Underneath

Album: Underneath (2004)
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Songfacts®:

  • The band wrote this with Matthew Sweet, a critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter who had a Modern Rock hit in 1991 with "Girlfriend." They met through a mutual friend when Hanson was working on the album, so they got together and wrote this in about 4 hours. Zac Hanson, the band's drummer, told us: "Songs can take sometimes years, songs can come together in a couple of moments. The fluidity of how that song came together with Matthew and how natural it felt to write it with him was pretty cool."
  • Zac Hanson: "Matthew came in with a chord pattern and then everybody sort of built off of that, focusing on an idea or a word or a melody part and then you sort of build out from there. It is an intense song, it's a song that I think everyone can relate to - 'Sitting all alone in this place, even though we're here face to face,' just talking about that ultimate disconnect, where you're right here, but you're not right here, and I think everyone's felt that in some form or another or will feel that in their life. It was just a meaningful song, and really a pillar for the whole album. After that song was written, just the way that song was, the way we recorded it and the sounds we used, it was a cornerstone for the whole record. That was part of the reason we called the album Underneath, in addition to the blatant meaning of a step deeper into who we are." (Check out our interview with Zac Hanson.)

Comments: 3

  • Heather from Waukesha, WiI love this song so much and the video enhanced my feelings for it. You need to check it out on their website sometime, it's awesome. Their talent is getting so much better and it shows on Underneath, the cd is amazing-the best one I heard that year.
  • Kathryn from Sydeny, Australiahello! Hanson is probably the band that i have been a fan of for the longest: Since a 7 year old loving 'mmmbop' and 'man from milwaukee' to adoring their work now. Their talent most definatley has grown as they have. All Tracks on underneath are beautiful and a delightful to listen to - over and over again.
  • Charlie from Thomaston, Ctwow hansons come back and they got haircuts
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