Domino Effect
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| Single by Ozma | |||||
| Album | Rock and Roll Part Three | ||||
| Released | January 1, 2000 | ||||
| Recorded | October 12-November 3, 1999 | ||||
| Length | 3:31 | ||||
| Label | Kung Fu Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Ryen Slegr Daniel Brummel |
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| Producer(s) | Bruce Witkin | ||||
| Status | Officially released | ||||
| Rock and Roll Part Three track listing | |||||
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This song is part of the "Domino Effect" lineage of songs
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"Domino Effect" is the lead single and the first track from Rock and Roll Part Three.
Appearances
- Rock and Roll Part Three
- Songs From Rock and Roll Part Three (2001)
- Rock Sound Volumen 46 (2001)
- That Darn Punk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2001)
- Punk Rock Is Your Friend (2002)
- Rock Sound Volume 61 (2002)
- Mixed Martial Arts, Vol. 1 (2007)
- Ozma - Live Acoustic Set - July 12, 2000 (2021)
- Ozma - Live on KUCI - January 24, 2001 (2021)
- Blunt CD (unknown)
- Kung Fu Records Catalog Sampler 2001-2002 (unknown)
Overview
"Domino Effect" was the first Ozma song to be given a music video, and is a favorite among Ozma fans. The song seamlessly flows into the next track, "Apple Trees". As such, the two songs are usually played back-to-back live. An acoustic medley of "Domino Effect" can be heard at the end of the song "Battlescars," also on Rock and Roll Part Three. The chorus melody was originally improvised in the Commuter Music demo "Dominnow School", and the song's working title during recording was "Commuter Music".[1]
Rivers Cuomo
Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo chose "Domino Effect" as the first song on Weezer's iTunes Celebrity Playlist. Cuomo said of the song, "[Ozma is] beating me at my own game."[2]
Music video
The music video for "Domino Effect" was directed by Joe Escalante, founder of Ozma's label, Kung Fu Records. The music video uses the radio edit of the song, which features a shorter drum solo at the beginning.
Audio
Lyrics
(Rudy Huxtable!)
Chances last a finite time,
In the warm July nighttime.
Every care that keeps you from your feet,
Is a care that carries your defeat.
You better let 'er rip tonight,
With a pocket full of kryptonite.
Every care that keeps you in your seat,
Is a care that carries your defeat.
Sing that song you sang long ago.
A heartbeat, so sure and slow.
Hold me, and don't let go.
The fourteenth domino.
Twenty thousand points of light.
Sun by day, disco ball by night.
Every care that keeps you from the beat,
Is a care that carries your defeat.
Sing that song that I used to know.
The fourteenth black domino.
Hold me, like long ago.
A heartbeat, sure and slow.
Chances last a finite time,
In the warm July nighttime.
Every care that keeps you from your feet,
Is a care that carries your defeat.
Chances last a finite time, and you're running out of time