he watches her swim."[4]

  1. ^ Moore, Sam (24 May 2017). "Listen to Alt-J's new song 'Adeline'". NME. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tidal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ @gusunger (24 May 2017). "We adapted a melody from his soundtrack to The Thin Red Line" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Geslani, Michelle (24 May 2017). "Alt-J's new song "Adeline" tells the story of a Tasmanian devil who falls in love — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 3 June 2017.