Far Behind
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{{Infobox song
| name = Far Behind
| cover = FarBehindCandlebox.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Candlebox
| album = Candlebox
| B-side = Far Behind (Live)
| released = July 1993
| recorded = 1992
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Heavy metal{{Cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-song-candlebox-shares-what-the-chorus-in-far-behind-was-really-supposed-to-sound-like/|title = Behind the Song: Candlebox Shares What the Chorus in "Far Behind" Was Really Supposed to Sound Like|date = September 30, 2020}}|post-grunge{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/article_03eaf798-62bc-11e8-a9df-4b8ac170aabe.amp.html|last=Wirt|first=John|title=Not 'Far Behind': Candlebox brings its '25 Years of Rock & Still Rolling Tour' to Baton Rouge|website=The Advocate|date=May 31, 2018 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}}}
| length = 4:59
| label = {{hlist|Maverick|Sire}}
| writer = Candlebox
| producer = {{hlist|Candlebox|Kelly Gray}}
| prev_title = You
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Cover Me
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{external music video|type=single|{{YouTube|eu3EuWg2qNI|"Far Behind"}}}}
}}
"Far Behind" is a song by the American rock/metal band Candlebox and the third single from their eponymous debut album. It is one of the band's most well-known songs, entering the charts in July 1993 and remaining there until January the following year when it was officially released as a single. It is the group's highest-charting hit, peaking at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100, after spending almost a year on the chart. It also reached #4 and #7, on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts, respectively. "Far Behind" was also included on The Best of Candlebox in 2006.
Meaning
"Far Behind" is one of a few hit 1990s singles written in tribute to the late singer Andrew Wood. In a 1994 interview with Playgirl, Candlebox frontman Kevin Martin stated that it was inspired by two friends who overdosed on heroin and "represents the loss of love between friends and having to be left with the feeling of emptiness."{{cite web|url=https://candleboxrocks.com/pdf/playgirl-apr94.pdf|title=Set to Ignite: Candlebox|last=Nussbaum|first=Beth R.|date=April 1994|website=Playgirl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124133209/https://candleboxrocks.com/pdf/playgirl-apr94.pdf|archive-date=November 24, 2010|access-date=December 12, 2010}} He elaborated in a 2008 interview:
:"I wrote 'Far Behind' for Andy Wood. I was a huge Malfunkshun fan and a huge Mother Love Bone fan and I got to know Andy early on in his career when I was working in a shoe store with Susan Silver who was managing Mother Love Bone, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains."{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccessmagazine.com/vol6/issue11/candlebox.html|title=Rekindled :: Candlebox's Kevin Martin talks to AAM|date=July 24, 2008|website=All Access Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120140350/https://www.allaccessmagazine.com/vol6/issue11/candlebox.html|archive-date=November 20, 2010|url-status=usurped|access-date=December 12, 2010}}
Appearances
The song was performed on Late Show with David Letterman amidst the promotion of Candlebox.{{YouTube|3KjtZFT8TBQ|Candlebox - Far Behind - Letterman}}. Retrieved on July 26, 2008. During the 2000s, it has appeared on various 1990s compilation albums such as; MTV the First 1000 Years: Rock, Double Shot: Alt Rock, Essential Music Videos: '90s Rock, The Buzz, Buzz Ballads, and Whatever: The '90s Pop and Culture Box. The song can be heard on an episode of the HBO series Eastbound & Down when Kenny Powers goes to his friend's funeral while carrying a boombox on his shoulder. In the SyFy Channel's television show Alphas the song was played in season 2, episode 4. In Chile, the song was soundtrack soap opera of Canal 13 Las Vega's.
Music video
The "Far Behind" video was directed by Nick Egan. It was filmed at the now razed Elliott Farm in Renton, Washington and revolves mainly around the old farmhouse's now supposed inhabitants. Early on, Martin sings with a corded microphone while walking through the neglected structure. A cheerful young woman is also seen sitting at the edge of a grimy, near-empty outdoor pool. The chorus then has a man splashing red paint across the white walls. Various people are seen lying around the house including a lone, weary looking man in a bathtub who at one point appears to be defending himself from a drowning attempt. Song lyrics are scribbled along parts of the walls, and an American flag serves as a backdrop to certain shots. "Far Behind" aired heavily on MTV and was one of the most requested videos of 1994.
"I Didn't Mean To Treat You Bad"
In April 2015, Kxng Crooked (aka Crooked I) of the Shady Records hip-hop group Slaughterhouse released an interpolation of "Far Behind" called "I Didn't Mean To Treat You Bad" that features singer Shalé.{{cite web|url=https://www.hiphopdx.com/index/singles/id.30537/title.kxng-crooked-f-shale-i-didnt-mean-to-treat-you-bad|title=KXNG CROOKED f. Shalé - "I Didn't Mean To Treat You Bad"|last=Pratt|first=Sparkle|date=April 28, 2015|website=HipHopDX|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083623/https://www.hiphopdx.com/index/singles/id.30537/title.kxng-crooked-f-shale-i-didnt-mean-to-treat-you-bad|archive-date=May 18, 2015|access-date=March 14, 2020}} The song was produced by Jonathan Hay and Mike Smith for the album When Music Worlds Collide.{{cite web|url=https://allhiphop.com/music/kxng-crooked-ft-shalé-i-didn-t-mean-to-treat-you-bad-rGM5J-0vQEW08zede4g0yA|title=KXNG Crooked Ft. Shalé - "I Didn't Mean To Treat You Bad"|date=April 28, 2015|website=AllHipHop|access-date=March 14, 2020}}
Track list
- Far Behind (album version) (4:58)
- Far Behind/Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (live) (9:01)
- You (live) (5:27)
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (1994) !Peak |
| {{single chart|UK|93|date=19940904|artist=Candlebox|song=Far Behind|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|UKrock|28|date=19941009|artist=Candlebox|song=Far Behind|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|18|artist=Candlebox|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|7|artist=Candlebox|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|4|artist=Candlebox|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|19|artist=Candlebox|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2020}} |
| scope="row"|US Cash Box Top 100{{cite web|url=https://www.popmusichistory.co.uk/_files/ugd/b4848d_4f9128176360450ba51be67a0468e9fa.pdf|title=Cash Box Chart Entries 1990-1996|website=popmusichistory|access-date=October 13, 2023}}
|37 |
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=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (1994) !Position |
| scope="row"|US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA42-IA2|title=The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|issue=52|page=YE-62|date=December 24, 1994|access-date=April 2, 2025}}
|3 |
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| scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)
|21 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Gold|artist=Candlebox|title=Far Behind|relyear=1994|certyear=2021|type=single|source=radioscope|refname="RMNZ"|access-date=December 29, 2024}}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=732&vid=46356 "Far Behind" Music Video on MTV.com]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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