"Deep and Meaningless" is a song by English
indie rock band
Rooster. Written by vocalist
Nick Atkinson, guitarist Luke Potashnick and production duo
Espionage, it was produced by
Steve Robson and featured on the band's 2005
self-titled debut album. "Deep and Meaningless" was released as the fourth and final
single
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from the album on 11 July 2005, reaching number 29 on the
UK Singles Chart.
Release and reception
After its inclusion on ''
Rooster'' in January 2005, "Deep and Meaningless" was released as a single on 11 July 2005. It was backed with a live recording of the
Blackstreet song "
No Diggity" recorded on the
BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge show on 29 April 2005. The single reached number 29 on the
UK Singles Chart, which was the lowest position of all four singles from the album.
In a review of the album for the website
Gigwise
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History
Gigwise was launched in 2001 ...
, writer Alex Lai criticised "Deep and Meaningless", describing it as a "bog-standard ... ballad" and claiming that only the
guitar solo
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(which was described as "borrowed from
Slash") made it "interesting".
Music video
The
music video for "Deep and Meaningless" was directed by
Robert Hales and first aired in the week of 30 May 2005.
Track listing
References
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2005 singles
Rooster (band) songs
Songs written by Nick Atkinson
Songs written by Espen Lind
Songs written by Amund Bjørklund
Song recordings produced by Steve Robson