Perpetual Emotion Machine
from The Unforetold
2009
Hard Candy was completed shortly after Bad Day and became the third section of the three-part opener to The Unforetold.
The concept of the track began as a chiptune that my friend Sanaa Rush sent to me. It was the main chord progression and the piano triads. I added the production and the other elements of the song. As I was heavily into working on Bad Day at the time, there were a lot of similarities in the mix that prompted me to add it to the end of the triumvirate (originally I was just going to leave it as Bad Day/Dad’s Day). Once I had decided to add it at the end, I was able to bring elements from the first part into the third and the arrangement came full circle.
Hard Candy
Perpetual Emotion Machine
The isolated track, removed from The Unforetold suite.
The Unforetold: Bad Day, Dad’s Day, Hard Candy
Perpetual Emotion Machine
The complete suite as the opener for the album.
Hard Candy (Edit)
Perpetual Emotion Machine
Straight-up shorter edit of the track for the Bad Day single.
Credits
written, produced and arranged by Perpetual Emotion Machine. co-written by Sanaa Rush.
The Nine-Oh-Five: (Hard Candy (Stripped), Dad’s Day (Extended), Bad Day (Overloaded))
Perpetual Emotion Machine
The companion suite to The Unforetold, this version contains a remixed version of the song as the first part.
Credits
written, produced and arranged by Perpetual Emotion Machine. ‘Hard Candy’ co-written by Sanaa Rush. additional vocals by Catherine Goodrick-Werner. Remixed by The Immaculate Contraption.