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Russian Ballet (song)

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"Russian Ballet"
Single by Magic Eight Ball
ReleasedOctober 22, 2013
GenreRock, power pop
Length6:02
LabelMagic Cat Records
Songwriter(s)Baz Francis
Magic Eight Ball singles chronology
"Stripped"
(2009)
"Russian Ballet"
(2013)
"Monkey Bars"
(2014)

"Russian Ballet" is a song by Magic Eight Ball released as a digital single in support of their debut album Sorry We're Late But We're Worth The Wait. It contains an acoustic version of the band's song "Big Star" on the B-side.

Music video

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A music video directed by Emil Kunda & Baz Francis was released for the single.[1][2]

The song is actually about my wonderful first trip to St. Petersburg in 2010, but I wanted the video to tell a dramatised version of what happened on my nightmare return the following year. I actually think the positivity of the song and negativity of the video combine really well and help create an overall picture of my Russian experiences. Emil's great work has a lot to do with that though.

— Baz Francis

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Baz Francis

No.TitleLength
1."Russian Ballet (Русский балет)"3:31
2."Big Star (Acoustic Session)"2:31

Personnel

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Musicians

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  • Baz Francis: All vocals, guitars and bass
  • Jason Bowld: Drums

Production

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  • Dave Draper - Mixing & Mastering, Production, Additional guitar arrangement on 'Russian Ballet (Русский балет)
  • Baz Francis - Production
  • Executive Producer - Donnie Vie

Art direction

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  • Emil Kunda - Music video Directing, Editing, Filming
  • Baz Francis - Single Artwork, Music video directing.
  • Karol Łakomiec - Filming
  • Sandra Sventina - Shoot assistance
  • Kay Dougan - Shoot Assistance
  • Andrea Duarte - Single Artwork

References

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  1. ^ ilovemagiceightball (2013-10-20), Magic Eight Ball: Russian Ballet (Русский балет) (Official Video), retrieved 2016-03-22
  2. ^ E, Gaz. "Baz Francis - Magic Eight Ball - Uber Rock Interview Exclusive". Über Röck-Kick Ass Rock N Roll. Retrieved 2016-03-22.