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| song by TV Mania | ||
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| Released | 11 March 2013 | |
| Recorded | 1990s | |
| Genre | Electronic, Experimental, Rhythmic Noise | |
| Length | 5:30 minutes | |
| Label | Tape Modern-The Vinyl Factory | |
| Written by | Nick Rhodes Warren Cuccurullo | |
| Producer(s) | TV Mania Anthony J. Resta Mark Tinley | |
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"Paramount" is a song by TV Mania, released on the Bored with Prozac and The Internet? album by Tape Modern-The Vinyl Factory on 11 March 2013.
About the song[]
Featuring vocals by Tessa Niles, the song was conceived by keyboardist Nick Rhodes and then-guitarist Warren Cuccurullo whilst making 1997's album Medazzaland.
"Paramount" is a mid-album track that features chirpy shopping mall harmonies cascading in a delectably eerie swirl of thumping '90s synths and faux "have a nice day, thank you for shopping" cheeriness.
Recorded in the '90s, Bored with Prozac and The Internet? tells a story about a dysfunctional family whose lives are filmed every day, which pre-dates reality television shows.
Aside from reality TV, the album also explores a broad range of other modern themes, including virtual shopping, surveillance, pharmaceutical drugs, fashion, film, fame and faith. Hence "Paramount" - virtual shopping.
Song credits[]
- Producer - TV Mania
- Producer, engineer - Mark Tinley
- Producer, mixed by, engineer - Anthony J. Resta
- Vocals (female) - Tessa Niles
- Mastered by Chris Gehringer
- Mixed by, engineer - Bob St. John
- Written by, performer - Nick Rhodes, Warren Cuccurullo