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"Building a Mystery" - Sarah McLachlan

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Topic: "Building a Mystery" - Sarah McLachlan

Posted By: Todd Ireland
Subject: "Building a Mystery" - Sarah McLachlan
Date Posted: 21 January 2009 at 2:33pm

Back in 2004, I posted some promo CD single info regarding Sarah McLachlan's "Building a Mystery" in the "'DJ Edit Additions..." thread, but it never got incorporated into the database:

(Arista ASCD-3382)
1) Clean Version - 4:07
2) Album Version - 4:07

The Clean Version edits out the f-word at the 2:20 mark (and I never realized how dark and morbid this song really is until I read the lyrics). It's my understanding that commercial single releases contain the LP Version, but unfortunately I no longer have a commercial single to verify the run time. Can anyone help out here? (Ed?)

I also don't know which CDs, if any, in the database contain the Clean Version, so this will need to be sorted out as well.

Replies:

Posted By: PaulEschen
Date Posted: 21 January 2009 at 4:29pm

The commercial CD single (Arista 13395) is the LP version, actual time 4:07,
with the f-bomb.

Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 21 January 2009 at 5:21pm

Thanks, Paul!

Posted By: MMathews
Date Posted: 27 January 2009 at 4:32pm

Hi

Not to clog the subject matter with unsolicited trivia, but Todd mentioned the dark subject matter - she does have a talent for making dark songs into hits. The lyrics to her earlier song (and later radio hit) "Possession" were taken from letters she received from a stalker. Really gives you chills once you know that. [shiver].
-MM

Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 05 February 2009 at 7:45pm

My friend Tom shows a 2nd promo CD single for this song, and here are the particulars. (Please keep in mind that I don't own this one myself, and if additional info is desired, I'll have to e-mail/have Tom look into it for us, so only ask if you're highly curious.) Thanks.

Sarah McLachlan-"Building A Mystery" (ASCD-3390)
1-Single Version (listed time 4:06)

Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 22 February 2009 at 7:14pm

jimct wrote:

My friend Tom shows a 2nd promo CD single for this song, and here are the particulars.

Sarah McLachlan-"Building A Mystery" (ASCD-3390)
1-Single Version (listed time 4:06)

I was able to borrow the above-referenced promo CD single from my friend Tom for analysis. The actual time is (4:05), and the "f-bomb" IS included on this promo CD single. It doesn't really jump out at you, and she doesn't sing the word all that loudly, but it is definitely there. Because it was a bit subtle, I'll bet that there were quite a few stations that would've played this version on-air in 1997 (although we didn't at our station), by either A) Not noticing it, or, B) Not being overly concerned about the "bad word".