747 (song)

"747"
Single by Kent
from the album Isola
B-side"Din skugga"
"Elever"
Released13 July 1998
GenreAlternative rock
Length7:47
4:25 (Swedish radio edit)
LabelBMG Sweden, RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Joakim Berg
Producer(s)Zed
Kent singles chronology
"Saker man ser"
(1998) 		"747"
(1998) 		"Musik non stop"
(1999)
Music video
"747" on YouTube

"747" is a song by the Swedish alternative rock band Kent.[1] It serves as the final song on their album Isola and was released as third single in July 1998. The single includes the B-sides "Din skugga" and "Elever".

It's been recorded both with Swedish and English lyrics. It quickly became a fan favorite, and for six years, the band always ended their concerts with it.

Name, lyrics and theme

In its album version, the song is 7 minutes and 47 seconds long, almost half of that as an instrumental outro with characteristic guitar riffs and keyboard melodies.[2] The title is not to be found in the song, and is not a reference to the Boeing 747 airplane even though the lyrics are flight-inspired: the Swedish original, which is slightly different from the English release, describes the narrator and an unidentified second character leaving or escaping something, towards an unknown destination, on a passenger airliner. It closes with a crash scene, moving into the instrumental outro.[3]

Lead singer Joakim Berg has said that the title of the song matching the length of the song was coincidental. The band used only two hours to record the song.[4]

The cover image of the Isola album is an aircraft (in fact, a Boeing 737) which was also used as a backdrop in ensuing concerts.

Music video

A music video was recorded for the English version.[5] In it, the band is playing on a stage with a picture of an airplane as a backdrop. At the same time, a story is played up about a man who attempts to steal the mysterious contents of a briefcase, but ends up abandoned at an airport.

Versions

  • Swedish album version (7:47)
  • Swedish single version (4:25)
  • Swedish Nåid 2000 remix (4:31)
  • English album version (7:47)
  • English single version (4:17) - Video recorded

Track listings

CD single (Maxi)

  1. "747" (Single version) (4:25)
  2. "Elever" (4:46)
  3. "Din Skugga" (4:06)
  4. "747" (Album version) (7:47)

The songs "Elever" and "Din Skugga" were later re-released on the B-Sidor 95-00 album.

CD in cardboard sleeve

  1. "747" (Single version) (4:25)
  2. "747" (Album version) (7:47)

English version

  1. "747" (English Radio Version) (4:17)
  2. "Unprofessional" (Live Radio Session — Recorded for 2 Meter Sessions, 22-5-98) (4:45)
  3. "What It Feels Like" (2:41)

UK Promo

  1. 747 (Radio version)

US Promo CD

  1. Radio edit (4:14)
  2. Swedish version radio edit (4:25)
  3. Album version (7:47)
  4. Suggested callout hook #1 (0:09)
  5. Suggested callout hook #2 (0:09)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Swedish version of "747"
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 28
Weekly chart performance for English version of "747"
Chart (1999) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 61

References

  1. ^ 747 kent.nu
  2. ^ Radio, Sveriges (2024-09-11). "747 med Kent - P300". www.sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  3. ^ "Kent: Du & jag döden - Release Music Magazine review". www.releasemagazine.net. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  4. ^ Nunstedt, Anders (2012-08-20). "Kents konsert - låt för låt". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  5. ^ Kent - 747 (Video) YouTube
  6. ^ Swedishcharts - 747
  7. ^ "Kent: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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