Jupiter (Benjamin Clementine song)

"Jupiter"
Song by Benjamin Clementine
from the album I Tell a Fly
Released	23 August 2017 (single version)
Recorded	January–September 2016
Studio	Studio 13
Genre	Experimental pop; art rock; art pop; downtempo;
Length	2:58 (single version); 2:41 (album version);
Label	Capitol; Virgin EMI; Barclay; Behind;
Songwriter(s)	Benjamin Clementine
Producer(s)	Benjamin Clementine
Benjamin Clementine UK singles chronology

"Jupiter" is a song composed by English artist Benjamin Clementine. The song was released on 23 August 2017. It was released as the first single from his second studio album I Tell a Fly. The song marks Clementine's comeback since 2015's At Least for Now, although 2017 had seen the non-single release of the songs "Phantom of Aleppoville" and "God Save the Jungle", respectively. "Jupiter" was written and produced by Benjamin Clementine.

Background and recording

"But aren’t we all, as human beings,
on foreign land? We’re not from here.
It takes an alien to tell an alien doesn’t it?
We have all had to travel.
Neanderthals had to move around,
birds go on epic migrations:
we’re always on the move,
we are always going somewhere.[1]

—Clash Magazine

Talking to Lauren Laverne on BBC 6 music,[2] Clementine explained that "Seeing my visa just opened everything for me. Saying 'Jupiter' for me was like saying 'Europa,' or 'England,' or 'Edmonton'. Me wandering around in America."[3] In conversation with Milo Wasserman for Clash Magazine, Clementine stated that whilst he was in America, he stored this idea of being an alien, being in a foreign land.

Track listing

Digital release single

"Jupiter" – 2:58

Personnel

Benjamin Clementine – vocals, keyboards, bass, synths, harpsichord and production
Alexis Brossard – drums
Steve Sedgwick – recording engineer and mixer
Max Anstruther - recording engineer
Wes Maebe - recording engineer
John Davis – mastering engineer

References

"clashmusic.com". Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
"BBC". Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
"undertheradarmag.com". Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

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[1] "clashmusic.com". Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

[2] "BBC". Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

[3] "undertheradarmag.com". Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.