Canvas (song) explained

Canvas
Artist:Imogen Heap
Album:Ellipse
Released:17 July 2009
Genre:Electronica
Length:4:52
Label:Megaphonic Records
Producer:Imogen Heap

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

Premiere

The music video for "Canvas" premiered on MSN Video on 17 July 2009.[1] It was also made available for download in exchange for one tweet five days later on 22 July on Imogen Heap's Twitter.[2]

Release

"Canvas" was meant to be released only as a music video and never as a single. It was also never released on TV. Heap stated it would be a treat for her fans who waited so long for new material.[3]

Music video

The idea for a music video for "Canvas" formed back in February 2009. Heap asked her fans on Twitter if they could suggest a place where hills, snow, and sea meet together and stated it's for a "Canvas" video.[4] The video was directed by Tom Kelly and filmed in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[5] It portrays a man walking through woods, snowy landscapes, and hills carrying an easel with a black canvas put on it. At the end of the video he ends up on a mountaintop where he lays down the easel and looks ahead. The shooting began in the first week of April 2009.[6] Post-production lasted longer than expected.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Imogen Heap - Canvas - MSN Video . 22 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090720074724/http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-GB&vid=2266d0fe-824f-4b04-b270-c3c24387d3ce&from=entertainment_music . 20 July 2009 . dead .
  2. imogenheap. Imogen Heap. 2691731843. 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.
  3. imogenheap. Imogen Heap. 1801314588. 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.
    • imogenheap. Imogen Heap. 1243092803. 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.
    • imogenheap. Imogen Heap. 1243141835. 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.
  4. Web site: Twitter / Tomokelly: @KTWTD Thanks.. Mostly fil . twitter.com . 6 June 2022 . https://archive.today/20120715180113/http://twitter.com/tomokelly/status/2769252394 . 15 July 2012 . dead.
  5. imogenheap. Imogen Heap. 1427509671. 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..