A-Punk

A-Punk

Infobox Single
Name = A-Punk


Artist = Vampire Weekend
from Album = Vampire Weekend
Released = February 28 2008
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Indie pop
Ska
Length = 2:17
Label = XL
Writer =
Producer = Rostam Batmanglij
Certification =
Last single = "Mansard Roof"
(2007)
This single = "A-Punk"
(2008)
Next single = "Oxford Comma"
(2008)"A-Punk" is a single by indie rock band Vampire Weekend, released on February 28 2008. The band made their network television debut by performing "A-Punk" on "The Late Show with David Letterman". The song peaked at #55 on the UK Singles Chart and #25 on "Billboard" magazine's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. [cite web| last = | first = | title = A-Punk - UK chart position | publisher = Acharts.us| url =http://acharts.us/song/33379| accessdate = 2008-07-24| date=] [cite web| last = | first = | title = A-Punk - Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart position | publisher = "Billboard"| url =http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=929559&model.vnuAlbumId=1097858| accessdate = 2008-07-24| date=]

Music video

The music video directed by Garth Jennings, that was said to echo the song's "spiky energy", used footage of the band performing as sped up stop-motion figures, simulating winter and underwater scenes during the performance. Despite the band being sped up, they "never miss an upstroke beat". The video made its worldwide premiere on January 7 2008 on MTV 2.

Critical reception

The majority of the reviews felt that "A-Punk" was one of the weaker songs from Vampire Weekend's debut album. Mark Richardson of Pitchfork Media described "A-Punk" as having a "spunky drive, pogo-inducing rhythm, and subtle but hugely effective sonic accents" and said that "while solid, [it] isn't one of the stronger songs on "Vampire Weekend".cite web| last = Richardson| first = Mark| title = Video: Vampire Weekend: "A-Punk" | publisher = Pitchfork Media| url =http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/47806-vampire-weekend-a-punk| accessdate = 2008-07-24| date=2008-01-07] "Drowned in Sound" writer Alex Denney, commented that "A-Punk" was not the best song from their debut album due to it being "a little too uptempo to let their disarmingly clever melodies breathe", but stated "for the flute-aping synths and bottled-sunshine guitars alone you need this in your life." [cite web| last = Denney| first = Alex| title = Vampire Weekend: A-Punk | publisher = "Drowned in Sound"| url =http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/12897| accessdate = 2008-07-26| date=] The review from Greg Rose of "Gigwise", was mixed. Rose said that although the song lacked originality, it "manages to sound unique" due to the lyrical inventiveness of lines by Ezra Koenig such as, "His honour drove southward seeking exotica/cut his teeth on turquoise harmonicas", which were described as being "perky" and gave the song "a buzzing zip." [cite web| last = Rose| first = Greg| title = Vampire Weekend - 'A-Punk' | publisher = "Gigwise"| url =http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/tracks/40774/vampire-weekend--apunk| accessdate = 2008-07-27| date=2008-02-14] "Prefix magazine" writer, Jeff Klingman, said the song's "cool organ breeze and a shifting drum beat save the day", preventing "too much snark from being slung at their New York Times featured, digitally distributed exclusively by Other Music, Columbia University, golden boy asses." [cite web| last = Klingman| first = Jeff| title = Track Review: Vampire Weekend "A-Punk" | publisher = "Prefix magazine"| url =http://www.prefixmag.com/news/track-review-vampire-weekend-a-punk/10845/| accessdate = 2008-07-27| date=2007-06-27] In reference to "A-Punk", "The Times" writer Ben Blackmore, said, "Do believe the hype." [cite web| last = Blackmore| first = Ben| title = A-Punk by Vampire weekend | publisher = "The Times"| url =http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3433697.ece| accessdate = 2008-07-27| date=2008-02-26]

Track listing

# A-Punk
# Oxford Comma (Rehearsal version)

References

External links

* [http://www.xlrecordings.com/vampireweekend/release/~vampire-weekend-cd/ "Vampire Weekend" on XL Recordings] - Album page on record label's site
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XC2mqcMMGQ "A-Punk" music video] - as provided by record label on YouTube


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