Dominos (The Big Pink song)

For other uses, see Domino (disambiguation).

"Dominos"
Single by The Big Pink
from the album A Brief History of Love
Released	September 7, 2009
Format	7" vinyl, digital download
Recorded	Electric Lady Studios, New York
Genre	Indie rock, electro rock
Length	3:46
Label	4AD (AD 2931)
Writer(s)	Milo Cordell, Robbie Furze
Producer	The Big Pink, Paul Epworth
The Big Pink singles chronology
"Stop the World" (2009) "Dominos" (2009) "Velvet" (re-issue) (2010)

"Dominos" is the first single from The Big Pink's debut album A Brief History of Love. "Dominos" was released as a digital download and on 7" vinyl on September 7, 2009, a week before the release of the album. The song was co-produced by the band and record producer Paul Epworth, and mixed by Rich Costey (who also produced the album).^[1] In their native United Kingdom, the song peaked on the UK Singles Chart at #27^[2] and #10 on the Irish Singles Chart in the Republic of Ireland.^[3] The single's B-side, "She's No Sense", features vocals from Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine.^[4]

"Dominos" is The Big Pink's fourth single, three having been released before their debut album throughout 2008 and 2009. The song was remixed by Switch and made available as a free digital download track on the band's website on 23 October 2009.^[5] "Dominos" has also been featured in Xbox 360 television advertisements in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the song was used in a promo spot for Skins series 3 premiere on BBC America. The song was featured in the episode "Let The Games Begin" of 90210.^[6]

On Pitchfork Media's end-of-the-year Top 100 Tracks of 2009 list, "Dominos" was voted in at #18.^[7] On 24 February 2010, "Dominos" won Best Track of the Year at the NME Awards.^[8] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 72 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".^[9]

The song is heavily sampled on Nicki Minaj's track "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" on her debut album Pink Friday.

Track listing

7" vinyl (AD 2931) and download

1. "Dominos" – 3:48
2. "She's No Sense" – 3:15

Remixes

• "Dominos" (Rustie Remix), 3:22 – available as a bonus track exclusively with the UK iTunes version of A Brief History of Love.
• "Dominos" (Switch Remix), 5:32 – available as a free download on the band's website in October 2009.
• "Dominos" (Switch Remix Instrumental), 5:18 – also available from the band's website in October 2009.

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[10]	27
UK Indie Chart	2
Irish Singles Chart[11]	10
US Billboard Alternative Songs[12]	36

Credits

• All music and vocals by Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell.

1. "Dominos"
   • Produced by The Big Pink and Paul Epworth.
   • Valentine Fillol-Cordier – backing vocals.
   • Akiko Matsuura – drums.
   • Engineered by Mark Rankin.
   • Mixed by Rich Costey.
2. "She's No Sense"
   • Produced and mixed by The Big Pink.
   • Florence Welch – vocals.

• Art direction by The Big Pink.
• Design by Chris Bigg.
• Photography by Marc Atkins at panoptika.net.^[13]

References

1. ^ BBC - Newsbeat - Music - The Big Pink slam indie cool tag
2. ^ "Chart Stats - Big Pink". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=12413. Retrieved 2009-10-27. 
3. ^ "Discography The Big Pink". irish-charts.com. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Big+Pink. Retrieved 2009-010-27. 
4. ^ Big Pink, The - Dominos (7", Single) at Discogs
5. ^ The Big Pink / Download the Switch remix of "Dominos"
6. ^ "90210 Music - Season 4, Episode 4". The CW. October 2011. http://www.cwtv.com/music/90210/season-4/episode-404. Retrieved October 13, 2011. 
7. ^ Pitchfork: Staff Lists: The Top 100 Tracks of 2009 (page 9)
8. ^ http://twitter.com/nmeradio
9. ^ http://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/8
10. ^ The Big Pink - Chart Stats (UK)
11. ^ The Big Pink - Chart Stats (IRE)
12. ^ The Big Pink - Chart Stats (USA)
13. ^ panoptika.net - The Big Pink - Dominos