Irresistible Force (Met the Immovable Object)
{{Infobox song
| name = Irresistible Force
| cover = Jane's Addiction - Irresistible Force cover.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Jane's Addiction
| album = The Great Escape Artist
| released = {{Start date|2011|8|3}}
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| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=59}}
| label = Capitol
| writer = Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Dave Sitek
| producer = Rich Costey
| prev_title = End to the Lies
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Underground
| next_year = 2011
}}
"Irresistible Force" is the second single from American alternative rock band Jane's Addiction's fourth studio album, The Great Escape Artist. The song was released on August 3, 2011.{{cite web | url=http://www.janesaddiction.com/releases/irresistible_force | title=Jane's Addiction - Irresistible Force | publisher=janesaddicition.com | accessdate=May 10, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512051945/http://www.janesaddiction.com/releases/irresistible_force | archive-date=May 12, 2013 | url-status=dead }}
Musical style and lyrics
The song features TV on the Radio member and multi-instrumentalist Dave Sitek on guitar and bass guitar. It is less rock-laden than the previous Jane's Addiction single, "End to the Lies", and focuses more on synth-aided textures and atmospheric soundscapes. The song starts with a spoken word intro and continues on verse-chorus form, which is accompanied by a guitar solo by Dave Navarro.{{cite web | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/irresistible-force-20110803 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805030521/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/irresistible-force-20110803 | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 5, 2011 | title=Jane's Addiction - "Irresistible Force" | publisher=Rolling Stone | accessdate=May 10, 2013 | author=Hermes, Will}} The verses, which were built around "droning funk" and "the rubbery basslines" were also noted.
Lyrically, the song contains references to the irresistible force paradox.{{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jim-YANOn5AC&q=%22Irresistible+Force%22+%22jane's+addiction%22 | title=Jane's Addiction- Irresistible Force | magazine=Billboard |date=October–December 2011 | volume=123 | issue=35 | pages=29}} In an interview with CNN, the lyricist Perry Farrell indicated that "the song chronicles how the universe was created", while the drummer Stephen Perkins described it as "what pulls him, Dave and Perry together".{{cite web | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/11/showbiz/music/janes-addiction-new-album | title='Irresistible Force' brings Jane's Addiction back together | publisher=CNN | date=October 11, 2011 | access-date=May 10, 2013 | author=Quan, Denise}} Will Hermes of Rolling Stone also commented on the song's lyrics, describing it as "Perry Farrell sounding like Carl Sagan in an episode of Cosmos, musing ominously about the stars and some sort of big bang."
Reception and release
The critical reception for the song was positive.{{cite web | url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/janes-addiction-irresistible-force-song-review/ | title=Jane's Addiction, 'Irresistible Force' – song review | publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock | date=August 2, 2011 | accessdate=May 10, 2013 | author=Wilkening, Matthew}}
A music video for the song was produced.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVOi5Hdbd7Q Jane's Addiction - "Irresistible Force" on Youtube]
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Irresistible Force
| length1 = 3:59
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Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2011)
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| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadarock|15|artist=Jane's Addiction|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 10, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|9|artist=Jane's Addiction|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 18, 2017|refname="alt"}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrocksongs|16|artist=Jane's Addiction|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 4, 2016|refname="BBRS"}} |
References
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External links
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- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVOi5Hdbd7Q Jane's Addiction - "Irresistible Force" on Youtube]
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Category:Jane's Addiction songs
Category:Songs written by Perry Farrell
Category:Songs written by Dave Navarro
Category:Song recordings produced by Rich Costey
Category:Songs written by Stephen Perkins