Epitáfio Explained

Epitáfio
Cover:Epitafio Cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Titãs
Album:A Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos da Última Semana
B-Side:"Epitáfio" (acoustic version)
Released:2002
Genre:Alternative rock, soft rock
Label:Abril Music
Producer:Jack Endino
Prev Title:'A Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos da Última Semana'
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:'O Mundo é Bão, Sebastião!'
Next Year:2002

"Epitáfio" is the fifteenth single by Titãs, released in 2002. It was included in the soundtrack of telenovela Desejos de Mulher. As a B-side, the single featured an acoustic version of the song. Unlike the whole band,[1] producer Jack Endino believed it could be a hit and was eventually proven right.[2]

The music video, featuring archive footage of the Titãs in their daily lives, won three awards at the MTV Video Music Brasil, including Viewer's Choice and Video of the Year.

In December 2014, by request of TV program Fantástico, the band recorded a new version of the track with verses suggested by the program's spectators. Each suggestion described something the person felt they should have done less in 2014 or that they intend to do more in 2015, keeping the original logic of the single.[3]

Cover versions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarkis. Thiago Pinto Corrêa. Jack Endino - Entrevista exclusiva com o produtor do Nirvana. Whiplash.net. 1 August 2015. 4 January 2004.
  2. Web site: Reis. Luiz Felipe. Lichote. Leonardo. Peça e livro celebram os 30 anos de 'Cabeça dinossauro', dos Titãs. O Globo. Grupo Globo. 21 June 2017. Rio de Janeiro. pt. 20 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Titãs fazem nova versão de 'Epitáfio' com mensagens de telespectadores. Fantástico. Grupo Globo. 29 December 2014. 28 December 2014.