From the Pinnacle to the Pit
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| cover = FTP(Ghost).jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Ghost
| album = Meliora
| released = July 17, 2015
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| recorded = January 2015
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| length = 4:03
| label = Loma Vista
| writer = {{flatlist|
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| producer = Klas Åhlund
| prev_title = Cirice
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Majesty
| next_year = 2015
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"From the Pinnacle to the Pit" is a song by the Swedish rock band Ghost. The track was released as the second single from the group's third studio album Meliora.
Background and release
A Nameless Ghoul called "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" a "truly stomping riff-based song, Led Zeppelin-style" and "something that would sound great coming out of a car stereo in an American high school parking lot."{{cite news|url=http://www.kerrang.com/33826/ghost-unveil-new-song-from-the-pinnacle-to-the-pit/ |title=Ghost Unveil New Song, From The Pinnacle To The Pit |publisher=Kerrang! |date=2015-07-20 |accessdate=2015-09-14}}
The song was released on July 17, 2015.
Music video
The song's music video was directed by Zev Deans,{{cite web|publisher=VEVO|url=http://www.vevo.com/watch/ghost-b.c./From-The-Pinnacle-To-The-Pit-(Official-Music-Video)/USC4R1501157|title=From the Pinnacle to the Pit (Official Music Video) – Ghost B.C.|accessdate=November 25, 2015}} and was filmed in a style reminiscent of 1920s silent movies. Clips from the 1949 educational film Act Your Age and the 1930 Cecille B DeMille movie Madame Satan were also used, including a scene where actress Kay Johnson and actor Reginald Denny danced. In the video, a student is sent to the headmaster's office only to be shown how man can harness the power of a god. The student is turned into an all-powerful man who despises what he's become. This evolves into the creation of Ghost vocalist Papa Emeritus III.
Personnel
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|6A-IoOEPbUs|Music Video}}
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Category:Ghost (Swedish band) songs