# Familiar Realm

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{{Infobox song
| name       = Familiar Realm
| cover      = CKY - Familiar Realm.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [CKY](/source/CKY_(band))
| album      = [An Answer Can Be Found](/source/An_Answer_Can_Be_Found)
| released   = May 25, 2005
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [Alternative metal](/source/Alternative_metal)
| length     = 3:57
| label      = [Island/Def Jam](/source/The_Island_Def_Jam_Music_Group)
| writer     = [Deron Miller](/source/Deron_Miller), [Chad I Ginsburg](/source/Chad_I_Ginsburg)
| producer   = Chad I Ginsburg
| prev_title = [Attached at the Hip](/source/Attached_at_the_Hip)
| prev_year  = 2002
| next_title = [Hellions on Parade](/source/Hellions_on_Parade)
| next_year  = 2009
| misc       = 
}}
"'''Familiar Realm'''" is a song by American [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [CKY](/source/CKY_(band)), featured on their 2005 third studio album ''[An Answer Can Be Found](/source/An_Answer_Can_Be_Found)''. Written by vocalist and guitarist [Deron Miller](/source/Deron_Miller) and guitarist [Chad I Ginsburg](/source/Chad_I_Ginsburg),<ref name="notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Familiar Realm |others=[CKY](/source/CKY_(band)) |year=2005 |url=http://inhifi.com/wiki/images/archive/a/af/20091119195944!Frb.jpg |type=back cover |publisher=[The Island Def Jam Music Group](/source/The_Island_Def_Jam_Music_Group) |location=New York City, New York }}</ref> who also produced the album,<ref name="notes"/> the song was released as the only [single](/source/Single_(music)) from the album on May 25, 2005.

==Background==
Deron Miller, while recognising that it was "the song that sold the record", suggests that "Familiar Realm" was "the wrong choice" for the lead single from ''An Answer...'', instead favouring "The Way You Lived" and, as a second single, "Don't Hold Your Breath".<ref name="askcky">{{cite web |url=http://www.ckyalliance.com/band/askcky.cfm?page=1 |title=Ask CKY |publisher=[CKY](/source/CKY_(band)) |accessdate=April 11, 2010 }} Note: User must manually define 'Keyword Search' parameter as "Familiar Realm" and select 'Search Ask CKY'.</ref> Drummer [Jess Margera](/source/Jess_Margera) has revealed that the song is his least favourite to perform [live](/source/Live_music), suggesting that "it just doesn't come across live anywhere near as smoothly as the record."<ref name="askcky"/>

==Music video==
The [music video](/source/music_video) for "Familiar Realm", the only to be produced for a track from ''An Answer Can Be Found'', was [directed](/source/Music_video_director) by [Matt Lenski](/source/Matt_Lenski),<ref>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYUO6nVKs1g  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107003243/http://youtube.com/watch?v=vYUO6nVKs1g |archive-date=2008-01-07 |url-status=dead|title=CKY - Familiar Realm |publisher=[Universal Music Group](/source/Universal_Music_Group) |date=March 29, 2007 |accessdate=April 7, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="mvdbase">{{cite web |url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=40572 |title=CKY - "Familiar realm" |publisher=mvdbase.com |accessdate=April 7, 2010 }}</ref> the band's first not involving [Bam Margera](/source/Bam_Margera). The video has many of the bands gruesome themes including references to assault, suicide, and murder.

==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| headline        = Digital download<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inhifi.com/wiki/index.php/Familiar_Realm_Digital_Single |title=Familiar Realm Digital Single |publisher=CKY: In Hi-Fi |accessdate=April 7, 2010 }}</ref>
| total_length    = 3:57
| all_writing     = [Deron Miller](/source/Deron_Miller) and [Chad I Ginsburg](/source/Chad_I_Ginsburg)

| title1          = Familiar Realm
| length1         = 3:57
}}
{{tracklist
| headline        = Promo CD single <small>(ISLR16323-2)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://inhifi.com/wiki/index.php/Familiar_Realm_Promo |title=Familiar Realm Promo |publisher=CKY: In Hi-Fi |accessdate=April 7, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=385107 |title=CKY Familiar Realm USA Promo 5" CD SINGLE (385107) |publisher=eil.com |accessdate=April 7, 2010 }}</ref>
| total_length    = 7:41

| title1          = Familiar Realm
| note1           = [radio edit](/source/radio_edit)
| length1         = 3:44

| title2          = Familiar Realm
| note2           = album version
| length2         = 3:57
}}

==References==
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Category:2005 singles
Category:CKY (band) songs
Category:Music videos directed by Matt Lenski
Category:Songs written by Deron Miller
Category:Songs written by Chad I Ginsburg
Category:2005 songs

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