#Laid in america trailer archive#
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^ Laid (European CD single liner notes).

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^ 'James: A Band Who is so Much More than 'Laid ''.

Twist and Shout by The Beatles which has a similar chord progression.

English band Palma Violets performed a version of the song in July 2015 for The A.V. It has been covered by the Butch Walker-led band 1969 on a hidden track on their album Maya, and has also been covered by Thomas Ian Nicholas (an actor playing Kevin Myers in the American Pie franchise) on his Tnb EP. 'Laid' was covered by New Orleans alt-rock band Better Than Ezra on their 2005 greatest hits compilation. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. The eighth film, American Reunion, features the original version by James in the film for the first and only time in the series' history. The seventh installment in the franchise, The Book of Love, contains a new cover of 'Laid' by singer Aidan Hawken as of 2012, it had yet to be released on any album or as a single. When performed by Matt Nathanson live he often creates a lot of banter over the vocals after the second verse, where he encourages the audience to sing along with him. A cover by Matt Nathanson was recorded exclusively for the third film, and was later included on the first spin-off's soundtrack after previously only being in the first two films trailers. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the song gained additional exposure and popularity when it was used as the theme song for the American Pie films starring Jason Biggs and Seann William Scott.

#Laid in america trailer tv#

Whilst only reaching a disappointing 22 in the UK charts, it made serious inroads for the band in the US where it lead to performances on prime-time TV shows such as Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno. Originally viewed by the band as a throwaway song and a possible b-side, Brian Eno soon convinced them of the potential of this track.

#Laid in america trailer archive#

One of the Three, the 'unofficial archive of the band James', has said this of the song: The song was more successful in the band's native United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 25, becoming the band's ninth top-40 hit. The song peaked at number 61 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, in part due to its cult status as a popular college song in the United States. Today, a number of alternative rock stations, including Boston's RadioBDC (now known as indie617), WBOS, Maryland's WRNR-FM, Chicago's WXRT, Missoula's KDTR-FM and Philadelphia's WRFF will play 'Laid' with the original controversial line.

The American release of its music video replaced the ending of its opening lyrics with 'she only sings when she's on top' (although Tim Booth is seen to lip-sync the original line, and is accompanied by a subtitle reading 'hums'). Emotionally evocative and featuring the risquГ© opening lyrics, 'This bed is on fire with passionate love, the neighbours complain about the noises above, but she only comes when she's on top', it quickly gained popularity on American college radio and remains the group's best-known song in the United States.