Novocaine for the Soul


"Novocaine for the Soul" is a song by American rock band Eels. It was released as the lead single from their 1996 debut album, Beautiful Freak.

Release

After Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen signed the band to their then-newly formed record label DreamWorks, "Novocaine for the Soul" brought Eels international success, most notably in the UK, where it hit number 10 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1997. It also hit number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for two weeks in October 1996, and remained on the chart for 25 weeks. In Australia, "Novocaine For the Soul" peaked at number 84 in October 1996.
The song was featured in the British television show Trigger Happy TV, the films Berlin Blues, Mean Creek and Dream for an Insomniac, a trailer for the 2001 film Novocaine, and the television series My Mad Fat Diary.

Music video

The music video was directed by Mark Romanek and features E and the other band members suspended on wires, making them appear to be flying.

Track listing

Charts