Written by: Beck Hansen, Ed Simons, Tom Rowlands
Versions:
- Wide Open (5:54)
Available on Wide Open (The Remixes) and 1 other release.
CreditsRecorded at: Rowlands Audio Research
Ed Simons: Producer
Tom Rowlands: Producer
Beck Hansen: Vocals - Wide Open (Kölsch remix) (8:33)
Available on Wide Open (The Remixes).
CreditsRune Reilly Kölsch: Remix
Beck Hansen: Vocals - Wide Open (Joe Goddard remix) (10:24)
Available on Wide Open (The Remixes).
CreditsJoe Goddard: Remix
Beck Hansen: Vocals - Wide Open (By The Light Of The Moon remix)
Available on Wide Open (The Remixes).
CreditsBeck Hansen: Vocals
Lyrics:
Wide Open [Version (a)]:
I'm wide open
Why don't I please you anymore?
You're slipping away from me
You're drifting away from me
I'm wide open
Why don't I please you anymore?
You're slipping away from me
You're slipping away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
I'm wide open
I couldn't see it anymore
You're drifting away from me
You're slipping away from me
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
One day, this job is gonna save me
Look back and forth from the ceiling
Someday love is gonna hurt me
Turn back, that's what I believe in
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
I'm wide open
Why don't I please you anymore?
You're slipping away from me
You're drifting away from me
I'm wide open
Why don't I please you anymore?
You're slipping away from me
You're slipping away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
I'm wide open
I couldn't see it anymore
You're drifting away from me
You're slipping away from me
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
One day, this job is gonna save me
Look back and forth from the ceiling
Someday love is gonna hurt me
Turn back, that's what I believe in
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Wide Open (Kölsch remix) [Version (b)]:
I'm wide open
Why don't I please you anymore?
You're slipping away from me
You're drifting away from me
I'm wide open
Why don't I please you anymore?
You're slipping away from me
You're drifting away from me
I'm wide open
I could not see it anymore
You're drifting away from me
You're slipping away from me
I'm wide open
I could not see it anymore
You're drifting away from me
You're slipping away from me
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
Why don't I please you anymore?
You're slipping away from me
You're drifting away from me
I'm wide open
Why don't I please you anymore?
You're slipping away from me
You're drifting away from me
I'm wide open
I could not see it anymore
You're drifting away from me
You're slipping away from me
I'm wide open
I could not see it anymore
You're drifting away from me
You're slipping away from me
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
Wide Open (Joe Goddard remix) [Version (c)]:
I'm wide open
Why don't I please you any more?
You're slipping away from me
You're drifting away from me
I'm wide open
Why don't I please you any more?
You're slipping away from me
You're drifting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
I'm wide open
I couldn't see it anymore
You're drifting away from me
You're slipping away from me
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
One day ?? is gonna see me
Look back and forth from the ceiling
Someday love is gonna hurt me
Turn back - that's what I believe in
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
I'm wide open
Why don't I please you any more?
You're slipping away from me
You're drifting away from me
I'm wide open
Why don't I please you any more?
You're slipping away from me
You're drifting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
I'm wide open
I couldn't see it anymore
You're drifting away from me
You're slipping away from me
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
One day ?? is gonna see me
Look back and forth from the ceiling
Someday love is gonna hurt me
Turn back - that's what I believe in
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Wide Open (By The Light Of The Moon remix) [Version (d)]:
I remember the time we were lost
We found our way to the river's edge by the moon
I tried to carry it back up into my arms
I fell down, we were laughing
We were free
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
I'm wide open
I could not see it anymore
You're drifting away from me
You're slipping away from me
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
I remember the time we were lost
We found our way to the river's edge by the moon
I tried to carry it back up into my arms
I fell down, we were laughing
We were free
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
I'm wide open
I could not see it anymore
You're drifting away from me
You're slipping away from me
I'm wide open
I'm wide open
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
Slow me down
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
It's getting away from me
The Song:
"Wide Open" is a song on The Chemical Brothers album, Born In The Echoes, which features Beck. It was released in July 2015. There was also a digital single with three alternate remixes of the song, and one of those remixes even has an entirely new verse in it.
Beck received a songwriting credit, but I think that was just because he likely wrote the lyrics. All the production and beats are The Chemical Brothers.
It's a great song too. Beck's subdued vocals bring a new contemplative and emotional feel to the generally aggressive madness of The Chemical Brothers.
Interestingly, Beck performed the song at his own gig once three years later in 2018. No boots have turned up, so I haven't heard it.
Also in 2023, Beck and The Chemical Brothers would release another collaboration, a song called "Skipping Like A Stone."
"Wide Open" is a song on The Chemical Brothers album, Born In The Echoes, which features Beck. It was released in July 2015. There was also a digital single with three alternate remixes of the song, and one of those remixes even has an entirely new verse in it.
Beck received a songwriting credit, but I think that was just because he likely wrote the lyrics. All the production and beats are The Chemical Brothers.
It's a great song too. Beck's subdued vocals bring a new contemplative and emotional feel to the generally aggressive madness of The Chemical Brothers.
Interestingly, Beck performed the song at his own gig once three years later in 2018. No boots have turned up, so I haven't heard it.
Also in 2023, Beck and The Chemical Brothers would release another collaboration, a song called "Skipping Like A Stone."