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Owen Hunt, Major, USA (ret)
Grey's Anatomy character
The season nine promotional photograph of Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt
First appearance
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" (5.01)
September 25, 2008
(as recurring cast)
"Beat Your Heart Out" (5.14)
February 5, 2009
(as series regular)
Created by
Shonda Rhimes
Portrayed by
Kevin McKidd
Information
Occupation
Attending Trauma Surgeon
Chief of Surgery (former)
Title
Chief of Trauma Surgery
M.D.
F.A.C.S.
Family
Megan Hunt (sister)
Evelyn Hunt (mother)
Leo (foster son)
Spouse(s)
Cristina Yang (divorced)
Amelia Shepherd (divorced)
Significant other(s)
Emma Marling
Beth Whitman (ex-fiancée)
Carina Deluca
Teddy Altman
Relatives
Nathan Riggs (brother-in-law)
Farouk Shami (nephew)
Owen Hunt, M.D. is a fictional character from the medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy, which airs on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States. The character was created by series' producer Shonda Rhimes, and is portrayed by actor Kevin McKidd. He was introduced in season five as a U.S. Army trauma surgeon who served in war-torn Iraq, and subsequently joins the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital to teach medicine as a surgical attending, head of trauma surgery, and eventual chief of surgery, sometimes with unorthodox methods. Originally contracted to appear for a multi-episode story arc, he was upgraded to a series' regular at the conclusion of his first appearance.
The fictional character served as a love interest for surgical fellow Cristina Yang, and had an unstable personality when first introduced, suffering from PTSD. McKidd's connection with fellow actress Sandra Oh (Cristina Yang) has been acclaimed amongst critics, with Matt Roush of TV Guide calling the "instant sparks" between McKidd and Oh "electrifying." McKidd was nominated for two awards for his work on the show, winning one of them. Chris Monfette of IGN has praised the addition of "fresh, new characters" such as Owen Hunt.
Contents
1 Storylines
2 Development
2.1 Casting and creation
2.2 Characterization
3 Reception
4 References
5 External links
Storylines[edit]
Before his regular appearances on the show, Owen Hunt was a United States Army surgeon, specializing in trauma surgery. The character makes a dramatic first appearance when he performs a tracheotomy on a man with a pen, winning the admiration of resident Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh). He is offered a job by former chief of surgery Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr.), but declines, explaining that he has not completed his tour in Iraq.[1] His appointment as the new head of trauma surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital was not well-received initially. By his first week he manages to irk both Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) and Mark Sloan (Eric Dane), head of neurosurgery and plastic surgery, respectively, who view his treatment of some of the patients as crude, and also rebuffed by resident Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) when he stabs a set of pigs and then orders the residents and interns to save their lives, in order to teach them medicine on "live tissue."[2] Hunt eventually embarks on a relationship with Yang, but it comes to a sudden close when his PTSD gets the best of him, and he unconsciously strangles her.[3] Soon after the breakup, he begins therapy with the hospital psychiatrist, Dr. Wyatt. Some time later, a soldier visits the hospital for treatment, and his presence influences Owen to contemplate returning to the US Army. When he shares this with Cristina, she disagrees with his decision, stating that she doesn't want him to die, and the two eventually rekindle their relationship.[4] Owen brings in Teddy Altman (Kim Raver), his best friend and colleague from when he was in the army, as the new head of cardiothoracic surgery.[5] When it is revealed that Hunt and Altman may be potential lovers, Hunt and Yang's relationship is challenged, and eventually concluded by Yang.[6]
During a hospital shooting, Owen is shot and injured, attracting the sympathy of Cristina, who subsequently restores their relationship.[7] Due to the emotional reverberations of the shooting crisis, Owen and Cristina decide to wed one another shortly after their reconciliation, not wanting to risk separation.[8] When Cristina discovers she is pregnant, Owen is displeased with her desire to abort the baby, and the two separate from each other.[9] In the fallout of resident Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo)'s tampering with Derek Shepherd's Alzheimer's trial, Owen is promoted to Chief of Surgery after Webber steps down.[10] After substantial thought, Owen reluctantly decides to accompany Cristina to the abortion, uniting the two.[11] Owen's friendship with Teddy ends when Owen lies to Teddy about her husband's sudden death, due to Owen wanting her to finish a surgery she was currently performing and Teddy blaming Owen for her husband's death.[12][13] Feeling abandoned and disconcerted after an altercation with Cristina, Owen has a one-night stand with a patient's friend.[14] Cristina consequently finds out, terminates their relationship, and their marriage is tested. After Cristina passed her medical boards, she reconciles with Owen, but reveals to him that she is leaving Seattle to go to Mayo Clinic.[15] Teddy and Owen eventually became friends again. She had been offered a position at the United States Army Medical Command but chose to stay at Seattle Grace Mercy West out of loyalty. After Teddy's husband Henry dies she wallows in her grief and it affects her colleagues and residents, causing Owen to "fire" her so that she can have a fresh start elsewhere.[16] He also fires April Kepner (Sarah Drew) because the hospital cannot afford to keep her due to her not being a Board certified.[16] Months later, Hunt visits Kepner and rehires her as he realized he made a mistake.
In season 9 Cristina and Owen's marriage is again very strained. Cristina is working at Mayo Clinic and Owen in Seattle but she returns. Owen asks for a divorce. He later shows that he is still in love with her and only asked for a divorce so Cristina and the others involved in the plane crash get the money. Cristina and Owen reconcile in episode 9 before Bailey's wedding.
In season 10, Cristina decides to accept a job to run a state of the art clinic in Switzerland. Owen supports her decision as he realizes no good could come from him asking her to stay, but requests her not to leave him until she has to leave him for good, following which, they both spend two weeks leading to her permanent departure together. While saying her farewell to her colleagues of the last seven years, there is a possible act of terrorism in Seattle, which later turns out to be just a gas main explosion. Cristina has a quick but emotional goodbye hug with Derek, Bailey, and Webber, leaves her shares of the hospital to Alex, and dances it out with Meredith one last time to an old favorite song. Owen, however, is busy saving a patient in the O.R., so they share a silent goodbye through the gallery's glass.
In Season 11, Owen develops a relationship with Amelia Shepherd. This is off and on throughout Season 11 and 12 until the end of Season 12 where he and Amelia get married. In Season 14, after going through a series of marital issues, Owen and Amelia decide to get divorced. Despite this, they continue sleeping together until she points out that he's always been in love with Teddy. As a result, he flies to Germany to be with Teddy, but, after they spend the night together, she breaks it off with him because she doesn't believe he really wants her. Owen returns to Grey Sloan and begins fostering Leo, a baby who was given up by his teenage mother. When Amelia finds Leo's mother, Betty, homeless and addicted to drugs, Amelia takes Betty in, and, together, Owen and Amelia take care of Leo and Betty at Owen's home.
Development[edit]
Casting and creation[edit]
McKidd had to postpone his appointment with series' creator Shonda Rhimes due to it being his son's birthday.[17]
Shonda Rhimes, series' creator, says that the character was envisioned "an old-fashioned tortured hero" and likens him to Heathcliff.[17] Originally set to appear in a multi-episode story arc, Kevin McKidd's contract was extended, securing him a slot as a series' regular of Grey's Anatomy.[18] In July 2008, Entertainment Weekly announced the possibility of McKidd becoming a series' regular,[19] with this possibility eventually being confirmed by People.[20] When asked of how he got involved with the show, McKidd offered the insight:
“ I was doing a movie off and on for three months, and it was my son's birthday, so I managed to land back in LA. around 2 p.m. Then I got a call from my agent, saying, "You have to turn back around because Shonda wants to meet you for this role on Grey’s." I was like, "I'd love to meet her, but I can't. Can we do tomorrow?" And they're family-friendly, so they were really understanding. As soon as I heard the pitch for the character, I was sold on it. It's a different energy and a different viewpoint. I thought it was an important story to tell, especially on a prime-time TV show. To get in there and get your hands dirty and explore what trauma surgery is like in war zones and what it's like to rehabilitate yourself to civilian life. It's not just a new doctor showing up. It's exploring how hard it is to reintegrate yourself back into the real world after being in the war zone for three tours.[17] ”
McKidd told BuddyTV, "It's been really great. I was nervous when I started because every job I've ever done before this, I have been in the job right from day one when everybody's new and getting to know each other. So I was nervous because I had never done this before. And I feel really grateful to the Grey's cast and crew and everyone there, really, because they've been so nice to me and gracious and accepting of me joining the show. The transition was much easier than I thought it might be, which I'm very grateful for."[21] McKidd has told People that he thinks Grey's Anatomy is a great show and he feels lucky to be on it.[20] Shonda Rhimes, the series' creator, said of his addition, "I am excited to have Kevin McKidd joining us for the season, he's been a delight to collaborate with and brings incredible passion, talent and creativity to his work. Plus, he’s already got the ‘Mc’ built into his name so we had to keep him."[18]
Characterization[edit]
McKidd and Oh's characters' relationship and connection has been a major aspect of Owen's characterization
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) characterized Hunt as "confident", "innovative", "intelligent", while he also can be "aggressive", "brazen", "presumptuous", "hasty and rash".[22] McKidd said of his character: "[...] He's not an easy character to connect to, I think. There's some darkness to him and there's some danger to him that I think is really interesting and exciting to play. [...]"[21] Additionally, McKidd describes Hunt as "very instinctive, and follows his gut, and he's very impulsive, and very immediate. He immediately assesses a situation. And he's very honest, sometimes painfully honest, with himself and with others. He wants to make himself better. He wants to improve himself as a person. He's a decent guy, a sort of a guy I'd like to go out and have a beer with."[23] Hunt's unorthodox teaching methods have been the subject of controversy. McKidd said of this:
"You know, I think, at the end of the day, [Owen]'s basically a good man who has some pretty extreme teaching techniques that he learned in the army. And all these things that are in the show are actually the way trauma surgeons are taught. But I think probably beyond that, he very much just calls a spade a spade and looks at each scenario. He's not trying to be difficult. He just looks at each scenario and each case and each patient and knows what is needed and when to cut to the chase, and doesn't want to mess about with the periphery of it. And sometimes that gets him into trouble, and sometimes that is for the best. So, it'd be interesting and kind of exciting to see where he goes."
—  Kevin McKidd, BuddyTV[21]
The look of Owen has been described as hardcore and the antithesis of the other males on the show. McKidd says it's not just the look of Owen, but the fact that in his profession, he is dealing with life and death everyday. The one distinction he finds between his character and the others is that Owen does not care what other people think of him.[17] When McKidd returned from his first appearance, his character appeared to have been changed. McKidd told TV Guide: "Yes, that was who he really is in the premiere, but now we're seeing what can happen to a good man, a good soldier and good surgeon [because of war]."[24]
There's a great debate there for what the dynamic is, with what Cristina has done to this marriage and her choice and what Owen's choice is and his behavior. There's a really interesting conversation to be had because of those choices: How do you move on? How does that change the dynamic of the relationship? If you can really dive into that -- there's two betrayals, very big ones. I don't know how they sustain that relationship. I don't know how you come back from that kind of betrayal. Certainly if you're married, the notion of the next step would be to have children and if that's been taken away, I would find it very hard for Owen to stay in that relationship.
— Patrick Dempsey (Derek Shepherd) on Owen and Cristina's relationship, involving Cristina's no desire to bear children.[25]
The character of Owen Hunt had an almost instant attraction to Cristina Yang since his first appearance at Seattle Grace, illustrated by the passionate kiss they share soon after they meet. Owen's story and connection with fellow character Cristina has been a topic of discussion. McKidd said: "Between him [Owen] and her [Cristina], it’s going to get really complex and kind of tense and explosive."[17] Owen and Cristina have experienced roadblocks in their fictional relationship, and continue to. McKidd offered this insight on his character's relationship with Cristina:
“ It's not going to be easy for them. What I read when I read the season premiere, and this is just my take on it, is that it was very much two very analytical people, Owen and Cristina. They're very similar in a way, I think, as people. Two analytical people see each other over a crowded ER room and their eyes meet. It's almost more complicated, but on a really simplistic level, it's almost a love at first sight scenario that happened on the season premiere. And then, what we're seeing is the road to connect that back, because obviously the season premiere was before he went back to Iraq and this event has happened to him that's changed him. And so, they're trying to get that feeling back because there's obviously something really true and meant to be between these two people. But it's complicated right now because she's damaged because of what's happened to her, and he is certainly struggling with himself and the people around him and the world in general, and trying to keep himself together after what's happened to him. So, I think, it's exciting to see what happens with these two guys because, in a way, they're the two people you'd least expect to have a love affair, but it's happening to them and they can't stop it.[21] ”
McKidd has referred to his character and the character of Cristina Yang as "soulmates."[26] Speaking of Owen's PTSD storyline, McKidd stated: "What's exciting about telling this story with this character is that it's quite brave of ABC and Shonda [Rhimes], on a prime-time network TV show, to address a tough subject, and one that people don't necessarily want to hear about. But so far the writing room is handling it beautifully. They're not banging people over the head with it but exploring it in a sensitive and interesting way."[24] Owen and Cristina have struggled with their fictional relationship in season eight, leading to Owen having a sexual affair. Directly before the episode involving the affair aired, McKidd said to Entertainment Weekly: "The thing about Owen is that he tries to do things perfectly, and obviously, he messes up as the chief because you have to make these odd black-and-white decisions and sometimes you make the wrong decision. There’s a lot of stress in his life at the moment, so he’s trying not to let that affect his efficiency as chief."[27] Although the characters' marriage is tested, McKidd reported to The Hollywood Reporter: "I think they're meant for each other. I hold out faith in Cristina and Owen, even though they go to the darkest places out of all the couples on the show. It's going to get worse but it's going to get better soon."[25]
Reception[edit]
The character has received generally positive feedback from television critics. Weeks after Hunt's first appearance on the show, Matt Roush of TV Guide commented that "Hunt/McKidd is the most encouraging thing to happen to Grey's Anatomy in quite a while." He also added: "The instant sparks between him [Hunt] and Yang were electrifying."[23] On the other hand, Robert Rorke of the New York Post states that McKidd was brought in as Hunt to "boost the sagging fortunes" of the show's ratings.[26] Kelley L. Carter of USA Today, describes Hunt as "hardcore" and "the antithesis of the other males on the show."[28] Chris Monfette of IGN said that the fifth season of Grey's Anatomy was an improvement on the previous two seasons, attributing this in part to the introduction of "fresh, new characters", Owen and Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw).[29] He also referred to McKidd as "the season [five]'s best, most effective addition", adding:
“ Not only is McKidd an immediately likeable and engaging actor, his struggle with PTSD throughout the season – and especially how it impacted his burgeoning relationship with Cristina – proved both relevant and dramatically gripping. His interactions with Cristina were perfectly balanced for optimum drama, never together and never apart for so long that the back-and-forth became frustrating. Viewers could clearly see a softening of the typically hard-edged Cristina, a pleasant change for what had become something of a one-note character, as well as relate to Owen's internal struggles, shared by many a real-life war vet.[29] ”
Margaret Lyons of New York Magazine judged Hunt "too sad" for the first part of the ninth season.[30] In 2010, Kevin McKidd was nominated for the Prism Award for Best Performance in a Drama Series' Multi-Episode Storyline, and won the award.[31] In 2011, McKidd was nominated for the Prism Award for Best Performance in a Drama Series, for his work on Grey's Anatomy.[32] McKidd was nominated, along with the rest of the Grey's Anatomy cast, for Best Drama Series at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards, in 2010.[33] Also in 2010, McKidd, and the rest of the cast, were nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, at the NAACP Image Awards.[34] The same nomination was received at the 2011 NAACP Image Awards, with the cast winning the award.[35] At the 43rd NAACP Image Awards, in 2012, McKidd and the cast were nominated yet again for Outstanding Drama Series.[36]
References[edit]
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The Devil Went Down to Georgia
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"The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
Single by Charlie Daniels
from the album Million Mile Reflections
B-side
"Rainbow Ride"
Released
May 21, 1979
Genre
Bluegrass, country, country rock
Length
3:34
Label
Epic
Songwriter(s)
Charlie Daniels
Tom Crain
"Taz" DiGregorio
Fred Edwards
Charles Hayward
James W. Marshall
Producer(s)
John Boylan
Charlie Daniels singles chronology
"Trudy"
(1978) "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
(1979) "Mississippi"
(1979)
"Trudy"
(1978) "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
(1979) "Mississippi"
(1979)
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979[1] album Million Mile Reflections.
The song is written in the key of D minor. Vassar Clements originally wrote the basic melody an octave lower,[citation needed] in a tune called "Lonesome Fiddle Blues" released on Clements' self-titled 1975 album on which Charlie Daniels played guitar. The Charlie Daniels Band moved it up an octave and put words to it. The song's verses are closer to being spoken rather than sung (i.e., recitation), and tell the story of a boy named Johnny, in a variant on the classic deal with the Devil. The performances of Satan and Johnny are played as instrumental bridges. The song was the band's biggest hit, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] It is featured in the 1980 film Urban Cowboy, whose choreographer, Patsy Swayze, claims that she set the song's tempo. "How fast can you dance it?" Daniels asked. "How fast can you play it?" Swayze replied, but considering that the song was recorded in December 1978 and Urban Cowboy was filmed in 1979, it would have been impossible for Swayze to set the recorded song's tempo.[3]
Contents
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1 Content
2 Musical references
3 Parodies and covers
4 Chart performance
4.1 Weekly charts
4.2 Year-end charts
5 Sequel
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Content[edit]
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The song is an uptempo bluegrass song about the Devil's failed attempt to "steal" a young man's soul through a fiddle-playing contest that involved enticing the young man's participation using a worldly prize. The song begins with a disappointed Devil arriving in Georgia, having stolen far fewer souls than expected, when he comes upon a fiddle-playing young man named Johnny. At that moment, Johnny happens to be playing his fiddle impressively "hot." Out of desperation, the Devil, who as it turns out also plays the fiddle, offers Johnny the wager which involves challenging the young man to a fiddle-playing contest. The Devil offers to give Johnny a golden fiddle if the young man plays better than he does; otherwise, the Devil will gain Johnny's soul. Although Johnny believes taking the Devil's bet might be a sin, he wagers his soul without fear, confidently boasting he is "the best that's ever been."
The Devil plays his fiddle first, to a contemporary, rock music theme with the backing of demon musicians. When the Devil's performance ends, Johnny compliments him and takes his own turn, making reference to four songs. Two are traditional songs of Appalachia -- "Fire on the Mountain" (also the name of Daniels' 1974 album) and "Granny Does Your Dog Bite?" (the latter traditionally known as "Granny Will Your Dog Bite?"). The third is an unnamed square dance melody that includes the patter, "Chicken in the bread pan pickin' out dough." (The country music standard "Ida Red," as most famously recorded by Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, includes the lyric "Chicken in the bread pan pickin' out dough / Granny will your dog bite, no child no."[4]) The last is a traditional American southern folk song "The House of the Rising Sun." The four songs are not performed but are only mentioned by reference. The Devil is impressed, admits defeat, and lays a golden fiddle at Johnny's feet. Johnny repeats his claim to be the best player ever and dares the Devil to a rematch in the future.
Johnny's final boast, as originally recorded for the Million Mile Reflections album, goes "I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I'm the best that's ever been." To accommodate radio airplay (both Country and Top 40 formats), the 45 RPM single release overdubbed that portion of the lyric as "'Cause I told you once, you son of a gun, I'm the best that's ever been." (The uncensored album version appears on the soundtrack of the movie Urban Cowboy,[5] and it is this version that has been used on numerous music compilations since then.) Thus, Johnny maintains his virtue, keeping his soul from the Devil by displaying his musical virtuosity in performing traditional songs of America's South.
Musical references[edit]
The ballad's story is a derivative of the traditional deal with the Devil motif. Charlie Daniels has stated in interviews, "I don't know where it came from, but it just did. Well, I think I might know where it came from, it may have come from an old poem called 'The Mountain Whippoorwill' that Stephen Vincent Benét wrote many, many years ago (1925), that I had in high school."[6]
Parodies and covers[edit]
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The Muppets performed a version of the song in The Muppet Show with special guest star Alan Arkin in 1980.
The Levellers released a version of the song in 1991.[7]
Although it is frequently misattributed to David Allan Coe or "Weird Al" Yankovic, musician Travis Meyer performed a parody entitled "The Devil Went Down to Jamaica," in which Johnny is recast as a Jamaican drug dealer who is challenged by the devil to a pot-smoking contest to see whose marijuana is best: his, or Johnny's.[8]
It is parodied by Cledus T. Judd as "Cledus Went Down to Florida," by a Christian parody group called ApologetiX as "The Devil Went Down to Jordan," and as "Devil Went to Jamaica" by Travis Meyer (the song is frequently misattributed to Weird Al Yankovic, and David Allan Coe has also been cited as the performer.)
Mexican country band Caballo Dorado recorded a Spanish version called "El diablo bajó a Georgia" on their album debut "Carretera 54".
The rap group K.M.C. Kru released a hip hop re-imagining of the song entitled "The Devil Came Up to Michigan" in 1991, featuring the devil and a deejay competing for a turntable of gold.[9]
Rock/metal band Primus recorded a version of the song, which was released as a claymation music video on their 1998 Rhinoplasty EP and its companion Videoplasty video album, and also re-released on their 2003 EP Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People.[10] The video was directed by Mike Johnson.
Steve Ouimette (with Ed DeGenaro) performed a cover of the song for the 2007 video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. This version uses electric guitars instead of fiddles, though the original lyrics are still performed. It is played as the conclusion of the game in a simulated guitar battle with the devil. Daniels objected to this version on the grounds that the devil often wins the contest, which he referred to as "violating the very essence of the song".[11]
Boston-based alternative band the Adam Ezra Group released a parody of the song in 2013 called The Devil Came Up To Boston. It depicted the devil as a New Yorker who comes to Boston to have a fiddle-playing battle with a Bostonian youth. This premise itself is a play on the rivalry between Boston and New York. It parodies many other stereotypes and facets of Boston and its culture, such as its distinctive dialect, its Irish heritage, and its notoriously loud subway system, among other things. The song became a bit of a local legend in the Boston area, as many radio stations desired to play it, but couldn't because of its extensive use of profanity, itself another stereotype of Bostonians.
Screenshot of Michelle Lambert's video in 2015
Pop singer and electric violinist Michelle Lambert recorded a version of the song in 2015, and released a music video. In her rendition "Johnny" is replaced by "Michelle".[12]
A cappella group Home Free recorded a version of the song in collaboration with Taylor Davis and Charlie Daniels playing fiddle, released in September 2015. The narration is performed by Home Free bass singer Tim Foust.[13]
The rock band Blues Traveler often performs this song in concert, with John Popper playing the fiddle parts on harmonica.[14] The band released a live version of the song on their 2006 EP ¡Bastardos en Vivo!.
Electric string quartet Stringfever recorded a cover of the song on their 2009 album Stringfever.
Futurama featured a parody of the song in Episode 9 of Season 1.
Robot Chicken featured a composite parody of the song along with the animated series Spawn in Episode 49 of Season 3, where Malebolgia, an infernal lord, is challenged by Spawn to a fiddle duel set to a similar tune.[15]
Chart performance[edit]
The original version of the song spent fourteen weeks on the Hot Country Singles charts in 1979, peaking at number 1 and holding the position for one week. It spent two weeks at a peak of number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.[16] The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on December 20, 1989 for sales of over one million copies in the United States.[17]
Since it became available as a download in the digital era, it has also sold 2.297 million digital copies in the US as of November 2016.[18]
In June 1998, Epic Records re-released the song to country radio, but accidentally sent out the version in which the line "son of a bitch" was uncensored. This error was quickly corrected, and the song re-entered the country charts at number 62 for the chart dated June 20, 1998.[5] It spent seven weeks on the chart and peaked at number 60.[16]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1979)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[19] 12
Canada Country Tracks (RPM) 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 5
Ireland (IRMA)[20] 14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 25
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 13
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 14
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[22] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[24] 30
US Cash Box Top 100[25] 4
Chart (1998)
Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[22] 60
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1979)
Rank
Australia [26] 100
Canada [27] 56
US Billboard Hot 100[28] 50
US Cash Box [29] 49
Sequel [edit]
In 1993, a sequel to the song, titled "The Devil Comes Back to Georgia", was recorded and released by Daniels and fiddle player Mark O'Connor, featuring guest performances by Travis Tritt (as the devil), Marty Stuart (as Johnny) and Johnny Cash as the narrator. The song can be found on Mark O'Connor's album, Heroes.
In the sequel, the devil, his anger unabated ten years after his defeat at young Johnny's hands, decides to take up the boy's challenge to "c'mon back if you ever wanna try again". With Johnny now an adult and married with a infant son, the devil is convinced that Johnny's sinful pride will be his undoing, so he takes back the golden fiddle he lost to Johnny, and forces him to practice with his old fiddle before their rematch.
Though the lyrics of the song state that "Johnny's the best that's ever been", reiterating his bold claim in the original song, the sequel's lyrics do not reveal who won the rematch, but the music video persuasively shows Johnny to have again prevailed.
See also[edit]
Charlie Daniels Band
Cross Road Blues
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Faust
The Devil and Tom Walker
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Million Mile Reflections - Charlie Daniels,The Charlie Daniels Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel: "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits", p. 92, ISBN 0-8230-7518-4
Jump up ^ "RolandNote.com: The Ultimate Country Music Database". www.rolandnote.com. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
Jump up ^ "Ida Red lyrics chords | Bob Wills". www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ Jump up to: a b Jessen, Wade (20 June 1998). "Country Corner". Billboard. 110 (25): 34.
Jump up ^ "Charlie Daniels : Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts.com. 2007-03-30. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
Jump up ^ "The Levellers - One Way (CD)". Discogs.com. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dgQzgNLmpA The Devil Went Down to Jamaica
Jump up ^ "K.M.C. Kru - The Devil Came Up to Michigan (CD)". Discogs.com. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
Jump up ^ "Discography - Primus". Les Claypool. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
Jump up ^ "The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Michelle Lambert (Official Video)". 25 July 2015.
Jump up ^ "The Devil Went Down To Georgia". Youtube.com. 19 September 2015.
Jump up ^ "Blues Traveler - Devil Went Down To Georgia". YouTube. 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
Jump up ^ "Spawn Went Down to Georgia". Youtube.com. 19 December 2011.
^ Jump up to: a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 114. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
Jump up ^ "American single certifications – Charlie Daniel Band – The Devil Went Down to Georgia". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 8, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: November 8, 2016". Roughstock.
Jump up ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
Jump up ^ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Charts.org.nz – {{{artist}}} – The Devil Went Down to Georgia". Top 40 Singles.
^ Jump up to: a b "Charlie Daniels – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Charlie Daniels.
Jump up ^ "Charlie Daniels – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Charlie Daniels.
Jump up ^ "Charlie Daniels – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Charlie Daniels.
Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 8, 1979
Jump up ^ "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
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Jump up ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1979
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by
"Coca-Cola Cowboy"
by Mel Tillis Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single
August 25, 1979 Succeeded by
"Heartbreak Hotel"
by Willie Nelson and Leon Russell
Preceded by
"Suspicions"
by Eddie Rabbitt RPM Country Tracks
number-one single
September 8-September 15, 1979 Succeeded by
"'Til I Can Make It on My Own"
by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
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Barry Barnes
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Fred Edwards
Tom Crain
Studio albums
Charlie Daniels (1971)
Te John, Grease, & Wolfman (1972)
Honey in the Rock (1973)
Way Down Yonder (1974)
Fire on the Mountain (1974)
Nightrider (1975)
Saddle Tramp (1976)
High Lonesome (1976)
Midnight Wind (1977)
Million Mile Reflections (1979)
Full Moon (1980)
Windows (1982)
Me and the Boys (1985)
Powder Keg (1987)
Homesick Heroes (1988)
Simple Man (1989)
Renegade (1991)
The Devil Went Down to Georgia (1993)
America, I Believe in You (1993)
The Door (1994)
Same Ol' Me (1995)
Steel Witness (1996)
Blues Hat (1997)
By the Light of the Moon (1997)
Tailgate Party (1999)
Road Dogs (2000)
How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats (2002)
Redneck Fiddlin' Man (2002)
Songs From the Longleaf Pines (2005)
Deuces (2007)
Hits of the South (2013)
Bootleg albums
Corbitt & Daniels: Live from Carnegie Hall (1970)
Compilation albums
A Decade of Hits (1983)
Super Hits (1994)
The Roots Remain (1996)
Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the CDB (1998)
Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume One (1999)
Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume two (1999)
Freedom and Justice for All (2003)
Essential Super Hits (2004)
16 Biggest Hits (2006)
Land That I Love (2010)
Country: Charlie Daniels (2013)
Live albums
Volunteer Jam (1976)
Volunteer Jam III and IV (1978)
Volunteer Jam VI (1980)
Volunteer Jam VII (1981)
The Live Record (2001)
Live from Iraq (2007)
Christmas albums
Christmas Time Down South (1990)
A Merry Christmas to All (2002)
Joy To The World: A Bluegrass Christmas (2009)
Hallelujah It's Christmas Time Again (2012)
Singles
"Robot Romp" (1961)
"Middle of a Heartache" (1966)
"Great Big Bunches of Love" (1972)
"Uneasy Rider" (1973)
"Whiskey" (1974)
"Way Down Yonder" (1974)
"Land of Opportunity" (1974)
"The South's Gonna Do It" (1975)
"Long Haired Country Boy" (1975)
"Birmingham Blues" (1975)
"Texas" (1975)
"Wichita Jail" (1976)
"Sweet Louisiana" (1976)
"Billy the Kid" (1976)
"Good Ole Boy" (1977)
"Heaven Can Be Anywhere" (1977)
"Sugar Hill Saturday Night" (1978)
"Trudy" (1978)
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (1979)
"Mississippi" (1979)
"Behind Your Eyes" (1979)
"Long Haired Country Boy" re-release (1980)
"In America" (1980)
"The Legend of Wooley Swamp" (1980)
"Carolina (I Remember You)" (1980)
"Sweet Home Alabama" (1981)
"Still in Saigon" (1982)
"Ragin' Cajun" (1982)
"We Had it All One Time" (1982)
"Stroker's Theme" from Stroker Ace (1983)
"American Farmer" (1985)
"Still Hurtin' Me" (1985)
"Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye" (1986)
"Bogged Down in Love With You" (1987)
"Powder Keg" (1987)
"Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues" (1988)
"Uneasy Rider '88" (1988)
"Cowboy Hat in Dallas" (1989)
"Midnight Train" (1989)
"Simple Man" (1989)
"Mister DJ" (1990)
"(What This World Needs is) A Few More Rednecks" (1990)
"Oh Atlanta" (1990)
"Honky Tonk Life" (1991)
"Twang Factor" (1991)
"Little Folks" (1991)
"America I Believe in You" (1993)
"Two Out of Three" (1994)
"Long Haired Country Boy" re-release (1997)
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" re-release (1998)
"Road Dogs" (2000)
"This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag" (2001)
"Southern Boy" with Travis Tritt (2003)
"My Beautiful America" (2003)
"Let 'Em Win or Bring 'Em Home" (2011)
Guest singles
"Willie Jones" with Bobby Bare (1980)
"The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" Mark O'Connor with Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, and Travis Tritt (1993)
"All Night Long" with Montgomery Gentry (2000)
"Country Boy" Aaron Lewis with George Jones (2010)
Video releases
The Band (1981)
The Saratoga Concert (1982)
Homefolks and Highways (1993)
Essential Super Hits (2004)
CDB DVD Live (2005)
Volunteer Jam: The Movie (2007)
Live from Iraq (2007)
Charlie Daniels & Friends: Preachin', Prayin', Singin' (2008)
Joy To The World: A Bluegrass Christmas (2009)
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Alias Nick Beal (1949)
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Damn Yankees (1958)
Faust (1960)
Bedazzled (1967)
Doctor Faustus (1967)
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None but Lucifer (1939)
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The Devil in Velvet (1951)
The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant (1954)
Gimmicks Three (1956)
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (1956)
That Hell-Bound Train (1958)
For a Breath I Tarry (1966)
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Single-elimination tournament
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"Knockout tournament" redirects here. For other uses, see Tournament § Knockout.
Example of a single-elimination tournament bracket
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from winning the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, whose winner becomes tournament champion. Each match-up may be a single match or several, for example two-legged ties in European football or best-of series in American pro sports. Defeated competitors may play no further part after losing, or may participate in "consolation" or "classification" matches against other losers to determine the lower final rankings; for example, a third place playoff between losing semi-finalists. In a shootout poker tournament, there are more than two players competing at each table, and sometimes more than one progressing to the next round. Some competitions are held with a pure single-elimination tournament system. Others have many phases, with the last being a single-elimination final stage, often called playoffs.
Contents
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1 Nomenclature
2 Example
3 Classification
4 Seeding
5 Evaluation
6 Other tournament systems
7 References
Nomenclature[edit]
In English, the round in which only eight competitors remain is generally called (with or without hyphenation) the quarter-final round; this is followed by the semi-final round, in which only four are left, the two winners of which then meet in the final or championship round.
The round before the quarter-finals has multiple designations. Often it's called the round of sixteen, last sixteen, or (in South Asia) pre-quarter-finals. In many other languages the term used to describe these eight matches translates to eighth-final, though this term is rare in English itself.
Earlier rounds are typically numbered counting forwards from the first round, or by the number of remaining competitors. If some competitors get a bye, the round at which they enter may be named the first round, with the earlier matches called a preliminary round, qualifying round, or the play-in games".
Examples of the names given to rounds in various generic conventions and specific competitions:
Competitor count
Fraction of final
Grand Slam tennis
singles
FA Cup
NCAA Men's Basketball
Championship
Coupe de France[1]
NADC
playoffs
Round of 2 Final Final Final Championship game Final Final
Round of 4 Semifinals Semifinals Semifinals Final Four
(National semifinals) Semifinals Semifinals
Round of 8 Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Quarterfinals[t 1] Elite Eight
(Regional finals) Quarterfinals Quarterfinals
Round of 16 Eighth-finals Round of 16 (US Open[2])
4th round (Wimbledon[3])
5th round Sweet Sixteen
(Regional Semifinals) 8th-finals Octofinals
Round of 32 16th-finals 3rd round 4th round 3rd/2nd round[t 2] 16th-finals Double-octofinals or Decimosexto-finals
Round of 64 32nd-finals 2nd round 3rd round 2nd/1st round[t 2] 32nd-finals Triple-octofinals
Round of 128 64th-finals 1st round 2nd round[t 3] First Four[t 2] 8th qualifying round[t 4] Quad-octofinals[t 5]
Notes:
Jump up ^ Formerly the Sixth Round Proper
^ Jump up to: a b c Starting in 2011, 68 teams played in the Championship, with four play-in games, nicknamed the First Four, before the top 60 teams enter at the round of 64. (From 2001 to 2010, there was a single "Opening Round" game before the round of 64.) The NCAA originally called the First Four the first round, making the rounds of 64 and 32 the second and third rounds respectively; in 2014 it announced that from 2016 it would revert to calling the rounds of 64 and 32 the first and second rounds.[4]
Jump up ^ The FA Cup 2nd round involves 40 teams, of which 20 qualify for the 3rd round, to which the top 44 teams will have received byes. The first and second rounds are often called the "first/second round proper", to distinguish them from the first/second qualifying rounds.
Jump up ^ The 8th qualifying round involves 88 teams, of which 44 qualify for the 32nd-finals, to which the top 20 teams will have received byes.
Jump up ^ The number of eligible teams is typically less than 128, but more than 64, so not all teams play this round.
Example[edit]
The final three rounds of the 2014 Australian Open – Women's Singles knock-out tournament:
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
14 Ana Ivanovic 7 5 2
30 Eugenie Bouchard 5 7 6
30 Eugenie Bouchard 2 4
4 Li Na 6 6
4 Li Na 6 6
28 Flavia Pennetta 2 2
4 Li Na 77 6
20 Dominika Cibulková 63 0
11 Simona Halep 3 0
20 Dominika Cibulková 6 6
20 Dominika Cibulková 6 6
5 Agnieszka Radwańska 1 2
5 Agnieszka Radwańska 6 5 6
2 Victoria Azarenka 1 7 0
Classification[edit]
When matches are held to determine places or prizes lower than first and second (the loser of the final-round match gaining the latter position), these typically include a match between the losers of the semifinal matches called third place playoffs, the winner therein placing third and the loser fourth. Many Olympic single-elimination tournaments feature the bronze medal match if they do not award bronze medals to both losing semifinalists. The FIFA World Cup has long featured the third place match, though the UEFA Euro has not held one since the 1980 edition.
Sometimes, contests are also held among the losers of the quarterfinal matches to determine fifth to eighth places – this is most commonly encountered in the Olympic Games, with the exception of boxing, where both fighters are deemed to be third place. In one scenario, two "consolation semifinal" matches may be conducted, with the winners of these then facing off to determine fifth and sixth places and the losers playing for seventh and eighth; those are used often in qualifying tournaments where only the top five teams advance to the next round; or some method of ranking the four quarterfinal losers might be employed, in which case only one round of additional matches would be held among them, the two highest-ranked therein then playing for fifth and sixth places and the two lowest for seventh and eighth.
The number of distinct ways of arranging a single-elimination tournament (as an abstract structure, prior to seeding the players into the tournament) is given by the Wedderburn–Etherington numbers.[5] Thus, for instance, there are three different arrangements for five players:
The players may be divided into brackets of two and three players, the winners of which meet in the final game
The bottom four players may play a two-round tournament, the winner of which plays the top player
The bottom two players may meet, after which each subsequent game pairs the winner of the previous game with the next player
However, the number of arrangements grows quickly for larger numbers of players and not all of them are commonly used.
Seeding[edit]
Main article: Seed (sports)
Opponents may be allocated randomly (such as in the FA Cup); however, since the "luck of the draw" may result in the highest-rated competitors being scheduled to face each other early in the competition, seeding is often used to prevent this. Brackets are set up so that the top two seeds could not possibly meet until the final round (should both advance that far), none of the top four can meet prior to the semifinals, and so on. If no seeding is used, the tournament is called a random knockout tournament.
One version of seeding is where brackets are set up so that the quarterfinal pairings (barring any upsets) would be the 1 seed vs. the 8 seed, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6 and 4 vs. 5; however, this is not the procedure that is followed in most tennis tournaments, where the 1 and 2 seeds are placed in separate brackets, but then the 3 and 4 seeds are assigned to their brackets randomly, and so too are seeds 5 through 8, and so on. This may result in some brackets consisting of stronger players than other brackets, and since only the top 32 players are seeded at all in Tennis Grand Slam tournaments, it is conceivable that the 33rd-best player in a 128-player field could end up playing the top seed in the first round. A good example of this occurring was when World No. 33 Florian Mayer was drawn against (and eventually defeated by) then-World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the first round of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships,[6] in what was also a rematch of a quarterfinal from the previous year.[7] While this may seem unfair to a casual observer, it should be pointed out that rankings of tennis players are generated by computers, and players tend to change ranking positions very gradually, so that a more equitable method of determining the pairings might result in many of the same head-to-head matchups being repeated over and over again in successive tournaments.
Sometimes the remaining competitors in a single-elimination tournament will be "re-seeded" so that the highest surviving seed is made to play the lowest surviving seed in the next round, the second-highest plays the second-lowest, etc. This may be done after each round, or only at selected intervals. In American team sports, for example, the MLS, NFL and WNBA employ this tactic, but the NBA does not (and neither does the NCAA college basketball tournament). MLB does not have enough teams (10) in its playoff tournament where re-seeding would make a large difference in the matchups; (MLS and NFL are at the minimum, which is six from each conference [or league in MLB] for a total of 12). The NBA's format calls for the winner of the first-round series between the first and eighth seeds (within each of the two conferences the league has) to face the winner of the first-round series between the fourth and fifth seeds in the next round, even if one or more of the top three seeds had been upset in their first-round series; critics have claimed that this gives a team fighting for the fifth and sixth seeding positions near the end of the regular season an incentive to tank (deliberately lose) games, so as to finish sixth and thus avoid a possible matchup with the top seed until one round later.
In some situations, a seeding restriction may be implemented; from 1975 until 1989 in the NFL, and from 1994 until 2011 in MLB there was a rule where at the conference or league semifinal, should the top seed and last seed (wild card) be from the same division, they could not play each other; in that case, the top seed plays the worst division champion; the second-best division champion plays the wild card team. This is due to the scheduling employed for the regular season, in which a team faces any given divisional opponent more often than any given non-divisional opponent – the tournament favors matchups that took place fewer times in the regular season (or did not take place, in some cases).[citation needed]
In international fencing competitions, it is common to have a group stage. Participants are divided in groups of 6–7 fencers who play a round-robin tournament, and a ranking is calculated from the consolidated group results. Single elimination is seeded from this ranking.
Evaluation[edit]
The single-elimination format enables a relatively large number of competitors to participate. There are no "dead" matches (perhaps excluding "classification" matches), and no matches where one competitor has more to play for than the other.
The format is less suited to games where draws are frequent. In chess, each fixture in a single-elimination tournament must be played over multiple matches, because draws are common, and because white has an advantage over black. In association football, games ending in a draw may be settled in extra time and eventually by a penalty shootout or by replaying the fixture.
Another perceived disadvantage is that most competitors are eliminated after relatively few games. Variations such as the double-elimination tournament allow competitors a single loss while remaining eligible for overall victory.
In a random knockout tournament (single-elimination without any seeding), awarding the second place to the loser of the final is unjustified: any of the competitors knocked out by the tournament winner might have been the second strongest one, but they never got the chance to play against the losing finalist. In general, it is only fair to use a single-elimination tournament to determine first place. To fairly determine lower places requires some form of round-robin in which each player/team gets the opportunity to face every other player/team.
Also, if the competitors' performance is variable, that is, it depends on a small, varying factor in addition to the actual strength of the competitors, then not only will it become less likely that the strongest competitor actually wins the tournament, in addition the seeding done by the tournament organizers will play a major part in deciding the winner.[8][9] As a random factor is always present in a real-world competition, this might easily cause accusations of unfairness.
Other tournament systems[edit]
Variations of the single-elimination tournament include:
Double-elimination tournament
McIntyre System, a group of tournament formats that combine features of single- and double-elimination tournaments. Varieties of this system include:
Page playoff system (four teams)
Top five play-offs
Top six play-offs
McIntyre Final Eight System
Super League play-offs, which formerly used a McIntyre Final Eight variant
AFL final eight system, another variant of the McIntyre Final Eight, currently used by the Australian Football League
Other common tournament types include:
Round-robin tournament
Swiss-system tournament
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Coupe de France : football, résultats, calendrier, reportage, photos" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
Jump up ^ "2012 Tournament Schedule". US Open. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
Jump up ^ "Gentlemen's Singles – 2012 Official Site by IBM". Wimbledon Championships Website. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
Jump up ^ Cary, Tim (21 November 2014). "What's in a Name? March Madness First Round Is the 'First Round' Again". The Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Jump up ^ Maurer, Willi (1975), "On most effective tournament plans with fewer games than competitors", The Annals of Statistics, 3: 717–727, doi:10.1214/aos/1176343135, JSTOR 2958441, MR 0371712 .
Jump up ^ Wimbledon: Novak vs Mayer in R1; Andy, Roger, Rafa all in bottom half, Novak Djokovic official website, 21 June 2013
Jump up ^ Wimbledon 2013: Men's matches to watch out for, The Roar, 22 June 2013
Jump up ^ Ryvkin, Dmitry (March 2005). "The Predictive Power of Noisy Elimination Tournaments" (PDF). CERGE-EI. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
Jump up ^ Kim, Michael P.; Suksompong, Warut; Vassilevska Williams, Virginia (2017). "Who Can Win a Single-Elimination Tournament?". SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics. 31 (3): 1751–1764. doi:10.1137/16M1061783.
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