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"What the Water Gave Me" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their second studio album, Ceremonials (2011). The song was written by lead singer Florence Welch and Francis "Eg" White, and produced by Paul Epworth. It was released on 23 August 2011 as the first promotional single from Ceremonials.
"What the Water Gave Me" is a song by Florence and the Machine, and the first song released from their second studio album, Ceremonials (2011). It was written by Florence Welch with Francis White and produced by Paul Epworth. Welch decided to give the name to the song after viewing a Frida Kahlo work.
"What the Water Gave Me" was released on 23 August 2011 as the first taster of Ceremonials. [18] [46] The promotional single debuted at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. [47] It saw moderate chart success elsewhere, reaching number 13 in Ireland, number 15 in New Zealand and number 35 in Australia. [48] [49]
What the Water Gave Me may refer to: What the Water Gave Me, 1938 painting by Frida Kahlo; What the Water Gave Me (song), 2011 song by Florence and the Machine; What ...
The two women in the painting also appear in Kahlo's 1938 painting What the Water Gave Me, and her spider monkey, which views the couple from the forest, also appears in Kahlo's 1937 Fulang-Chang and I. In May 2016 the painting was sold for $8 million at the Christie's auction in New York. [3]
[1] [8] [10] [11] The album's release was preceded by the promotional single "What the Water Gave Me", which peaked at number 24 in the UK, number 13 in Ireland and number 15 in New Zealand. [5] [8] [11] Lead single "Shake It Out" became the band's fifth top-40 hit in the UK, peaking at number 12 upon release in September 2011. [5]
[5] [6] Consequence of Sound's Chris Coplan gave a mixed review for the remix by Dave Sitek, saying: "In the able hands of Sitek, 'No Light, No Light' loses some of its melodramatic air, replaced instead with an effervescent, club-ready vibe. Both tracks may be decidedly similar, but they'll evoke wholly unique sets of emotions."
The album received generally positive reviews. Simon Price of The Independent said the album "carries heavy reverberations of the Dresden Dolls," but also that it "has an operatic quality which elevates it above mere pastiche", [14] and also gave the album an honorable mention in his review of "The best music of 2012". [15]