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Song

"Tear You Apart" is a song by American rock band She Wants Revenge. It was released as the second single from their self-titled debut studio album in January 2006 in the U.S. and July 17, 2006 in the UK. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and number 122 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2015, the song was featured in "Checking In" the season premiere of American Horror Story: Hotel, as personally requested by Lady Gaga, one of the show's main actresses. The then-disbanded She Wants Revenge gained a significant revival in popularity as a result of the media usage, and were inspired to reunite as a result.

Album

She Wants Revenge is the debut studio album by American rock band She Wants Revenge. Mixed by Michael Patterson, it was released on January 31, 2006 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records.

The album cover shows a female model wearing white underwear, while the back cover reveals that she's holding a very large knife behind her back (i.e. "she wants revenge").

Critical reception

Barry Walters, writing for Rolling Stone, noted how the duo She Wants Revenge's musicianship sounded similar to other new wave bands like Joy Division and The Cure, concluding that "She Wants Revenge steal from the best, and steal well." James Christopher Monger of AllMusic was mixed on Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin's post-punk homage to their new wave inspirations, saying,

"[T] here's nothing wrong with honoring your influences by copping a few moves and singing in a fake British accent like Green Day with the intentions of updating a genre that many potential listeners are too young to have experienced first-hand, but it's another thing to do it without even the slightest deviation."

Adam Moerder from Pitchfork was critical of the album, describing the song titles as "lazy permutations of post-punk poetry," found the melodies on the rock tracks too repetitive, and saw the highlights as being "eerily predictable." He concluded by calling the record, "Too ugly and inaccessible to suggest some sort of post-punk cash-out, they stick out in a batch of songs too bent on edifying studio wizardry over musicianship."

Dave Gurney of Tiny Mix Tapes heavily panned the album's overall sound for lacking the energy their '80s influences had and the duo's lyricism feeling like high school poetry, saying "these guys sound like an incredibly desperate attempt to cash in on the neo-post-punk bandwagon."

Artist

She Wants Revenge is an American rock band, based in San Fernando Valley, California. Formed in 2004, the band is a duo of singer and guitarist Justin Warfield and multi-instrumentalist Adam Bravin. Their music has been influenced by post-punk, darkwave and gothic rock. The band has sold more than 300,000 records in the US.

The group's debut album She Wants Revenge was released in early 2006 and included the singles "Tear You Apart" (the band's biggest hit, reaching No. 6 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart), "These Things" and "Out of Control". Band also released the albums This Is Forever (2007) and Valleyheart (2011) before disbanding in 2012. She Wants Revenge has since reunited twice, in 2015 and in 2022.

History

She Wants Revenge, a duo consisting of Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin, formed in 2004. Warfield was formerly a rapper whose 1991 single "Season of the Vic" reached No. 18 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart and was featured on Bomb the Bass' song "Bug Powder Dust", a No. 24 hit in the UK. Bravin was a DJ under the name DJ Adam 12 and played for Crazy Town from 1995 to 1996.

The group were scouted and later signed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst to his label Flawless Records in April 2005.

The group's self-titled debut was released on January 31, 2006. Lead single "These Things" starred Garbage singer Shirley Manson in its music video, while Joaquin Phoenix directed the video for second single "Tear You Apart".

The band toured extensively through 2006 with Depeche Mode and Placebo.

Got a big plan, this mindset, maybe it's right
At the right place and right time, maybe tonight
And the whisper or handshake, sending a sign
Wanna make out and kiss hard? Wait never mind
Late night in passing, mentioned it flipped
To her best friend, it's nothing, maybe it's slipped
But the slip turns to terror and a crush to like
Then she walked in, he froze up, believe it's the fright

It's cute in a way 'til you cannot speak
And you leave to have a cigarette and knees get weak
Escape was just a nod and a casual wave
Obsess about it heavy for the next two days
It's only just a crush, it'll go away
It's just like all the others, it'll go away
Or maybe this is danger, and he just don't know
You pray it all away, but it continues to grow

I want to hold you close, skin pressed against me tight
Lie still, close your eyes girl
So lovely, it feels so right
I want to hold you close, soft breath, beating heart
As I whisper in your ear, "I want to fucking tear you apart"

Then he walked up and told her, thinking maybe it's passed
And they talked and looked away a lot, doing the dance
Her hand brushed up against his, she left it there
Told him how she felt, and then they locked in a stare
They took a step back, thought about it, what should they do?
'Cause there's always repercussions when you're dating in school

But their lips met, and reservations started to pass
Whether this was just an evening or a thing that would last
Either way, he wanted her and this was bad
Wanted to do things to her, it was making him crazy
Now a little crush turned into a like
And now he wants to grab her by the hair and tell her

Ho un grande piano, questa mentalità, forse è giusta
Nel posto giusto e al momento giusto, forse stasera
E il sussurro o la stretta di mano, mandando un segnale
Vuoi pomiciare e baciarti forte? Aspetta, non preoccuparti
A tarda notte, di sfuggita, ha accennato che si era capovolto
Per la sua migliore amica, non è niente, forse è scivolato
Ma lo scivolone si trasforma in terrore e una cotta in qualcosa di simile
Poi lei è entrata, lui si è bloccato, credendo che fosse lo spavento

È carino in un certo senso, finché non riesci più a parlare
E te ne vai per fumare una sigaretta e le ginocchia diventano deboli
La fuga è stata solo un cenno del capo e un saluto casuale
Ne sei ossessionato pesantemente per i prossimi due giorni
È solo una cotta, passerà
È come tutte le altre, passerà
O forse questo è un pericolo, e lui semplicemente non lo sa
Preghi che tutto vada via, ma continua a crescere

Voglio tenerti stretta, la pelle premuta contro di me forte
Stai ferma, chiudi gli occhi ragazza
Così adorabile, è così giusto
Voglio tenerti stretta, respiro leggero, cuore che batte
Mentre ti sussurro all'orecchio, "Voglio fottutamente farti a pezzi"

Poi si è avvicinato e Glielo dissi, pensando che forse fosse passato
E parlarono e distolsero lo sguardo a lungo, ballando
La sua mano sfiorò la sua, la lasciò lì
Gli disse come si sentiva, e poi si fissarono
Facettero un passo indietro, ci pensarono, cosa avrebbero dovuto fare?
Perché ci sono sempre delle ripercussioni quando ci si frequenta a scuola

Ma le loro labbra si incontrarono e le riserve iniziarono a svanire
Che si trattasse solo di una serata o di una cosa destinata a durare
In ogni caso, lui la desiderava e questo era male
Voleva farle delle cose, lo stava facendo impazzire
Ora una piccola cotta si è trasformata in un "mi piace"
E ora vuole prenderla per i capelli e dirglielo

Voglio tenerti stretta, la tua pelle premuta contro di me
Stai ferma, chiudi gli occhi, ragazza
Così adorabile, è così giusto
Voglio tenerti stretta, respiro leggero, cuore che batte
Mentre ti sussurro all'orecchio, "Voglio fottutamente farti a pezzi"
(x3)

She Wants Revenge – Tear You Apart