# Safe Forever

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"**Safe Forever**" is the first single from Australian four-piece [Gyroscope](/source/Gyroscope_(band))'s debut album *[Sound Shattering Sound](/source/Sound_Shattering_Sound)*. It was released on 15 March 2004[1] along with a [music video](/source/Music_video).[2] The first B-side to the single was a fully acoustic version of "Misery", also from [Sound Shattering Sound](/source/Sound_Shattering_Sound). The second B-side was a live version of "Sharp Words", from the band's 2003 [EP](/source/Extended_play), *[Midnight Express](/source/Midnight_Express_(Gyroscope_EP))*,[3] and was recorded at the Amplifier Bar in [Perth, Western Australia](/source/Perth,_Western_Australia) on 19 July 2003.[4] The video was directed by Matt Weston,[5] and won a Silver [Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Award](/source/Australian_Cinematographers_Society) in 2004.[6]

The song peaked at number 65 on the [Australian singles charts](/source/ARIA_Charts) and reached number 97 on [Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004](/source/Triple_J_Hottest_100,_2004).[7][8]

Lead vocalist Daniel Sanders describes that "this came about and was inspired pretty much on Zok's [Zoran Trivic] main lead riff. It sounded kick ass so yeah it went from there. Wrote the lyrics mainly about feeling content. Not just relationship-wise but in general. Feeling uber-lucky too. I f**king love playing this mother live."[9]

Guitarist Zoran Trivic in a subsequent interview states "With the no bullshit intro riff and the hollow verses, we were able to make that quiet/loud thing happen – that ‘thing’ we learnt from listening to too much grunge in the ‘90s." "Dan's [Daniel Sanders] and Brad's [Brad Campbell] vocals complement each other quite radly, and with some solid drum-filling and a bit of face-melting we probably created our greatest ode to one of our favourite bands ([At The Drive-In](/source/At_The_Drive-In)), as well our very first tune on our very first album."[10]

"Safe Forever" has been described as "start(ing) off focused around a little guitar lick which slowly works its way through its verses, building into a heavier chorus with the usual driving power chords."[11]

Sanders when queried on the origins of "Misery" advised "For some reason after playing a show with a couple ska bands - I came up with this tune - at like 3am."[9] In another interview he stated that "It was written the same day [Michael Jeffrey Jordan](/source/Michael_Jordan) retired from the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association)."[10]

## References

1. ["New Australasian Releases"](http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ArchivedAustralianReleases-March2004.htm). [ARIA](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association). March 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

1. ["GYROSCOPE | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos"](http://www.myspace.com/gyroscope)

1. ["Gyroscope"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080720151540/http://www.freewebs.com/bennno05/discography.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.freewebs.com/bennno05/discography.htm) on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

1. ["Gyroscope - Safe Forever"](http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gyroscope&titel=Safe+Forever&cat=s). SwissCharts.com. Retrieved 20 April 2010.

1. ["Guest Programmers & Specials"](http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2006/gyroscope.htm). *[rage](/source/Rage_(TV_program))*. [ABCTV](/source/ABC_Television_(Australian_TV_network)). 10 June 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2010.

1. ["Martin Smith - resume"](http://www.showreelfinder.com/files/cv/Marty%20Smith%20Nov05.pdf). Clever Films. Retrieved 20 April 2010.

1. Ryan, Gavin (10 July 2011). ["Chart Positions 51-100 Post 1989 Part 1 – Gyroscope singles"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111019063858/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35111&pages=). *Australian Charts Portal*. Hung Medien. Archived from [the original](http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35111&pages=) on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.

1. ["Hottest 100 2004"](http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2004.htm). [Triple J](/source/Triple_J). Retrieved 20 April 2010.

1. Canak, Danny (2004). ["Sounds Like Home"](http://www.theblurb.com.au/issue44/gyroscope.htm). The Blurb. [Archived](https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040806140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14067/20040807-0000/www.theblurb.com.au/issue44/gyroscope.htm) 6 August 2004 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

1. ["The Innocence and Desperation of Gyroscope's 'Sound Shattering Sound'"](http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2014/10/21/the-innocence-and-desperation-of-gyroscopes-iconic-sound-shattering-sound/). TheMusic.com.au. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

1. Rule, Brett (8 March 2004). ["Music : Gyroscope - Safe Forever"](http://www.theprogram.net.au/reviewsPrint85f5.html). *The Program*. Australian Council of the Arts. [Archived](https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040902140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/30338/20040903-0000/www.theprogram.net.au/reviewsPrint85f5.html) 2 September 2004 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

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