2021_(song)

2021 (song)

2021 (song)

2019 single by Vampire Weekend

For the Lauv song, see 2021 (Lauv song).

"2021" is a song by American indie pop band Vampire Weekend. Alongside "Harmony Hall", it served as the double A-side lead single for their fourth studio album Father of the Bride, and was released on January 24, 2019, by Columbia Records.[2] "2021" was later re-released on December 22, 2021 as a collaboration 12" single alongside "Talking" by Haruomi Hosono.[3]

Quick Facts Single by Vampire Weekend, from the album Father of the Bride ...

Composition

The "sparse lovelorn ballad" is built around a sample of the ambient track "Talking", composed in the 1980s by Haruomi Hosono for Japanese retail company Muji. It features a soft pulsing synth and fingerpicked guitars, along with a distorted vocal sample of the word "boy" sung by Jenny Lewis.[2][4][5]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Qobuz.[6]

Musicians

Engineers

  • Ariel Rechtshaid – engineering, mixing
  • Chris Kasych – engineering
  • John DeBold – engineering
  • Ezra Koenig – mixing
  • Chris Allgood – assistant engineering
  • Emily Lazar – mastering

Charts

More information Chart (2019), Peak position ...

References

  1. [1]
    "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  2. [2]
    Blistein, Jon (January 24, 2019). "Vampire Weekend Return After Six Years With 'Harmony Hall,' '2021'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Watering A Flower". Light In The Attic Records. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  4. [4]
    Strauss, Matthew; Bloom, Madison (January 24, 2018). "Vampire Weekend reveal new album title Father of the Bride, share new songs: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  5. [5]
    Tencic, Nat (January 25, 2018). "First Spin: Vampire Weekend's '2021' and 'Harmony Hall' were worth the wait". Triple J. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Harmony Hall / 2021 | Vampire Weekend". Qobuz. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Vampire Weekend Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Watering a Flower / 2021 Haruomi Hosono, Vampire Weekend" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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