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2011 single by Emmy the Great
"Paper Forest (In the Afterglow of Rapture)"
Single by Emmy the Great
from the album Virtue
Released18 September 2011
GenreAnti-folk, alternative rock
Length3:41
LabelClose Harbour Records
Songwriter(s)Emmy the Great
Producer(s)Gareth Jones
Emmy the Great singles chronology
"Iris"
(2011) 		"Paper Forest (In the Afterglow of Rapture)"
(2011) 		"God of Loneliness"
(2012)

Paper Forest (In the Afterglow of Rapture) is a song by Emmy the Great, released in 2011 on her second album, Virtue. It was released as a single on 18 September 2011. Emmy the Great stated that the song was based on lyrics from Patti Smith's song Dancing Barefoot, from her 1979 album Wave. In an interview explaining the album, Emmy the Great has said that singer Patti Smith influenced the song.

Music video

A music video, directed by Lucy Needs was uploaded to YouTube on 16 September 2011. In the video, Emmy the Great plays the part of a carer for a former dancer. NME placed the video at number 14 on their top 50 videos of 2011, despite giving the album a rather negative review.

References

  1. "Patti Smith: how she rocks our world". 2012-05-27. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  2. Music Blog (7 June 2011). "Emmy the Great – Virtue: Album stream and track-by-track guide". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. "Emmy The Great - Paper Forest (In The Afterglow of Rapture)". Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  4. "50 Best Music Videos of 2011". Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  5. "Album Review: Emmy The Great - 'Virtue'". Retrieved July 22, 2012.
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