(Fork and Knife)
{{about|the 2007 single by Brand New|similarly named topics|Knife and Fork (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = (Fork and Knife)
| cover = ForkAndKnifeCover.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Brand New
| album =
| released = October 23, 2007
| recorded = 2007
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 4:06
| label = Interscope
| writer =
- Vincent Accardi
- Jesse Lacey
| producer = Brand New
| prev_title = Jesus Christ
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = At the Bottom
| next_year = 2009
}}
"(Fork and Knife)" is a 2007 single released by American rock band Brand New. Originally a demo that was leaked prior to the release of the band's third album The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me, the song was officially released and made available via digital retailers on October 23, 2007.{{cite web |url = https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000X6TZ6G |title = Amazon.com: (Fork And Knife): MP3 Downloads: Brand New |website = Amazon |accessdate = 2007-11-27 |year = 2007 }}
The piano-driven song reached No. 85 on the Billboard Pop 100.
Background
A demo version of "(Fork and Knife)" was leaked along with other demos for The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me as "Untitled 07". It was recorded during the same sessions as the album, and the demo version was eventually officially released in 2015 on Leaked Demos 2006.{{Cite web |last=NME |date=2007-10-23 |title=Brand New make unreleased song available as download |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/brand-new-30-1348413 |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} This demo version was sampled on American singer Halsey's 2020 album Manic, on the track "Alanis' Interlude".{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmgcredits.com/artist/halsey/|title=Halsey|website=CMG Credits|accessdate=January 20, 2021|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301035256/http://www.cmgcredits.com/artist/halsey/|url-status=dead}}
In a statement that came out with the song's release, the band said, "This is easily one of our favorite Brand New tracks here at HQ, and has been echoing through our halls since last November. You may know of this song as 'Untitled #7' or 'Piano Song' from the leaked demos." The song was written by guitarist Vincent Accardi and lead singer Jesse Lacey, and was produced by Mike Sapone.
Before its release, "(Fork and Knife)" was only played live once, at New Jersey's Starland Ballroom. The single version features slightly altered lyrics and a newly-written bridge.
The title of the song, "(Fork and Knife)" is a reference to a restaurant called Fork and Knife which was located underneath the Wantagh station of the LIRR (Long Island Rail Road), the hometown of guitarist Vincent Accardi.{{Cite web |last=Cameron |first=Greg |title=The 10 best Brand New songs |url=https://www.altpress.com/the_10_best_brand_new_songs/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |date=18 April 2015 |language=en}} Alternative Press compared the song to Jack's Mannequin.
The track peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart and No. 85 on the Billboard Pop 100.{{cite web |url = {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=brand new|chart=all}}| title=Fork and Knife Billboard Page | accessdate = 2012-02-19 }}
Charts
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!Chart (2007) !Peak |
| scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM|title=Chart Log UK 1994–2010: Darren B – David Byrne|website=zobbel.de|accessdate=December 15, 2020}}
|152 |
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| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|24|artist=Brand New|rowheader=true|access-date=January 16, 2020}} |
| scope="row"|US Pop 100 (Billboard)
|85 |
References
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Category:Brand New (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Vincent Accardi
Category:Songs written by Jesse Lacey
Category:Interscope Records singles
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