747 (song)
"747" is a Swedish-language song by rock band Kent, written by Joakim Berg. It's the final song on their album "Isola" and was released as third single in 1998 with B-sides "Din skugga" and "Elever". It's been recorded both with Swedish and English lyrics. It quickly became a fan favorite, and for eight years, the band always ended their concerts with it. Name, lyrics and theme. In its album version, the song is 7 minutes and 47 seconds long, almost half of that as an instrumental outro with characteristic guitar riffs and keyboard melodies . The title is not to be found in the song, and is not a reference to the Boeing 747 airplane even though the lyrics are flight-inspired: the Swedish original, which is slightly different from the English release, describes the narrator and an unidentified second character leaving or escaping something, towards an unknown destination, on a passenger airliner. It closes with a crash scene, moving into the instrumental outro: "listening" "tense & strapped in" "& when panic erupts" "you smile faintly" "and whisper to me you" "are worth dying for" "but against rubber, glass & metal" "a miracle means nothing at all" The  cover image of the "Isola" album is an aircraft (in fact, a Boeing 737) which was also used as a backdrop in ensuing concerts. The album name itself is supposed to symbolize New York City, referencing "Isola" in Ed McBains crime novels. Video. A music video was recorded for the English version. In it, the band is playing on a stage with a picture of an airplane as a backdrop. At the same time, a story is played up about a man who attempts to steal the mysterious contents of a briefcase, but ends up abandoned at an airport. Versions . The single versions have a shorter outro but contain a chorus which the album versions lack. Track listings. Swedish 4-track single. The songs "Elever" and "Din Skugga" were later re-released on the "B-Sidor 95-00" album.