I Turn My Camera On

About I Turn My Camera On

"I Turn My Camera On" is a song by American indie rock band Spoon. It was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Gimme Fiction, first on March 30, 2005, as a download single. It was later released as both a 7-inch and CD single on July 4, 2005. It was released through Merge Records in the US and Matador Records in the UK, who also distributed the download release. The song was written by band frontman Britt Daniel and produced by Daniel, Jim Eno, and Mike McCarthy. Daniel wrote the song after hearing "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand. He was also inspired by the works of Prince to sing it with falsetto vocals. The band developed a new sound for the song, incorporating dance-punk, disco, and soul elements on top of their usual indie rock. The instrumental drew comparisons to songs by the Rolling Stones and Beck. Daniel's lyrics are about "emotional distance", centering around a narrator who documents their surrounding world with a camera instead of actually engaging with it. more »