The Adventure
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The part where tom talked about his friend and crying for him is for it hurts not the adventure
{{Infobox Single
| Name = The Adventure
| Cover = Angelsb.jpg
| Artist = [[Angels & Airwaves]]
| from Album = [[We Don't Need to Whisper]]
| Released = [[May 18]], [[2006]]
| Format = [[Compact disc|CD]]
| Recorded = 2005
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Length = 5:40
| Label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| Producer = [[Tom DeLonge]]
| Reviews =
| Last single =
| This single = "'''The Adventure'''"<br>(2006)
| Next single = "[[It Hurts]]"<br>(2006)
}}
"'''The Adventure'''" is a song by [[Angels & Airwaves]]. It appears on the band's debut album, ''[[We Don't Need to Whisper]]'', and was the band's first [[single (music)|single]]. It was also the first full song to be heard by fans.
On [[February 3]], [[2006]], a preliminary version of the song was [[Internet leak]]ed, as a result of someone hacking [[Tom DeLonge]]'s [[e-mail]]. It lasted five minutes and forty seconds and showed the band's previously stated style and departure from previous works. Listeners described the song's [[The Edge|Edge]]-like guitars and '80s synthesizer sounds like a cross between [[The Alarm]], [[U2]], and ''[[Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me]]''-era [[The Cure|Cure]], with Tom's trademark [[Blink-182]] vocal harmonies and guitar melodies on top. It gave the listener a very clear idea of what direction the band was taking. The [[song]] was widely distributed on many fan-sites and [[MySpace]] pages. The leaked version is slightly different from the released version; gasping that was evident after each line on the leaked version is removed.
The song entered the [[United Kingdom|UK]] singles chart at its peak position #20. This can be seen as quite an achievement, considering the song's leak months earlier and the absence of any other [[b-side]] on the single. This would normally be an incentive for people owning the song to purchase the CD single.
In the live version of the song on their first tour, [[Tom DeLonge]] used both "[[Down (Blink-182 song)|Down]]" and "[[I Miss You (blink-182 song)|I Miss You]]" by [[Blink-182]] for the intro.
==Track listing==
#"The Adventure" (Album Version) - 5:03
#"The Adventure" (Radio Edit) - 4:40
==Acoustic version==
An acoustic version of "The Adventure" appears as a [[b-side]] on the "[[Everything's Magic]]" single.
==Short film==
The song was released on February 20, 2006, as an internet-only short film. Although Tom had stated something different, it had the same version of the song that had been leaked previously. It is shot on [[8 mm film|8mm]] black and white, and it's very [[science fiction|sci-fi]]. DeLonge stated that "''it kind of looks like [[George Lucas]]' THX 1138, where it's all beautiful naked women and fast cars and concrete and glass architecture''".
The only noticeable difference between it and the leaked version was a sound-byte dubbed into the intro of the song proclaiming, "''It's too bad she won't live! ...But then again, who does?''", a line taken from the movie ''[[Blade Runner]]''. The subsequent short-film, "[[It Hurts]]," was released on April 18th and continues the story where "The Adventure" left off.
==Music video==
The music video for the song was directed by [[The Malloys]] and was shot in March 2006. It was released on April 5. The video leaked onto the internet soon after. It begins with the band boarding a spacecraft to pick up their instruments and begin playing, and then moves to Tom walking along the [[countryside]]. For the relief of many, Tom still plays [[electric guitar]], as seen in the [[picture]] on the band's [[MySpace]], but rather dances and plays it in a few scenes. The video continues, eventually ending with clips of [[World War II]] and Tom walking off into the distance in a [[meadow]] with the [[sky]] lit with [[planets]]. It doesn't have the long intro from the leaked version, nor the full outro. The video was nominated for Best Effects by the [[2006 MTV Video Music Awards]], including Best New Artist and Best Editing. It was also number one on MuchTopTens: "Top Ten Out of This World Videos" on December 14, 2006.
==Use in popular media==
===Radio, TV and Film===
* ''[[Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip]]'' ([[NBC]]): in a trailer.
* ''[[Bowl Championship Series]]'' selection show ([[FOX]]): in 2006 and 2007.
* ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]'' ([[The WB]])): in a trailer for early seasons.
* ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' (The WB): in episode 20 of season 3.
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' ([[NBC]]): in promotions for the second season.
* ''[[On the Lot]]'' (FOX): in commercials hyping the [[reality show]].
* ''[[Victoria Beckham: Coming to America]]'' (NBC): in the first episode.
* ''[[Holiday (TV series)|Holiday]]'' ([[BBC One]]).
* ''[[Beauty and the Geek]]'' ([[The CW]]): episode 1 of season 5.
* ''[[Celebrity Circus (U.S. TV series)|Celebrity Circus]]'' (NBC): first episode.
* ''[[X-Play]]'' ([[G4]]).
* ''[[In the Land of Women]]'': in a trailer.
* ''[[Elvis Duran]] & The Morning Zoo'': opening theme from May 2006 until summer 2007.
===Commercials===
* [[Fox Business Network]]: part of the theme.
* [[Microsoft Windows Vista]] (at the 2007 [[Consumer Electronics Show]]).
* [[Ford Motor Company]] 'Quality' commercial.
===Sports===
* In the highlights video of the ''[[California Golden Bears]]'' victory over the [[Oregon Ducks]] in October 2006.
* In a commercial for the [[2007 NLCS]] for [[MLB]].
* During the pre-race show on [[ESPN]] during [[NASCAR Nextel Cup]]'s Season Finale at [[Homestead, Florida]].
* In [[Anaheim Ducks|Ducks]] TV during the [[2008 Stanley Cup playoffs]] of the [[NHL]].
* During commercials for X games 12
===Other uses===
* [[Boston]]'s [[New Years]] [[fireworks]] celebration in 2007: first song to be played just after midnight.
* At campaign stops by [[John Edwards presidential campaign, 2008]] right before [[John Edwards|Edwards]] addressed an audience.
* At rallies for Senator [[Barack Obama]] in [[Virginia]], [[Minnesota]] and [[Wisconsin]].
==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIZ0iVi4hmM Watch "The Adventure" on YouTube]
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