Over the summer, Arcade Fire released Everything Now, a new album co-produced by Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, which served as a follow-up to 2013’s Reflektor. One of the singles released ahead of the album’s debut was “Creature Comfort”, a tune that falls more in line with the Canadian rockers’ traditional vibe, especially when contrasted with the upbeat title track and lead single of the album, “Everything Now”. “Creature Comfort” is characterized with angsty lyrics, electronic synths, looping beats, and anthemic choruses, though it seems that might have backfired.
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Canada’s Global News has recently reported that Arcade Fire’s “Creature Comfort” has been censored on Canadian radio stations. What got the cut from the track? The words “suicide”, “dying”, “pills”, and “cut” have allegedly been removed from the song when it plays on Canadian airwaves. Direct references to “suicide” and “dying” have been omitted from the lines “Assisted suicide/She dreams about dying all the time,” while “pills” and “cut” are now removed from the lyrics “Some girls hate themselves/Hide under the covers with sleeping pills and/Some girls cut themselves/Stand in the mirror and wait for the feedback.”
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As Global News’ anchorman cited for the change, “Pop music and suicide—two topics that shouldn’t go together but are moving up the charts.” You can watch the full news segment below, in which you can hear the censored version of Arcade Fire’s “Creature Comfort”.
[H/T Pitchfork]