Baptism (Crystal Castles song)

"Baptism"
Single by Crystal Castles
from the album Crystal Castles
Released	July 26, 2010
Length	4:13(album version) 3:38 (radio edit)
Label	Fiction, Last Gang
Songwriter(s)	Crystal Castles, Luke Leeder
Producer(s)	Ethan Kath, Jacknife Lee
Crystal Castles singles chronology
"Doe Deer" (2010) "Baptism" (2010) "Not in Love" (2010)

"Baptism" is a song recorded by the Canadian electronic music duo Crystal Castles for their second studio album, Crystal Castles (2010). It was released on 26 July 2010 through Fiction and Last Gang as the third and final single from the album.

Background and release

Crystal Castles wrote "Baptism" for their second studio album, Crystal Castles (2010); according to a press release, it was recorded at "an Icelandic church, a Canadian cabin, and a Detroit garage". ^[1] "Baptism" was written by Crystal Castles members Ethan Kath and Alice Glass, along with Luke Leeder. It was produced by Kath and Jacknife Lee. ^[2] It was released on 26 July 2010 through Fiction and Last Gang as the third and final single from the album. ^[2] An accompanying music video was released on 8 October 2010. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Crystal Castles performed the song at Jimmy Kimmel Live! in December. ^[6]

"Baptism" entered two charts by the Official Charts Company: the Scottish Singles Chart at 87 ^[7] and the UK Dance Singles Chart at 16. ^[8]

Track listing

UK promo CD ^[2]

• Baptism (radio edit) – 3:38

Germany promo CD ^[9]

• Baptism (radio edit) – 3:38
• Baptism (No Age remix) – 4:16
• Baptism (Rory Phillips remix) – 5:10
• Baptism (Punks Jump Up remix) – 5:00

Personnel

Adapted from the CD liner notes. ^[2]

• Ethan Kath  – writer, producer
• Alice Glass  – writer
• Luke Leeder – writer
• Jacknife Lee  – producer
• Alex Bonenfant – vocal recording
• Lexxx – mixing
• Nilesh Patel – mastering

Charts

Chart performance for "Baptism"

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC) [7]	87
UK Dance (OCC) [8]	16

References

1. Dombal, Ryan (13 April 2010). "Crystal Castles announce second LP". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
2. Crystal Castles (26 July 2010). "Baptism" (radio edit) (CD liner notes). Fiction, Last Gang. CC02.
3. "Video: Crystal Castles: "Baptism"". Pitchfork . 8 October 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
4. Studarus, Laura. "Crystal Castles experience "Baptism"... by fire". Under the Radar . Retrieved 10 February 2024.
5. "Crystal Castles – "Baptism" video". Stereogum . 11 October 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
6. "Crystal Castles perform "Baptism" on Kimmel". Stereogum . 10 December 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
8. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
9. Crystal Castles. "Baptism" (CD liner notes). Polydor.