747 (Swedish song)

Infobox Single
Name = 747


Artist = Kent
Album = Isola
Released = July 13, 1998
Format = CD
Recorded =
Genre = Indie rock, alternative rock
Length =
Label = BMG Sweden, RCA Victor
Writer =
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "Saker man ser"
(1998)
This single = "747"
(1998)
Next single = "Musik non stop"
(1999)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Isola
Type = studio
prev_track = "Glider"
prev_no = 10
this_track = "747"
track_no = 11
next_track =
next_no =

"747" is a song by Swedish rock band Kent, written by Joakim Berg. It's the final song on their album "Isola" and was released as third single in 1998 with B-sides "Din skugga" and "Elever". It's been recorded both with Swedish and English lyrics. It is by many people regarded as the band's best song. For eight years, the band always ended their concerts with it.

In its album version, the song is 7 minutes and 47 seconds long, almost half of that as an instrumental outro with characteristic guitar riffs and keyboard melodies. The title is not to be found in the song, but it is an obvious reference to the Boeing 747 airplane. The lyrics are flight-inspired, and the cover image of the "Isola" album is an aircraft (ironically, a Boeing 737, another aircraft produced by Boeing) which was also used as a backdrop in ensuing concerts. A strange fact is that if you take the full names of each band member, and assign every letter with a number (A = 1, B = 2, C = 3 and so on) and sum it all up, you will get the number 747. The band kept on toying with the number 747: in their 1999 "Hagnesta Hill" album, the song "Visslaren" ("Whistle Song" in the English version) also had a length of 7:47.

A music video was recorded for the English version. In it, the band is playing on a stage with a picture of an airplane as a backdrop. At the same time, a story is played up about a man who attempts to steal the mysterious contents of a briefcase, but ends up abandoned at an airport.

Versions

* Swedish album version (7:47)
* Swedish single version (4:25)
* Swedish Nåid 2000 remix (4:31)
* English album version (7:47)
* English single version (4:17) - Video recorded

The single versions have a shorter outro but contain a chorus which the album versions lack.

Track listing

wedish 4-track single

# "747" (Swedish single version) (4:25)
# "Elever" (4:46)
# "Din Skugga" (4:06)
# "747" (Swedish album version) (7:47)

The songs "Elver" and "Din Skugga" were later re-released on the "B-Sidor 95-00" album.

wedish 2-track single

# "747" (Swedish single version) (4:25)
# "747" (Swedish album version) (7:47)

Audio sample

Listen|filename=Kent - 747 (Swedish album version).ogg
title="747" (1997)
description= Sample of "747" (Swedish Album Version)

External links

* [http://www.kent.nu/text_lista.asp Lyrics and chords to 747 and other kent songs]