Bloodbuzz Ohio

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"Bloodbuzz Ohio"
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Single by The National
from the album High Violet
ReleasedMarch 24, 2010 (digital download)
May 3, 2010 (7")
Genre
Length4:36
Label 4AD(AD 3X22)
Songwriter(s) Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Padma Newsome
Producer(s) The National
The National singles chronology
"Fake Empire"
(2008)		"Bloodbuzz Ohio"
(2010)		"Anyone's Ghost"
(2010)

"Bloodbuzz Ohio" is a single by indie rock band The National, from their fifth studio album, High Violet . It is notable for Matt Berninger's baritone vocals. It was made available for download on the band's website on March 24, 2010. The song was also released on 7" vinyl (with the exclusive B-side "Sin-Eaters") on May 3, 2010. [1] The cover art of this single is a work by artist Mark Fox, titled Jane Jacobs Understands The Beehive. [2]

Contents

Julia Stone covered the song on her 2012 album, By the Horns .

Irish artist Soak covered the song in 2019.

Goose performed a version of the song on August 18, 2022 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

Critical reception

One Thirty BPM described the track as "the beating heart of High Violet and most alarming insight into the psyche of the album." [3] Pitchfork called it "a tense, drawn-out build with Matt Berninger's weathered baritone lording all over everything." [4] On January 26, 2011, the song was voted at number 31 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2010, making it their highest entry on the countdown ever. In 2019, Pitchfork ranked the song at number 76 on its list of the 200 Best Songs of the 2010s. [5]

In Rolling Stone , Rob Sheffield stated that the song is "about money", emphasizing that its chorus is the phrase "I still owe money, to the money, to the money I owe", and speculating that Ohio is "mentioned only because it sounds like 'I owe'"; The band is from Ohio. Sheffield further observed that the song's lyrics are "full of throwaway clues that never add up to any coherent storyline", but that it is nonetheless "sickeningly great" and has "undeniable emotional punch". [6]

Music video

Matt Berninger is the main focus of the first video from High Violet which shows him dapper in a suit, holding a drink, and walking the streets of New York City, seemingly lost in thought as he sings. [7] Documentary film director D.A. Pennebaker appears in a cameo in the video, playing a bartender. [8]

It was directed by Hope E. Hall, Andreas Burgess, and Berninger's wife Carin Besser. [9]

Performances

The National performed a special live studio performance and interview on American Public Media's Marketplace November 1, 2012.

Track listing

Chart history

It charted on the Belgian Flanders Ultratop 50 at number 49 for one week on week 25 of 2010. [10] It then re-entered the chart, and on its third week on the chart, the song peaked at number 16. [11] It has also charted on the Ultratip chart in Wallonia region at number 37. [12]

Weekly chart performance for "Bloodbuzz Ohio"
Chart (2010)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [11] 16
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [12] 37
Mexico Ingles Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] 20
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales [14] 7
UK Physical Singles (OCC) [15] 31
UK Indie (OCC) [16] 19

Certifications

Certifications for "Bloodbuzz Ohio"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [17] Gold40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. ↑ Fox, Mark. "News". Mark Fox. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ Barker, Ian. "Track Review: The National "Bloodbuzz Ohio"". One Thirty BPM. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  4. ↑ Breihan, Tom (March 30, 2010). "The National: "Bloodbuzz Ohio" | Tracks". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ "The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ The National’s Money Shot: In Praise of “Bloodbuzz Ohio”, by Rob Sheffield; in Rolling Stone ; published May 17, 2010; retrieved May 8, 2024
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  11. 1 2 "The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. 1 2 "The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio" (in French). Ultratip.
  13. ↑ "The National Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  14. ↑ "The National Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2019.[ dead link ]
  15. ↑ "Official Physical Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. May 14, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  17. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio". Music Canada . Retrieved December 22, 2023.
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