"Demons" is the eighth single by Super Furry Animals and the last to be taken from the album Radiator. It reached #27 on the UK Singles Chart on its release in November 1997.
Video
The video was filmed in Colombia. It shows humanist scenes of everyday life, with the band observing and sometimes casually interacting with the locals.
Release and critical reception
"Demons" was released on CD, cassette and 7" on 24 November 1997 and reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. The cover art is the last in a series of five Pete Fowler paintings commissioned by the band for Radiator and its singles. Fowler's art was inspired by "Demons" and depicts "the unholy tribes of the undead" according to Record Collector. The packaging of the single features the Welsh language quote "Esmwyth! Esmwyth! Dim blewyn o'i le!", which roughly translates into English as "Smooth! Smooth! Not a hair out of place!". It is the last single by the group to contain such a quote, bringing to an end a practise that started with their debut single "Hometown Unicorn". The track was included on the band's 'greatest hits' compilation album Songbook: The Singles, Vol. 1, issued in 2004.
Cover versions
Shy Nobleman performed a cover of the song translated to Hebrew as "Shedim" as part of his 2013 album My day is a dream. Manfred Mann's Earth Band combined the song with Prefab Sprout's song Dragons to produce a new song titled Demons and Dragons.
- Accolades
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Track listing
All songs by Super Furry Animals.
- CD (CRESCD283)
- "Demons" â€" 5:13
- "Hit and Run" â€" 3:31
- "Carry the Can" â€" 4:47
- MC (CRES283), 7" poster pack (CRE283)
- "Demons" â€" 5:13
- "Hit and Run" â€" 3:31
Personnel
- Gruff Rhys â€" vocals, acoustic guitar
- Huw Bunford â€" guitar
- Guto Pryce â€" bass guitar
- Cian Ciaran â€" keyboards
- Dafydd Ieuan â€" drums
- Les Morrison - Banjo
- Gorwel Owen - E-bow, samples
- Martin Smith - trumpet
Singles chart positions
References
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics