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| "Dark Blue" | ||||
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| Single byJack's Mannequin | ||||
| from the albumEverything in Transit | ||||
| Released | June 27, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | Maverick Records | |||
| Songwriter | Andrew McMahon | |||
| Producer | Jim Wirt | |||
| Jack's Mannequin singles chronology | ||||
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"Dark Blue" is the second single byJack's Mannequin from their first studio album,Everything in Transit. In May 2013, nearly eight years after its 2005 release, "Dark Blue" wentgold.[2]
When interviewed by Suburban Horror, McMahon stated that the song was his favorite from theEverything In Transit album.
It was as the last song I wrote on the record. I always find that my favorite song is the last one that I worked on. I think that song for me sums up the record in a lot of ways. I wrote it to do that...[3]
The music video was directed by Brett Simon, and features a traditional 1950sdance marathon.[4] The video begins with an ecstatic crowd competing in the marathon with the band playing the song in the centre of the gazebo. It then proceeds to show the crowd growing steadily exhausted, with many contestants disqualified for falling down. Observers take bets on who will win the competition. As the video draws to a conclusion and there are only two couples remaining, the girl of couple 55 slumps to the ground and they place second. The winning couple is cheered by a large crowd, while couple 55 are escorted to the edge of the ship by a pair of guards. They then proceed to jump from the edge.[5]