Baby Girl, I'm a Blur

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"Baby Girl, I'm a Blur"

Single by Say Anything

from the album In Defense of the Genre

Released

October 2, 2007

Genre

Electronic rock, alternative dance, indie rock

Length

4:19

Label

Doghouse, J

Songwriter(s)

Max Bemis, Coby Linder and Alex Kent

Producer(s)

Brad Wood

Say Anything singles chronology

"Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too"
(2007)

"Baby Girl, I'm a Blur"
(2007)

"Shiksa (Girlfriend)"
(2008)

"Baby Girl, I'm a Blur" is the first single from Say Anything's album, In Defense of the Genre. It was released on iTunes on October 2, 2007. The song impacted radio on November 6.^[1] This song was written in Central Park by Max Bemis. He was quoted as saying

[I] fell in love with the melody and always envisioned it was like a Nine Inch Nails-y affair, with a pulsing drum beat.

A video for the song was released on November 12, 2007.

The song was used in the fourth episode of the American television series Breaking Bad entitled "Cancer Man".^[2]

Video

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The music video for "Baby Girl, I'm a Blur" is essentially a performance video. It features the band performing the song in a black room in front of a wall of square infrared images. Shots of the band alternate between infrared shots of a couple. As the song progresses, the band starts to smash their instruments.

The video was an "Unleashed" video on MTV2. It was premiered on November 12, 2007, and was directed by Wayne Isham. The video was also premiered on mtvU the same day. The song was recently #1 on the MTV countdown, Elite 8.

Chart positions

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Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks^[3]	29

References

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^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. October 30, 2007. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
^ "Breaking Bad" Cancer Man (TV Episode 2008), retrieved 2017-06-24
^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Say Anything: Singles

External links

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Video for "Baby Girl, I'm a Blur"

v t e Say Anything
Max Bemis Kenny Bridges Parker Case Garron Dupree Coby Linder Evan Span Michael Levin Josh Eichenstein Dan DeLauro Kevin Seaton Casper Adams Alex Kent Jake Turner Jeff Turner Adam Siska Reed Murray
Studio albums	...Is a Real Boy In Defense of the Genre Say Anything Anarchy, My Dear Hebrews I Don't Think It Is Oliver Appropriate
Singles	"Alive with the Glory of Love" "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too" "Baby Girl, I'm a Blur" "Shiksa (Girlfriend)" "Hate Everyone"
Compilations	All My Friends Are Enemies: Early Rarities
Related articles	Discography Saves the Day JamisonParker Hot Rod Circuit Two Tongues Two Tongues (album)

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