Auto Rock
"Auto Rock" | |
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Song by Mogwai | |
from the album Mr. Beast | |
Released | 6 March 2006 |
Recorded |
Castle of Doom Studios Glasgow, Scotland |
Genre | Post-rock |
Length | 4:18 |
Label | Rock Action Records |
Songwriter(s) | Francis Barry Burns |
Producer(s) | Tony Doogan |
Mr. Beast track listing | |
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"Auto Rock" is a song by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai that appears as the first track on their album Mr. Beast.
Musical structure
The song is built around a piano riff (with only the use of black keys) played by Barry Burns, and march-like drums, which slowly builds in volume and intensity. It was, at one point, used as a set opener on the Mr Beast tour, as well as most of the 2009 tour.
Appearances
- The song has been used recurringly in BBC motoring magazine show, Top Gear.
- It is featured in the trailer for the film The Brave One.
- It is featured prominently at the end of the 2006 film Miami Vice. In addition, the central piano riff is a citation of Crockett's Theme that Jan Hammer wrote in 1984 for the original Miami Vice series.
- Jeremy Clarkson has also used it in his documentary The Greatest Raid of All Time.
- It is used in the Lance Armstrong commercial "Driven" for Nike.Video on YouTube
- The song is used as part of the soundtrack for the 2007 film The 11th Hour. It can be heard on the menu of the DVD version of the film.
- The song is used on the trailer for the ITV series Father and Son.
- The song is also used in Aubrey Graham's MTV documentary "Better Than Good Enough".
- The song has also been used in BBC's Holby City.
- A remixed version of the song is featured in the trailer for the Canadian thriller film 7 Days.
- The song is used in an opening sequence of Madden NFL 13.
- The song has been used in the Sky One series Dream Team.
- The song has been used on the 'All Access: Mayweather v Guerrero' series by ShowSports.
- The song has been used on the BBC programme 'Life After Polmont'.
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