Dark Blue (song)
2005 single by Jack's Mannequin
"Dark Blue" is the second single by Jack's Mannequin from their first studio album, Everything in Transit. In May 2013, nearly eight years after its 2005 release, "Dark Blue" went gold.
Song
When interviewed by Suburban Horror, McMahon stated that the song was his favorite from the Everything 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...
Music video
The music video was directed by Brett Simon, and features a traditional 1950s dance marathon. 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.
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