"Disconnected" is a song by English
alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
band
Keane from their fourth studio album ''
Strangeland''. It was released as the album's second single on 27 April 2012 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The band played the song for first time during the Night Train Tour in 2010. It was released officially, worldwide, on 8 October 2012.
Music video
Spanish film directors
Juan Antonio Bayona and
Sergio G. Sánchez co-directed the video for "Disconnected" with
Leticia Dolera
Leticia Dolera (born 23 October 1981) is a Spanish actress, screenwriter, and director. She is best known for her roles as Clara in the 2013 horror film '' REC 3: Genesis'', Teresa in ''Imagining Argentina'' (2003), and as Carmen in the UK telev ...
in the main role. Bayona, Sanchez and Keane filmed the video inside a haunted house in Barcelona, which pays homage to the '70s horror movie aesthetic. Both Bayona and Sanchez created a surreal and moving plot which tells the story of two lovers who have become detached from each other and ultimately question the notion of reality and mortality. A video teaser was shown at keanemusic.com. The teaser premiered on 16 April 2012.
"Disconnected" won Best Video at the
Q Awards
The Q Awards were the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine '' Q''. Since they began in 1990, the Q Awards became one of Britain's biggest and best publicised music awards. Locations for the awards ceremony included Abbey Road Studios ...
in London on 22 October 2012.
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Keane (band) songs
2012 singles
Music videos shot in Spain
Songs written by Tim Rice-Oxley
Songs written by Tom Chaplin
Songs written by Richard Hughes (musician)
Songs written by Jesse Quin
Rock ballads
2012 songs
Island Records singles