Violent (song)

"Violent"
Single by Stellar*
from the album Mix
Released July 19, 1999
Format CD single
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:29
Label Sony BMG
Writer(s) Boh Runga
Stellar* singles chronology
"Part of Me"
(1999)
"Violent"
(1999)
"Undone"
(1999)

Violent is New Zealand band Stellar*'s fourth single, and their third single from their debut album Mix. This song won the "Single of the Year" award at the 2000 New Zealand "Tui" Music Awards.[1] The song was featured on the Nature's Best 2 compilation of what were voted the top 100 New Zealand songs from 1926 until 2001 by APRA to celebrate their 75th anniversary. Judging by the tracklist, Violent was placed at #46 in this list. The single spent six weeks within the top 20 in the RIANZ singles charts, peaking at #11.[2] The music video to the song was directed by Jonathan King, and depicts the band playing within a small room, amongst other scenes such as one which Runga plays the role of a nurse in surgery.

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Duration
1. "Violent" Runga, Boh 3:29
2. "California" Runga, Boh 3:38
3. "Violent (Deluded Mix)" Runga, Boh 5:25
4. "Violent (House of Downtown Mix)" Runga, Boh 5:42

References

  1. "New Zealand Music Awards, Winners 2000". Retrieved 2007-01-29.
  2. "STELLAR* - VIOLENT (SONG)". Retrieved 2007-02-10.
Preceded by
"Scene III" by Che Fu
New Zealand Music Awards Single of the Year
2000
Succeeded by
"Lydia" by Fur Patrol
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