Long Way to Go (Andrew Stockdale song) explained

Long Way to Go
Cover:Andrew Stockdale - "Long Way to Go".jpg
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Andrew Stockdale
Album:Keep Moving
Recorded:2012–13 at
Rockinghorse Studio
(Byron Bay, New South Wales)
Genre:Hard rock
Producer:Andrew Stockdale
Chronology:Andrew Stockdale

"Long Way to Go" is a song by Australian hard rock musician Andrew Stockdale, due to be featured on his 2013 debut album Keep Moving. Written and self-produced by the former Wolfmother frontman, the song was recorded with bandmates Ian Peres, Vin Steele, Elliott Hammond and Hamish Rosser, and was released as the lead single from the album in March 2013.

Background

"Long Way to Go" is written by Andrew Stockdale,[1] and was conceived around the time of the final lineup change in Wolfmother in February 2012, when rhythm guitarist Aidan Nemeth and drummer Will Rockwell-Scott were replaced by Vin Steele and Hamish Rosser, respectively, becoming one of the first new songs to be performed by the final incarnation until Stockdale's later transition into a solo artist.[2]

Recording

The opening track on Keep Moving, "Long Way to Go" features the final lineup of Andrew Stockdale's former band Wolfmother, with Ian Peres (bass, organ, Wurlitzer electric piano), Vin Steele (rhythm guitar), Elliott Hammond (Wurlitzer electric piano, bongos) and Hamish Rosser (drums) joining the eponymous vocalist and guitarist on the track.[1] The song was recorded at the Rockinghorse Studio with engineer Nicolas Wilson and mixed and edited by former Wolfmother drummer Dave Atkins with Peres, before a final mix was produced at Sputnik Sound in Nashville, Tennessee by Vance Powell.[1]

Release and reception

The music video for "Long Way to Go" – Stockdale's first under his solo moniker – was officially released on YouTube on 3 April 2013, after an unfinished version was published on Vimeo a few weeks before.[3] The song is the opening track on the album Keep Moving, which was released in June 2013.[4]

Personnel

Musical personnel
Additional personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Australia[5] March 19, 2013Digital downloadUniversal Records
Belgium[6]
Canada[7]
France[8]
Germany[9]
Ireland[10]
Italy[11]
Netherlands[12]
New Zealand[13]
United Kingdom[14]
United States[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrew Stockdale "Keep Moving" Credits . . 9 March 2013 . 11 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130316055221/http://andrewstockdale.com/post/44921904413/andrew-stockdale-keep-moving-credits . 16 March 2013 . dead .
  2. News: New Lineup Performs New Material . André Pusey . The Original Wolfmother Fan Site . 2 April 2012 . 11 April 2013 .
  3. Web site: 'Long Way to Go' Video Released! . André Pusey . The Original Wolfmother Fan Site . 3 April 2013 . 11 April 2013 .
  4. Web site: Shed Sessions Videos Released, EP Revealed . André Pusey . The Original Wolfmother Fan Site . 4 April 2013 . 11 April 2013 .
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  10. Web site: Long Way to Go – Single. iTunes IE. Apple Inc.. 12 April 2013.
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  12. Web site: Long Way to Go – Single. iTunes NL. Apple Inc.. 12 April 2013.
  13. Web site: Long Way to Go – Single. iTunes NZ. Apple Inc.. 12 April 2013.
  14. Web site: Long Way to Go – Single. iTunes GB. Apple Inc.. 12 April 2013.
  15. Web site: Long Way to Go – Single. iTunes US. Apple Inc.. 12 April 2013.