White Sky (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = White Sky
| cover = White_Sky_cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Vampire Weekend
| album = Contra
| released = August 6, 2010
| format =
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 2:58
| label = XL
| composer =
| lyricist = Ezra Koenig
| producer = Rostam Batmanglij
| prev_title = Holiday
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Diane Young
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = Single
| cover = White_Sky_girl.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = cover for 12" vinyl
}}
}}
"White Sky" is the fourth single from Vampire Weekend's second album Contra.{{cite web|url=https://stereogum.com/460021/vampire-weekend-white-sky-basement-jaxx-remix/mp3s/ |title=Vampire Weekend – "White Sky (Basement Jaxx Remix)" |website=Stereogum |accessdate=2012-03-15}} The single release features three remixes of the song by Basement Jaxx. It is also the first song to be written on Contra, dating back before their debut album was released.
Production and composition
Band keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij made a 30-second loop on his computer, and Ezra Koenig kept listening to it at his home until he came up with the melody for it.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/vampire-weekends-track-by-track-guide-to-contra|title=Vampire Weekend's Track-By-Track Guide To 'Contra'|date=January 13, 2010|work=NME|publisher=Inspire|accessdate=July 30, 2015}}
While Koenig considered Contra to be "something of a Californian album", "White Sky" deals with someone exploring New York and its residents.
Track listing
- "White Sky" - 2:58
- "White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Club Mix) - 6:43
- "White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Warp Dub Mix) - 5:13
- "White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Vamp Dub Mix) - 3:57
- Digital Remixes EP{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/white-sky-remixes-ep/436831495|title=White Sky (Remixes) - EP|publisher=iTunes |date=2011-05-24 |access-date=2012-08-15}}
- "White Sky" - 2:58
- "White Sky" (Cécile Remix) - 6:41
- "White Sky" (New Look Remix) - 2:51
- "White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Club Mix) - 6:42
Personnel
Vampire Weekend
- Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitar
- Rostam Batmanglij – piano, background vocals, vocal harmonies, keyboards, harpsichord, VSS-30, drum, synth, sampler programming, guitar
- Christopher Tomson – drums
- Chris Baio – bass, background vocals
Technical
- Rostam Batmanglij – mixing, engineering
- Shane Stoneback – mixing assistance, engineering
- Justin Gerrish – engineering
- Fernando Lodeiro – engineering assistance
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- Joe LaPorta – assistant mastering engineering
Accolades
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| Rolling Stone
|50 Best Songs of 2010{{cite web|author1=Jon Dolan |author2=David Fricke |author3=Will Hermes |author4=Melissa Maerz |author5=Jody Rosen |author6=Rob Sheffield |author7=Jonah Weiner |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-songs-of-2010-20101214/vampire-weekend-white-sky-20101215|title=50 Best Songs of 2010: Vampire Weekend, "White Sky"|work=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media, LLC|date=December 15, 2010|accessdate=July 16, 2014}} |2010 |align=center|7 |
Chart positions
References
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Category:Vampire Weekend songs
Category:XL Recordings singles
Category:Songs written by Chris Baio
Category:Songs written by Ezra Koenig