Magnolia - Music
Magnolia by Gang Of Youths
Gang Of Youths
Artist Biography For Gang Of Youths
Gang Of Youths Are An Australian Rock Band Based Out Of Sydney New South Wales. The Band Is The Brainchild Of Vocalist/guitarist/lyricist David Le'aupepe Who Formed The Band In 2012. Their Debut Album The Positions Was Released In 2015.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Magnolia
Gang-Of-Youths - The Positions
"Magnolia" Is A Song By Australian Alternative Rock Band Gang Of Youths Released On 17 April 2015 As The Third And Final Single From Their Debut Studio Album The Positions. The Song Recounts The Experience Of Frontman David Le'aupepe On A "week-Long Bender That Precluded Sleep And Eating" And His Subsequent Attempt To Commit Suicide On 3 June 2014. The Date Referenced Within The Lyrics Has Since Become Known By Fans As "Magnolia Day". In 2018 The Song Achieved Platinum Status In Australia. In The Triple J Hottest 100 Of The 2010s The Track Polled At Number Six. It Has Been Described As The Band's "breakthrough Hit" Having Over 39 Million Streams On Spotify As Of 2022. On The Song's Release Day Le'aupepe Wrote A Lengthy Facebook Post Discussing The Song's Purpose. It Begins “June 3rd 2014 Mosely Street Strathfield. In A State Of Puerile Drunken Delirium Reeling From Having My Heart Fucked Beyond All Recognition And Knowing My Marriage Was About To Fall Apart I Tried To Kill Myself.“ Before The Frontman Could Act His Friends "called The Police Just In Time To Intercept" Le'aupepe. He Went Through Rehabilitation And "began A Process Of Healing And Self-Discovery That Is Still Ongoing In My Life Today". In An Interview With The Guardian Le'aupepe Revealed The Song Is Named After The Magnolia Tree That The Police Sat Him Under After Rushing To Stop Him On The Night. A Music Video For The Song Was Directed By Le'aupepe And Josh Harris And Was Released On 28 January 2016.
50 Similar Tracks:
Gang Of Youths - The Heart Is A Muscle Gang Of Youths - What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out? Holy Holy - True Lovers Ball Park Music - She Only Loves Me When I'm There Spacey Jane - Lots Of Nothing Spacey Jane - Good For You Holy Holy - Maybe You Know DMA's - Tape Deck Sick Middle Kids - Never Start The Terrys - Our Paradise British India - Suddenly The Rions - Disassociation The Jungle Giants - Sending Me Ur Loving DMA's - Everybody's Saying Thursday's The Weekend Ball Park Music - Fence Sitter Middle Kids - Real Thing Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers - Desk Chair The Preatures - Somebody's Talking Sam Fender - Alright Sam Fender - Angel In Lothian Tired Lion - ~Cya Later~ Camp Cope - The Opener The National - About Today - 2021 Remaster WaaX - Labrador The Rubens - Masterpiece The Maccabees - Went Away British India - Summer Forgive Me The Wombats - Your Body Is A Weapon The Wombats - Jump Into The Fog Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers - Salt The Rubens - Good Mood The Hunna - She's Casual The Temper Trap - Trembling Hands Colony House - Silhouettes The Lathums - Fight On Faker - Are You Magnetic? Catfish And The Bottlemen - Heathrow The Vaccines - No Hope Everything Everything - Violent Sun Bluejuice - I'll Go Crazy MAY-A - LOLA The Jezabels - Endless Summer Catfish And The Bottlemen - Overlap Nothing But Thieves - Last Orders Bombay Bicycle Club - Everything Else Has Gone Wrong Something For Kate - Déjà Vu Bombay Bicycle Club - I Can Hardly Speak Inhaler - When I'm With You Matt Maeson - Hallucinogenics - Vallis Alps Remix The Temper Trap - Need Your Love
POPULAR
TRACKS
MIXES
ALBUMS
Video 1 : 50
Music Tags for Gang Of Youths:
Biography - Gang Of Youths
Gang Of Youths Are An Australian Rock Band Based Out Of Sydney New South Wales. The Band Is The Brainchild Of Vocalist/guitarist/lyricist David Le'aupepe Who Formed The Band In 2012. Their Debut Album The Positions Was Released In 2015. read less
16 Similar Artists To Gang Of Youths - Frogtoon Music
Ball Park Music Holy Holy Ruby Fields Middle Kids Spacey Jane DMA's Thelma Plum The Jungle Giants Polish Club Boy & Bear Lime Cordiale King Stingray San Cisco Alex Lahey The Rubens Powderfinger.
"Magnolia" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Gang of Youths, released on 17 April 2015 as the third and final single from their debut studio album The Positions. The song recounts the experience of frontman David Le'aupepe on a "week-long bender that precluded sleep and eating" and his subsequent attempt to commit suicide on 3 June 2014. The date, referenced within the lyrics, has since become known by fans as "Magnolia Day".
In 2018, the song achieved platinum status in Australia. In the Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s, the track polled at number six. It has been described as the band's "breakthrough hit", having over 39 million streams on Spotify as of 2022.
On the song's release day, Le'aupepe wrote a lengthy Facebook post discussing the song's purpose. It begins:
“June 3rd 2014, Mosely Street, Strathfield. In a state of puerile drunken delirium, reeling from having my heart fucked beyond all recognition and knowing my marriage was about to fall apart, I tried to kill myself.“
Before the frontman could act, his friends "called the police just in time to intercept" Le'aupepe. He went through rehabilitation and "began a process of healing and self-discovery that is still ongoing in my life today". In an interview with the Guardian, Le'aupepe revealed the song is named after the magnolia tree that the police sat him under after rushing to stop him on the night.
A music video for the song was directed by Le'aupepe and Josh Harris, and was released on 28 January 2016. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.