Century (song)
| "Century" | ||||
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| Single by The Long Blondes | ||||
| from the album "Couples" | ||||
| Released |  24 March 2008 | |||
| Recorded | August 2007–December 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kate Jackson, Dorian Cox | |||
| Producer(s) | Erol Alkan | |||
| The Long Blondes singles chronology | ||||
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Century is the first single to be taken from The Long Blondes second album "Couples". It was released on 24 March 2008 as a limited edition 7" single and digital download.
The b-side to "Century", "The Unbearable Lightness of Buildings", was written specifically for Tate Modern as part of their 12-week-long Tate Tracks that was held at the beginning of April 2007.[1] The idea was Tate invited The Long Blondes to walk around the gallery and find a work of art that would inspire them to write a track. In the end, it was Jannis Kounellis's Untitled that grabbed their attention. They said "Untitled caught our eye because we saw the stark industrial landscape and pictured ourselves within it".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- A: "Century"
- B: "The Unbearable Lightness of Buildings"
All lyrics written by Kate Jackson and Dorian Cox, music by The Long Blondes.
References
[edit]- ^ The Long Blondes to debut new material | News | NME.COM
- ^ Tate | Tate Tracks Archived June 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
