2021 (song)

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"2021"
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Single by Vampire Weekend
from the album Father of the Bride
A-side"Harmony Hall" (double A-side)
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2019
Length1:38
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Ezra Koenig
Producer(s)
Vampire Weekend singles chronology
"Unbelievers"
(2013) 		"Harmony Hall" / "2021"
(2019) 		"Sunflower" / "Big Blue"
(2019)

"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.[1]

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.[1][2][3]

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from Qobuz.[4]

Musicians

Engineers

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

Charts[]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5] 38

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Blistein, Jon (January 24, 2019). "Vampire Weekend Return After Six Years With 'Harmony Hall,' '2021'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ (January 25, 2018). "First Spin: Vampire Weekend's '2021' and 'Harmony Hall' were worth the wait". Triple J. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Harmony Hall / 2021 | Vampire Weekend". Qobuz. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Vampire Weekend Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
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