Los Ageless
{{Infobox song
| name = Los Ageless
| cover = Los-Agless-DJDS-Version.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| caption = DJDS Version single artwork
| type = single
| artist = St. Vincent
| album = Masseduction
| released = {{start date|2017|9|6}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Dance-rock|industrial|new wave|electropop}}
| length = {{duration|m=4|s=41}}
| label = Loma Vista
| writer = Annie Clark
| producer = {{hlist|Jack Antonoff|St. Vincent}}
| prev_title = New York
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Pills
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{external music video|{{YouTube|h9TlaYxoOO8|"Los Ageless"}}}}
}}
"Los Ageless" is a song by the American musician St. Vincent. It was released on September 6, 2017, through Loma Vista as the second single from her fifth studio album, Masseduction.{{cite web |last=Flanagan |first=Andrew |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/09/06/547854666/st-vincent-announces-new-album-masseduction-releases-new-single-los-angeles |title=St. Vincent Announces New Album 'Masseduction,' Releases New Single 'Los Ageless' |work=NPR |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}}
Composition
"Los Ageless" is a dance-rock, new wave, and electropop{{cite web |last=Bulut |first=Selim |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37297/1/listen-to-st-vincents-new-song-los-ageless |title=Listen To St. Vincent's New Song 'Los Ageless' |work=Dazed |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}} song driven by, "the flat thwack of electronic drums and a squirting synth-bass sound" while Clark "slathers distorted guitar lines on top of this foundation."{{cite magazine |last=Leight |first=Elias |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/st-vincent-previews-new-lp-with-with-kinetic-los-ageless-w501381 |title=St. Vincent Previews New LP 'Masseduction' With Kinetic 'Los Ageless' |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}} Stereogum
Accolades
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| Publication
! Country ! Accolade ! Year ! style="text-align:center;"| Rank |
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| Billboard
| United States | The 25 Best Rock Songs of 2017: Critics' Picks{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2017/8071126/best-rock-songs-2017-top-25|title=The 25 Best Rock Songs of 2017: Critics' Picks|website=Billboard.com|date=20 December 2017|access-date=December 29, 2017}} | 2017 | {{center|5}} |
Music video
An accompanying music video for "Los Ageless" was released on October 3, 2017. The video was directed by Willo Perron. In the video, Clark "parodies the lives of Los Angeles socialites (yoga classes, plastic surgery, etc.) in a gruesome, pastel fashion."{{cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/st-vincent-gets-plastic-surgery-in-new-los-ageless-video-watch |title=St. Vincent Gets Plastic Surgery in New "Los Ageless" Video: Watch |work=Pitchfork |date=October 3, 2017 |access-date=October 5, 2017}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from Masseduction booklet.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Masseduction |others=St. Vincent |year=2017 |type=booklet |publisher=Loma Vista Recordings |id=LVR00226 }}
Musicians
- Annie Clark – guitar, vocals
- Tuck Andress – guitar
- Patti Andress – vocals
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel
- Jack Antonoff – synths, programming
- Evan Smith – saxophone
Technical
- Laura Sisk – engineering
- Jack Antonoff – additional engineering
- Annie Clark – additional engineering
- Sean Cook – additional engineering
- Tom Elmhirst – mixing
- Brandon Boost – mix engineering
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017–18)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Scotland|96|date=20171110|rowheader=true|access-date=November 11, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|6|artist=St Vincent|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|23|artist=St Vincent|rowheader=true|access-date=March 13, 2018}} |
Release history
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! Region ! Date ! Format(s) ! Label ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"| United States
| November 21, 2017 |
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Alternate version
An acoustic version (featuring only Clark's vocals and acoustic piano) was released in October 2018 on MassEducation, an "acoustic reworking" of the entire Masseduction album.
Other media
The song was featured in the fifth season premiere of the Netflix animated show BoJack Horseman, miniseries Echoes (2022) and Obsession (2023), as well as the films Miss Bala (2019) and Am I OK? (2022). English rock band the Wombats covered the song in 2018.
References
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Category:American new wave songs
Category:Loma Vista Recordings singles
Category:Songs written by St. Vincent (musician)