| 词条 | War of Nerves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = War of Nerves | cover = All Saints - War Of Nerves.png | alt = A portrait of All Saints dressed in jackets, standing next to each other in a dark corridor. | border = yes | type = single | artist = All Saints | album = All Saints | B-side =
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| prev_title = Bootie Call | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = Pure Shores | next_year = 2000 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|A-vaHR2roxQ|"War of Nerves"}}}} }} "War of Nerves" is a song by British girl group All Saints, released by London Records on 23 November 1998 as the fifth and final single from their debut album, All Saints. Group members Shaznay Lewis, Natalie Appleton and Nicole Appleton wrote the song with producers Cameron McVey and Magnus Fiennes. It is a ballad concerning mortaility, inspired by the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. "War of Nerves" debuted at number seven on the UK Singles Chart, making it the group's fifth consecutive single to reach the top 10. Background"War of Nerves" was the last song recorded for the group's 1997 debut album, All Saints.[1] The group wrote the song as a response to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. In an interview for The Irish Times, group member Shaznay Lewis reflected, "I never really thought about things like my own death until it happened to Diana. And the song definitely did help me face those feelings."[2] Natalie Appleton named it her favourite song on the album in the Appleton autobiography Together, saying, "the emotions are powerful and it gives me chills."[3] Critical receptionIn his review of All Saints for Rolling Stone, Chuck Eddy said the song "has an aptly unnerving prettiness".[4] Sarah Davis of Dotmusic gave "War of Nerves" four out of five stars, writing, "A distinctly heart-felt ballad, it's more soulful than most of their previous releases, including 'Never Ever' and while at first appears to go nowhere, is an engaging listen."[1] Conversely, Caitlin Moran of The Times believed "War of Nerves" proved that "Never Ever" was "a one-off, a glorious anomaly" and "the albatross around their necks".[5] NME{{'}}s Jim Firth derided it as "unfettered toss" and "a sawn-off version of the Lionel Richie song book", concluding, "No tune, no soul, no fun."[6] Len Righi of The Morning Call wrote that All Saints seem "determined to embody monotony" on the track.[7] In retrospective reviews, Jon O'Brien from AllMusic said "the gorgeous, sweeping strings of soulful ballad 'War of Nerves' have aged better than most of their contemporaries' output",[8] while The Guardian{{'}}s Caroline Sullivan found the song forgettable.[9] Track listingThese are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "War of Nerves".
Music videoThe music video of "War of Nerves" is set in London's famous Met Bar[10] in the Metropolitan Hotel. It also features a London bus with an advertisement for All Saints which was visible in London for quite a while. Member Melanie Blatt's pregnancy was also written in the concept for the video as she would be shown singing in the shower, exposing her belly in a silhouette.[11] It also features a fight in a garage, between sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton, they later comfort each other. Live performancesThe song has been performed in a number of All Saints' concerts since their 2014 comeback. In the album version, lead vocals are shared by Shaznay Lewis and Melanie Blatt, however Natalie Appleton has taken over Lewis's lead vocals for all recent live performances. In the 2016 Red Flag tour, the song was combined with Red Flag single "This Is A War". Charts and certificationsCharts
Certifications{{Certification Table Top}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|certyear=1998|relyear=1998|artist=All Saints|title=War of Nerves|award=Silver|type=single|accessdate=11 October 2016|refname="Cert"}}{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|nounspecified=true}}References{{refbegin}}
| last = Appleton | first = Natalie & Nicole | title = Together | year = 2002 | publisher = Michael Joseph Ltd | isbn = 0-7181-4544-5 | ref = harv | postscript = {{inconsistent citations}} }}{{refend}} Notes1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.dotmusic.co.uk/artists/AllSaints/reviews/November1998/reviews11158.asp|title=War of Nerves (London)|last=Davis|first=Sarah|date=2 November 1998|website=Dotmusic|accessdate=14 March 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000621195518/http://www.dotmusic.co.uk:80/artists/AllSaints/reviews/November1998/reviews11158.asp|archivedate=21 June 2000|deadurl=yes}} 2. ^{{cite news|last=Jackson|first=Joe|date=21 February 1998|title=Not quite all Saint Shaznay T. Lewis of the Chart-Topping Group the all Saints Talks to Joe Jackson about Love, Rap, and all Things Spice|url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/310414406?accountid=37909|page=64|newspaper=The Irish Times|accessdate=15 March 2018|via=ProQuest}} {{subscription}} 3. ^{{harvnb|Appleton|2002|pp=178–179}} 4. ^{{cite magazine|last=Eddy|first=Chuck|author-link=Chuck Eddy|date=13 February 1998|title=All Saints: All Saints|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=53241&cf=4048|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=14 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020301053239/http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=53241&cf=4048|archive-date=1 March 2002}} 5. ^{{cite newspaper|last=Moran|first=Caitlin|author-link=Caitlin Moran|date=8 January 1999|title=Belly-buttons fluff it|newspaper=The Times|page=40}} 6. ^{{cite magazine|last=Firth|first=Jim|date=22 November 1998|title=This Week's Singles|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19981024151048reviews.html|magazine=NME|accessdate=14 March 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000831233022/http://www.nme.com:80/reviews/reviews/19981024151048reviews.html|archivedate=31 August 2000|deadurl=yes}} 7. ^{{cite newspaper|last=Righi|first=Len|date=28 March 1998|title=All Saints|newspaper=The Morning Call|page=62}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/pure-shores-the-very-best-of-all-saints-mw0002055228 |title=Pure Shores: The Very Best of All Saints - All Saints |last=O'Brien |first=Jon |date=27 September 2010 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6OLWCczcJ?url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/pure-shores-the-very-best-of-all-saints-mw0002055228 |archive-date=25 March 2014 |deadurl=yes}} 9. ^{{cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Caroline|date=10 January 2001|title=The All Saints'split up|url=https://amp.theguardian.com/theguardian/2001/jan/10/features11.g2|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=17 March 2018}} 10. ^Worlds Best Bars Met Bar 11. ^MelanieBlatt.co.uk Official Biography 12. ^{{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=51|date=19 December 1998}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/all-saints/all-saints-war-of-nerves-18531|title=All Saints - War Of Nerves|language=Dutch|publisher=Dutch Top 40|accessdate=15 January 2019}} External links
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