ISBN: | 978-5-5146-1477-6 |
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Crimewave" is a song performed by Canadian experimental band Crystal Castles and American noise rock band Health from Crystal Castles` self-titled debut album. The song acts as both Crystal Castles and Health`s debut singles in addition to being the first single from the album Crystal Castles. It was first released on August 13, 2007 by PIAS Recordings accompanied by the b-side "XxzxcuZx Me". The song is a re-working of the Health original track of the same name written by the band members of Health for their self-entitled debut album. It was re-written by Ethan Kath of Crystal Castles. Kath also produced the re-worked track. The song contains prominent electro and chiptune musical characteristics. The track consists of only three lyric lines and has been said to tell a story about the sadness and ennui one might experience when locked inside a Pac-Man maze for eternity.