"Adeline" is a song by British

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band alt-J. It is the sixth track and third single from their third studio album, '' Relaxer'', and was released as a digital single on 24 May 2017 by Infectious Music and

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. The song was written by Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton and Thom Sonny Green and produced by

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. The band adapted a melody from the soundtrack to '' The Thin Red Line'' by Hans Zimmer, who is credited on the song as a writer. The band described the song's narrative as "a Tasmanian devil falls in love with a woman as he watches her swim."

Composition and lyrics

In an interview with NPR, the band said:

Critical reception

"Adeline" received favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. Samantha Lopez of ''

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'' called it a "sweeping five-minute, multi-layered melody packed with classically trained instrumentals and symphonic textures."

Remix

The song was remixed by American metallic hardcore band Code Orange and was released as a single on 2 November 2017. It was released alongside a separate single for a remix of the ''Relaxer'' track " Hit Me Like That Snare", also remixed by Code Orange.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal

alt-J

*Joe Newman – guitar, vocals *Gus Unger-Hamilton – keyboards, vocals * Thom Sonny Green – drums, percussion, programming

Additional musicians

* London Metropolitan Orchestra – strings

Technical

*Charlie Andrew – production, mixing, engineering, programming *Brett Cox – engineering *Jay Pocknell - engineering *Stefano Civetta – assistant engineering *Paul Pritchard – assistant engineering *Graeme Baldwin – assistant engineering *Dick Beetham – mastering

Artwork and design

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Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control 2017 singles Alt-J songs 2017 songs Infectious Music singles Atlantic Records singles Songs written by Thom Sonny Green