"The Rover" is a song by American
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band
Interpol
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. It is the first track and the lead single from the band's sixth studio album, ''
Marauder
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'' (2018) and was digitally released on June 7, 2018. Self-produced and written by the band, the song debuted and peaked at No. 35 on the ''
Mexico Ingles Airplay
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''.
Music video
The official music video for "The Rover" was released on July 11, 2018. The music video was directed by Gerardo Naranjo with assistance from
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
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, Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler, Sam Fogarino, Samantha Menchaca, Fermin Diaz, Diego Gamaliel, and Romina Soriano.
Erin Vanderhoof of
''Vanity Fair'' described the music video as a "political love letter to Mexico City".
Vanderhoof specifically referenced Interpol frontman, Paul Banks, deciding to film the music video in
Mexico City
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and living his teenage years there. In describing the video and sights, Banks told '' Vanity Fair'' "I think someone that I went to school with did college radio there. When we took off, he said, ‘They’re from here, in a sense, they’re one of ours'. If they like you, they put their heart into you, their enthusiasm. It’s a special market in that sense."
Throughout the music video, Moss-Bachrach plays a "mysterious figure" that follows the band around Mexico City.
Emma Kay writing for PromoNews described Moss-Bacharch's performance as "Part drama, part-documentary, part-fever dream" and that the video "channels the grand tradition of cinema verité, with
oss-Bachrachas a charismatic wild man who undergoes an ecstatic psychedelic conversion on the streets of Mexico City."
Charts
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2018 singles
Interpol (band) songs
2018 songs
Matador Records singles
Post-punk songs
Songs about Mexico
Songs written by Paul Banks (American musician)
Songs written by Sam Fogarino
Songs written by Daniel Kessler (guitarist)