Chain

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"The Chain" is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on their critically acclaimed, best-selling album Rumours. It is the only song from the album credited to all five members (Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood). "The Chain" was created from combinations of several previously rejected materials, including solo work by Buckingham, Nicks and Christine McVie. It was assembled, often manually by splicing tapes with a razor blade, at the Record Plant in Sausalito, California, with hired engineers Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut. Following the critical and commercial success of Rumours, "The Chain" has become a staple of the band's live shows, typically the opening song. It was featured as the opening track on The Dance, a 1997 live concert CD/DVD release, as well as several greatest hits compilations. It has attained particular fame in the United Kingdom, where the instrumental section has been used as the theme tune for the BBC and Channel 4's television coverage of Formula One. 


Year:
1977
4:30
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Listen to the wind blow, watch the sun rise
Running in the shadows, damn your love, damn your lies

And if, you don't love me now 
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (Never break the chain)

And if you don't love me now (you don't love me now)
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (never break the chain)

Listen to the wind blow, down comes the night
Running in the shadows, damn your love, damn your lies
Break the silence, damn the dark, damn the light

And if you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (Never break the chain)

And if you don't love me now (you don't love me now)
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (Never break the chain)

And if you don't love me now (you don't love me now)
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (Never break the chain)

Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)

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Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band formed in 1967 in London. Due to numerous line-up changes, the only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood. Despite band founder Peter Green naming the group by combining the surnames of two of his former bandmates (Fleetwood, McVie) from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, bassist John McVie played neither on their first single nor at their first concerts. The keyboardist, Christine McVie, who joined the band in 1970 while married to John McVie, appeared on all but two albums, either as a member or as a session musician. She also supplied the artwork for the album Kiln House. more »

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Written by: Christine McVie, John Mc Vie, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Stephanie Nicks

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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11 facts about this song

Musician Lineup
"The Chain" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. The classic lineup includes Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, John McVie, Christine McVie, and Mick Fleetwood.
Album
The song is featured in their best selling album "Rumours," which was released in 1977.
Co-creation
Most interestingly, "The Chain" is the only Fleetwood Mac song credited to all five members of the band's classic line-up.
Song Creation
It was created from combinations of several previously rejected materials, including solo work by Buckingham, Nicks, and Christine McVie.
Used in Media
The bass section of "The Chain" is widely recognized in the UK due to its inclusion as the theme song for BBC's Formula One coverage.
Song Theme
The song is often interpreted as a symbol of the band's resilience, as they were going through intense personal dramas and relationships breakups during the production of the "Rumours" album.
Track Location
On their best-selling album "Rumours," "The Chain" is the opening song of the second side of the vinyl recording.
Song Lyrics
The lyrics "And if you don't love me now, you will never love me again" which repeat in the song convey sorrow and melancholy, seemingly referring to the band members' tumultuous personal relationships at the time.
Live Performances
"The Chain" has managed to be an enduring staple of Fleetwood Mac's live performances, often causing audiences to erupt in applause and cheer.
Chart Performance
"The Chain" did not originally have its own single release, but it was finally released as a single in 1997 where it reached number 81 in the UK.
Music Video
The music video for "The Chain" is a live performance, showing the raw emotion and skill that the band members put into their performance.

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