Witchazel
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| Witchazel | ||||
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| Released | 11 March 2009 (download) 7 March 2011 (CD, vinyl) | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
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| Length | 49:57 | |||
| Label | Acid Jazz | |||
| Producer | Matt Berry | |||
| Matt Berry chronology | ||||
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Witchazel is the third studio album by English actor and comedian Matt Berry.[1] It was originally released as a free download from his website on 11 March 2009, before being commercially released through Acid Jazz Records on 7 March 2011.[2]
Overview
[edit]Most instruments on the album are played by Berry, with fellow actor and comedian Peter Serafinowicz doing a Paul McCartney impression (under the name "Paul Mcartney") while providing backing vocals on "Rain Came Down".[3] According to Berry, the album is about "the terrors of the countryside".[1][4]
In popular culture
[edit]The album's second track "Take My Hand" was used as the opening credits theme for Berry's comedy series Toast of London (2012–2015)[5] and the closing credits theme of the Netflix documentary series American Murder: Gabby Petito (2025).[6] In the two weeks following the airing of American Murder, the song was streamed in the U.S. over 579,000 times, representing a 1,505% increase in the song's streaming activity.[7] Years before the song's release, an instrumental version was also used as a recurring motif in Berry's dark comedy series Snuff Box (2006).
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Matt Berry, unless noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "An Awakening" | 0:46 | |
| 2. | "Take My Hand" | 3:11 | |
| 3. | "Accident at a Harvest Festival" | 3:25 | |
| 4. | "A Song for Rosie" | 2:50 | |
| 5. | "So Low" | 3:16 | |
| 6. | "Look in My Book" | 2:26 | |
| 7. | "The Pheasant" | 8:42 | |
| 8. | "Woman" | 3:31 | |
| 9. | "The Badger's Wake" | 3:49 | |
| 10. | "Rain Came Down (Featuring Paul Mcartney)" | 4:12 | |
| 11. | "From the Manger to the Mortuary / Recorder Dance" | Matt Berry, Cecilia Fage | 5:08 |
| 12. | "Into the Sky" | 3:08 | |
| 13. | "Roosting Time" | 5:25 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Matt Berry". The Velvet Onion. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Matt Berry". Acid Jazz Records. Retrieved 4 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Berry, Matt (2011). Witchazel (Liner notes). UK: Acid Jazz Records. AJXCD251.
- ^ "IT Crowd star Matt Berry heads to Wales to launch folk-prog album". Wales online. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ Squires, Bethy (2 May 2025). "We Almost Forgot Matt Berry Was the Whole Point". Vulture. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ POZIREKIDES, TROY (17 February 2025). "Gabby Petito's Parents Aren't Done Fighting". Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/angie-stone-death-streams-sales-trending-up-1235920545/
