Doe Deer

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"Doe Deer"
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Single by Crystal Castles
ReleasedApril 17, 2010
Genre Digital hardcore [1]
Length1:37
Label Polydor, Fiction
Producer(s) Ethan Kath
Crystal Castles singles chronology
"Celestica"
(2010)
"Doe Deer"
(2010)
"Baptism"
(2010)

"Doe Deer" is a song recorded by the Canadian electronic band Crystal Castles. It was released on April 17, 2010, as the second single from their second studio album, Crystal Castles (2010); the release is also considered an EP.

Contents

Background and composition

The "Doe Deer" vinyl contains the tracks "Mother Knows Best", "Seed", and "Insectica", recorded in 2004 before Crystal Castles added electronics to their sound. [2]

Release and reception

"Doe Deer" was first announced on March 30, 2010, as a special Record Store Day release for April 17, 2010. It was available exclusively on 12-inch vinyl and limited to 500 copies. [3] [4] [5] Before its official release, BBC Radio 1 played the song. [6] In the United Kingdom, "Doe Deer" peaked at number 48 on the Official Charts Company's Physical Singles Chart. [7]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Doe Deer" – 1:37
  2. "Mother Knows Best" (2004 version) – 2:01

Side B

  1. "Insectica" (2004 version) – 1:48
  2. "Seed" (2004 version) – 1:42

Personnel

Adapted from the vinyl liner notes. [8]

Charts

Chart performance for "Doe Deer"
Chart (2010)Peak
position
UK Physical Singles Chart (OCC) [7] 48

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