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"The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows" is a song by Australian alternative
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Gang of Youths Gang of Youths are an Australian alternative rock band, which formed in 2012. Since 2020, the group consists of David Le'aupepe on lead vocals, rhythm guitar and piano, Max Dunn on bass guitar, Jung Kim on guitar and keyboards, Donnie Borzesto ...
, released in August 2017 as the fourth single from their second studio album '' Go Farther in Lightness'' (2017). The song peaked at number 93 on the
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, becoming the band's second top 100 single. In the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017, the song polled at number five. In 2020's Hottest 100 of the Decade, it appeared at number 52, and in 2025 the song ranked 87 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs. At the
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, the song was nominated for Rock Work of the Year. As of August 2020, the song is verified platinum for selling over 70,000 units.


Writing

Frontman
David Le'aupepe David Immanuel Menachem Sasagi Le’aupepe is an Australian singer, songwriter, guitarist and frontman of alternative rock band Gang of Youths, which he founded in 2011. He served as the sole songwriter on the band's first two albums, ''The Posit ...
said the song came about after struggling with a severe case of writer's block and questioning his place in the world. In discussing his motivation for the song's message, he said:
"In a cosmos potentially absent of meaning, and an existence devoid of objective value, I have an opportunity to invent my own meaning. We all do."


Music video

The music video was filmed in
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and directed by Dan & Jared Daperis of LateNite Films. The video was released on 8 August 2017 and shows Le'aupepe as a convict escaping in the early morning, as the sun rises through fields. The music video was nominated for Best Video at the
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.ARIA Award previous winners.


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