Behind The Tracks: COLOSSAL STREET JAM - Seconds (Single) (2023)

"Seconds" is the new single and video off of our latest release from Colossal Street Jam, "No Way To Live".

The video was produced by Soto/Sinestra Studios in Queens, NY with actress/model Jaime Ileana playing the lead role.

The song is about depression and not waiting too long to act on it. The idea for the song came from how many friends and acquaintances we were seeing struggling with depression whether online or in person,  and unfortunately, some taking their own lives over the last few years. We tried to look at it from the angle of doing something for yourself before it's too late. The line "Seconds ticking down, time to act is now" is the answer to every verse that speaks about issues or signs of depression. 

The original riff was brought in by our guitarist, Sal Marra, and was a little bit heavier than we had written in the past, so the subject matter had to be a little dark and heavy as well. I had some lyrics that were started but he had the melody for the chorus and the words just fit perfectly and flowed from there. As we always do, we built the song as a 5-piece unit and the final touch, the Hammond organ intro, really lends to the darkness of the song. We recorded with Tony Lewis of HiVoltage Studios in Red Bank, NJ. Tony has become our 6th member with his producing and engineering skills. We have done our last 3 releases with him. We chose "Seconds" as the first single and video because it was just a bit different than what we thought people would expect from us and it kind of sets the serious tone of most of the release.