"Afterlife" | ||||
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Single by Arcade Fire | ||||
from the album Reflektor | ||||
Released | September 28, 2013 | |||
Recorded | Sonovox Studios, Montreal | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 5:52 (album version) 4:12 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Merge | |||
Songwriter(s) | William Butler, Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara, Tim Kingsbury, Richard Reed Parry | |||
Producer(s) | James Murphy, Markus Dravs, Arcade Fire | |||
Arcade Fire singles chronology | ||||
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"Afterlife" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. It was released on September 28, 2013, as a single from the band's fourth studio album, Reflektor . The song was debuted on Saturday Night Live . [2]
The music video for the song was released on November 21, 2013. [3] [4] The short film, directed by Emily Kai Bock and shot with a mix of 35mm and 65mm film, depicts a Latino family in Los Angeles, California, dreaming of their missing mother.
The video won the 2014 Prism Prize. [5]
The band also performed a live video, streamed on YouTube at the YouTube Music Awards in November 2013. It was directed by Spike Jonze. [6]
An official live performance video was also released in April 2014 on the band's YouTube channel. [7]
Scenes from the 1959 film Black Orpheus were used in the official lyric videos.
The band performed "Afterlife" at Saturday Night Live , The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , and The Graham Norton Show . The song was performed live on every show of the Reflektor tour. [8]
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [9] | 3 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [10] | 14 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [11] | 100 |
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [12] | 9 |
Poland (LP3) [13] | 47 |
US Rock & Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [14] | 43 |
US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [15] | 18 |
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [16] | 22 |