Within

Album: Random Access Memories (2013)
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Songfacts®:

  • Questions of identity abound on this piano ballad as a deep vocoder sings about not understanding the world. "There's a world inside me that I can't explain," the forlorn android laments. "Many rooms to explore but the doors look the same. Looking for someone, please tell me who I am. I am lost I can't even remember my name." It's the sound of a robot crying.
  • The song opens with a flamenco piano solo by Chilly Gonzales. The Paris-based Canadian pianist and producer is best known for being sampled on the outro of Drake's single "Marvin's Room." "He's a friend and a great pianist, one of the best musicians of his generation,. Daft Punk told French publication Le Nouvel Observateur: "'Within' is one of the first songs we recorded. It is very minimal: a little rhythm section, bass, piano. Create the most with very little, this is the idea behind this title."

    Gonzales had previously recorded a cover version of Daft Punk's song "Too Long" that appeared in the 2003 album Daft Club.

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