Dignity (New Politics song)

"Dignity" is the second single of the alternative rock band New Politics, from their debut album New Politics. It peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[1]

"Dignity"
Single by New Politlcs
from the album New Politics
Released2010
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:15
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)David Boyd, Soren Hansen, Louis Vecchio
New Politlcs singles chronology
"Yeah Yeah Yeah"
(2010)		 "Dignity"
(2010)		 "Harlem"
(2013)

According to singer David Boyd, "Dignity" was a song that was written differently than how it was planned.[2] Boyd states that the band kept receiving messages from fans applauding them for the song and claiming it affected them personally.[3] Guitarist Soren Hansen credits "Dignity" as well as "Yeah Yeah Yeah" as the reasons the band moved to America and states he loves performing them live.[4] Drummer Louis Vecchio recommends the song to someone first checking out the band.[5]

Theorie magazine praised the song as "another standout track. It’s almost abrasive, riding sublimely constructed currents of energy through its unrestricted emotionalism, with the band’s fierce delivery tipped to the point of insanity and rage."[6] On the other hand Sputnik Music criticized the allusion to Rage Against the Machine, called the song "blundering" and said that "their blathering about guns and bombs ultimately comes off as empty, rote platitudes."[7]

Charts
Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Alternative Songs[1] 29

References
  1. "New Politics Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. "Interview: David Boyd of New Politics". Backbeat Seattle. March 4, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. Nicholl, John (June 20, 2016). "From Denmark to Denver, New Politics Keeps Up the Campaign for Alt-Rock". Westword. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  4. Mosk, Mitch (May 12, 2015). "Celebrating Time and Place: A Conversation With New Politics". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  5. "Interview: New Politics". PunkTastic. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  6. Wali, Nicola (December 16, 2014). "New Politics". Theorie Magazine. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  7. "New Politics New Politics". Sputnik Music. July 20, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2018.


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