"Familiar Realm" is a song by American

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band

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, featured on their 2005 third studio album ''

An Answer Can Be Found ''An Answer Can Be Found'' (stylized as ''an Ånswer can be found'') is the third studio album by American rock band CKY. Recorded at studios in California and New York City, it was produced by guitarist Chad I Ginsburg and released on June 28, 200 ...

''. Written by vocalist and guitarist

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and guitarist

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, who also produced the album, the song was released as the only

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from the album on May 25, 2005.

Background

Deron Miller, while recognising that it was "the song that sold the record", suggests that "Familiar Realm" was "the wrong choice" for the lead single from ''An Answer...'', instead favouring "The Way You Lived" and, as a second single, "Don't Hold Your Breath". Note: User must manually define 'Keyword Search' parameter as "Familiar Realm" and select 'Search Ask CKY'. Drummer

Jess Margera Jesse Margera (born August 28, 1978) is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band CKY, which he co-founded in 1997. Prior to CKY, Margera performed in the band Foreign Objects with former CKY vocalist and guitarist ...

has revealed that the song is his least favourite to perform

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, suggesting that "it just doesn't come across live anywhere near as smoothly as the record."

Music video

The

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for "Familiar Realm", the only to be produced for a track from ''An Answer Can Be Found'', was

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Matt Lenski Matt Lenski is an American director of television commercials, music videos, and films. He is based in New York City. Lenski won an MTV Video Music Award for his direction of Fall Out Boy's "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" video. His short film '' Mea ...

, the first not to involve

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. Deron Miller described the music video as "a pretty sick vid".

Track listing

References

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