Disco (Surf Curse song)
| "Disco" | ||||
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 Single cover art | ||||
| Single by Surf Curse | ||||
| from the album Heaven Surrounds You | ||||
| Released | June 12, 2019 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:32 | |||
| Label | Danger Collective | |||
| Surf Curse singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Disco" on YouTube | ||||
"Disco" is the 2019 lead single from the album Heaven Surrounds You by the band Surf Curse for the label Danger Collective. It was released on 12 June alongside a music video directed by band member Nick Rattigan[1] The song, in part inspired by the film The Last Days of Disco, was praised for its use of guitar and percussion.[2][3] The song garnered virality five years later through the video-sharing platform TikTok, topping the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart in September 2024.
Content and reception
[edit]The song was released on 12 June 2019 ahead of Heaven Surrounds You,[1] Surf Curse's first album after band members Nick Rattigan and Jacob Rubeck relocated from Reno, Nevada, to Los Angeles.[2]
Released after "two years of silence from the band", Adrian Vargas of Atwood Magazine called the song "the strongest contenders for 2019’s best dance anthem."[3] Quinlan Keeley, writing for Stereogum, compared the song favorably to "A-Punk" and other early Vampire Weekend songs, saying the track has a "sparky guitar voice."[1] Abby Jones of Pitchfork also positively compared the track to Vampire Weekend's debut, calling it the best song of the album.[4]
The song was chosen to close some of the band's concerts during their 2022 tour, during which the song was particularly well-received during their tour opener in Las Vegas and at their November show in Houston.[5][6]
The song later gained virality five years later through the video-sharing platform TikTok, after a trend emerged where two people (often in an intimate relationship with one another) would dance to the song leaning back and forth to each other along the beat. This trend led the song to number one on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart in September 2024.[7]
Music video
[edit]The music video, also released 12 June 2019, was directed by Rattigan.[8] The video depicts "evening of raw emotion" between a couple in an apartment, dancing to the song in a "warmly-lit" apartment that, part way through the video, turns blue, hazy, and covered in tinsel like a "dimly lit dance hall".[3][1] Vargas described the video as showing the couple as "stillness surrounds them", leaving viewers "breathless".[3] Rubeck said the dancing was inspired by Hal Hartley dance videos.[2]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 100 |
| Global 200 (Billboard)[10] | 183 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 57 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[12] | 60 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)[13] | 27 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 56 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[15] | 91 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[16] | 14 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Quinlan, Keeley (June 12, 2019). "Surf Curse – "Disco" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c Lesuer, Mike (September 12, 2019). "In Conversation: Surf Curse on the Movies That Inspired "Heaven Surrounds You"". FLOOD Magazine. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Vargas, Adrian (July 12, 2019). "Today's Song: Dance Away the Night with Surf Curse's Aptly Named "Disco"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Jones, Abby (September 23, 2019). "Surf Curse: Heaven Surrounds You". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Mateos, Evelyn (November 2, 2022). "Surf Curse's Vegas Show Was All About Belonging, Costumes and Elvis". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Seaman, Britt (November 14, 2022). "Toner and Surf Curse Bring the heat to Warehouse Live". Coog Radio. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin (September 19, 2024). "Surf Curse's 'Disco' Rises to No. 1 on TikTok Billboard Top 50". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ "Surf Curse have a dance about in their video for addictive new single, 'Disco'". Dork. June 12, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100 chart for September 21, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of September 21, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts: Week 41, 2024". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "2024 37-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ "Surf Curse - Disco - dutchcharts.nl" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ @billboardcharts (September 16, 2024). "Surf Curse's "Disco" debuts at No. 91 on this week's #Hot100" (Tweet). Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of November 9, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2024.