Canvas (song)

"Canvas"
Song by Imogen Heap
from the album Ellipse
Released 17 July 2009
Format Music video
Genre Electronica
Length 4:52
Label Megaphonic Records
Songwriter(s) Imogen Heap
Producer(s) Imogen Heap
Music video
"Canvas" on YouTube

"Canvas" is a song by British singer/songwriter Imogen Heap, from her album Ellipse.

Premiere

Music video for 'Canvas' premiered via MSN Video on 17 July.[1][2] It was also made available for free download in exchange for one tweet five days later on 22 July on Imogen Heap's Twitter.[3][4]

Release

'Canvas' was from the beginning meant to be released only as a music video and never as a single. It was also never released on TV. Imogen stated it would be a treat for her fans who waited so long for new material.[5]

Music video

A scene from 'Canvas' video.

Idea for a music video for 'Canvas' formed back in February 2009. Heap asked her fans on her Twitter if they could point a place where hills, snow and sea meet together and stated it's for a 'Canvas' video.[6][7] The video was directed by Tom Kelly[8] and filmed in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[9] It portrays a man constantly walking through the woods, snowy landscapes and hills carrying an easel with a black canvas put on it. At the end of the video he consequently lands up on a mountain top where he lays down the easel and looks ahead. The shooting began in the first week of April.[10] Post-production lasted longer than expected due to unknown reasons.

Notes

  1. ↑ http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-GB&vid=2266d0fe-824f-4b04-b270-c3c24387d3ce&from=entertainment_music
  2. ↑ Imogen Heap [@imogenheap] (17 July 2009). "#Canvas is up immi.fm/o! Directed by @tomokelly. You can download HQ version on Tuesday. Hope you love the song/video xxx" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Imogen Heap [@imogenheap] (17 July 2009). "I'm going to go one better and you can have a HQ download of #canvas on Tuesday @JoshLaForet. Hang tight until then x" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ http://twitter.imogenheap.com/%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  5. ↑ Imogen Heap [@imogenheap] (15 May 2009). "Canvas will be the first thing I let out of here @ademtce. Will be within the month I hope. Not a "single" as such... more a little treat x" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ Imogen Heap [@imogenheap] (24 February 2009). "Hello. I wonder. Does anyone know of anywhere exquisite where snow, sea and hills meet alone this time of year? No building allowed! x" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Imogen Heap [@imogenheap] (24 February 2009). "wow! crazy response! Brilliant thank you! It's for Canvas video. I have a plan! You're going to like it :) x" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/tomokelly
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/tomokelly/status/2769252394%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  10. ↑ Imogen Heap [@imogenheap] (31 March 2009). "lots of interest in the soup there! it's a homemade veggie soup Tom (he lives/works he for me) made me b4 he left to shoot Canvas video" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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