High in Brighton

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> ### Album
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> The Secret To Life
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> 14 June 2023
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> Digital
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> ### Recorded
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> Summer 2022
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> ### Length
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> 2:51
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> ### Label
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> Decca Records
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> ### Producer
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> Pete Miles
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> The Secret To Life Track List
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> Fizz Single Chronology
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> **Visualiser**
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> **Music Video**
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> "Even when it's grey it's a holiday, Seven hundred ice creams in my face"
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**High in Brighton** is Fizz's debut single and the third track on their debut album.

Dodie described the song as "Psychedelic, high-speed (fast) and wonky."

It was the first song that was written for the album. It came about whilst the four of them were in Brighton for a celebration. Martin and Gret had been writing silly songs the duration of the trip. On the drive back to London they were singing the words "high in Brighton" over and over, stacking melodies. They started writing it sat at the kitchen table in Dodie, Gret and Martin's flat. It set the tone for the recording of the rest of the album, not taking itself too seriously and making songs out of joy and pure creativity.

## Trivia

Martin's favourite moment in the song is the drum fill going into the second verse (shoutout to Mathew Swales).

The group pretty resoundingly feel that the best lyric "seven hundred ice creams in my face." Dodie likes "come and say hi in Brighton". Orla is a fan of the lyric "Cruuushed".

Martin's favourite memory of recording the song is the guitars with OG.

Gret's favourite memory is getting into the character of 'two elderly women' during the second verse.

## Lyrics

[Intro: All]

High

High

[Verse 1: Orla Gartland]

I want to get out of my room, it's so boring

Crushed under the weight of things that I'm ignoring (She's ignoring)

Talk to the hand, not to my face

Talk to the losers in my place

Fuck it, I'm leaving, I'm out of here!

I got a one-way ticket to heaven

[Chorus: Martin Luke Brown, All]

I wanna be

High in Brighton

I wanna be

High in Brighton

I wanna be

High

I wanna be

High in Brighton

I wanna be

High in Brighton

I wanna be

High

[Verse 2: Greta Isaac]

I'm on the marine parade and it's still boring (Boring, boring)

Thought there'd be a marching band, I guess they're touring

Even when it's grey, it's a holiday (Holiday)

Seven hundred ice creams in my face

So if you want to escape

[Chorus: Martin Luke Brown, Orla Gartland & Greta Isaac, All]

(Come and get)

High in Brighton

High in Brighton

Wanna be

High

I wanna be

High in Brighton

High in Brighton

I wanna be

High

I want to escape my real life

(I wanna escape

Wanna escape

Wanna escape!)

I want to escape my real life

[Pre-Chorus: dodie]

This could be perfect timing

Tickets are cheap, so buy them

[Chorus: Martin Luke Brown, All]

We can get

High in Brighton

We can get

High in Brighton

I wanna be

High

So come and say

Hi in Brighton

High in Brighton

I wanna be

High

I'm so high

## Promotion

### Sunday with Fizz Episode One

  Starting a trend for all following single releases, Sunday with Fizz episode one, sees the band members get together to discuss their new single and generally chat, play some games and make us all laugh. Unlike all subsequent episodes of the show, the first episode wasn't released the Sunday immediately following the single's release. Instead it was released the Sunday after that, following Fizz's debut headline show at Hoxton Hall.

Notable segments from this episode:

* **Discussion of High in Brighton**
* **Shit Stem** - a humbling game where a wrong answer is punished by playing out your raw vocal take for everyone to hear.
* **Highs, Lows, Kudos**

### WELCOME TO FIZZVILLE - Playlist

Alongside the release of High in Brighton, Fizz also put out a playlist on Spotify called 'WELCOME TO FIZZVILLE'. The name is a nod to the fictional world of Fizzville which is inspired by Fizz's music.

## Music Video

The music video for high in Brighton was announced on 27 June 2023 and released the following day on 28 June 2023.

### Synopsis

The music video begins with a cold open of a series of clips with interviews with the band after an 'event' has taken place. We then flashback to before said event took place. We see the four members of the band head on a road trip to the beach in a camper van, known as Boris. They get lost and break down.

Dodie then finds a weird tentacle growing out of the ground and the band find themselves being partially transformed into creatures. Martin grows a tentacle, Orla develops lizard feet, Gret's hands turn into sea weed and water spills out of Dodie's mouth. They get back in the van having repaired it and head off again.

They stop outside of the Full Monty Cafe and head inside. Inside the cafe they find a mix of humans and puppet people. They then get out their instruments and start playing. Dodie eats a candy apple, Orla then finds a postcard on a spinner rack that says "Hey Fizz, are you nearly there yet?" She shows it to the band, who stare it confused, until they realise their van is driving away.

They begin to chase after it and then stop before a sign that says "Welcome to Fizzville." We cut back to the interview, where they ask "What happened next?" None of the band answer and we are left with a title card saying "To Be Continued..."

### Gallery

Boris the VanFizz rocking outDodie in the VanOrla in the VanMartinGreta having brekkieOrla's shocked

### Credits

**Production Company:** MrMr Films @mrmrfilms

**Director:** Rosie Brear @robrear

**Executive Producers:** Katie Lambert @k\_lamb\_  and Martha McGuir @marthamcguirk

**Producer:** Frankie Willcock @frankiewillcock

**Artist Creative Director:** Chloe Anderson @chloeanderson04

**Director of Photography:** Rik Burnel @rikburnell

**1st AD:** James Duddy @jumsdudd

**Production Designer:** Matty Mancy-Jones @matty.mancey

**Movement Director:** Pierre Babbage @movementbypierre

**Gaffer:** Tom Thain @tomthain\_

**Grip:** Wolf Wasserman @dawolfmanw

**Focus Puller:**Catharina Scarpellini @catharinasz

**Loader:** Nicolas Di Matteo@\_di\_matteo

**Runner / Boris Driver:** Ollie Morris

**Art Assistant:** Ruari Edmonds

**Sound Recordist / Design:** Tomi Rose @tomrosetcr
Driver - Steve Barry

**Driver:** Bob Cannon

**Stylist:** Mia Maxwell @miamaxwell  assisted by Kyara Chapman @kyarasimone

**Make Up:** Georgia Hope @georgiahopemakeup  assisted by Elena Broccoli @\_make\_up\_by\_el\_

**Hair Stylist:** Guiseppe Stelitano @giuseppebstelitano

**Giant Head Designer:** Liza Radlov @lizrad

**Cast:** Helen Minassian @helen\_minassian
Jermaine Young @iam.jjy
Lucy Walker Evans @lyvansker
Paul Hughes

**Editor:** Maud Barry @maudbarryuk

**Edit Producer:** Ella Marafini

**Edit House:** Final Cut @finalcutedit

**Colorist:** Andi Chu @andikdc

**Post Producers:** Olivia Jessop @oliviarosejessop

**Post House:** ETC @etc.colour

**Title Graphic Design:** Miranda Bruce @mirandabruceart

**VFX:** Sam Unwin @samwin55 at Nomad @nomadeditco
Sound Design - Tomi Rose @tomrosetcr

**SPECIAL THANKS**

Panavision @panavisionofficial

SHL @shl.london

Full Monty Cafe

Boris The Van

Alex Wells @alexanderwellsstudio

### Easter Eggs

There a number of easter eggs hidden in the music video.

The visualiser for A New Phase Awaits You :-) can be seen playing on a TV screen when Fizz first enter the cafe.

A number of easter eggs can be seen on the menu board:

* "Set Breakfast 2 (The Fizz One)" featuring Bubble and Squeak
* "Freshly poured gin and tonic" - a reference to The Secret To Life lyrics
* "Freshly squeezed tangerine juice" - a reference to The Secret To Life lyrics
* "Pecan Pie" - a reference to the Hell of a Ride lyrics
* "The Secret to Life Itself" for £4.20
* "Candy Apples" - seen held by the band in the music video
* "700 Ice Creams" for £500 - a reference to the High in Brighton lyrics

Though perhaps not an easter egg, but a tease for what is to come, there is a postcard with the text "Hey Fizz, are you nearly there yet?" which appears to be drawn by Miranda Bruce.

A New Phase Awaits You video playing in the Full Monty CafeThe menu in the cafe"Hey Fizz, are you nearly there yet?" Postcard
### Livestream

Prior to the release of the music video, Fizz did a livestream on Youtube trialing Youtube Rodeo. This was riddled with techincal issues and so they moved to Instagram. Neither of these livestreams are available anywhere, however Dodie reassured the Fizzlet who's writing this that there was nothing of much interest on the livestream at all, as it was dominated by tech issues.