Canis Lupus Familiaris



' Canis Lupus Familiaris'  (stylised as Canis lupus familiaris) is a song by Minute Movie Monthly. The song appears as the second track on their sophomore album Encore. The song is the B-side to the track 'Diezel', which appears on the debut album Animal Sounds. The song is eight minutes and twenty-eight seconds long, and was released as the sixth and final single from the album. The song was released in the film 'Spotlight' on 15 September, 2015.

The track was subsequently included on their compilation album, The Best Of. The song was cut down to four minutes and thirty seconds long for the album, which basically cuts the song in half.

Background
The song was recorded on 1 January, 2015, the same day as the release of Animal Sounds, making it impossible to release on the album. However, the song was later included on the B-Sides album, Encore. The demo title of the song was "Do You Want Me?," but was later changed to be the scientific name for a dog, "Canis lupus familiaris." The song was produced solely by Minute Movie Monthly. With a length of almost eight and a half minutes, this is not only the longest song on the album, but also the longest song ever produced by Minute Movie Monthly.

Composition
The song opens with a sliding time scale, faster than the actual tempo of the song. After sliding to the correct tempo, 60 BPM, the drums continue for 16 measures before the chorus is introduced, which plays for another 16 measures. After this pattern repeats, the bridge begins, and, once again, plays for 16 measures, before returning to the chorus for a concluding 32 measures.

When the song was added on the compilation album, the song was split in half. The drums, chorus, and bridge play for 8 measures, and the concluding chorus is 16 measures.