Drunk Girls

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"Drunk Girls"
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Single by LCD Soundsystem
from the album This Is Happening
B-side
ReleasedMay 3, 2010
Recorded2009–2010
Genre
Length3:42
Label DFA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) James Murphy
LCD Soundsystem singles chronology
"Pow Pow"
(2010)
"Drunk Girls"
(2010)
"I Can Change"
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

"Drunk Girls" is a song by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was released as the second single from their third studio album, This Is Happening (2010), on May 3, 2010. Band frontman James Murphy has described the song as "dumb" but added "I like dumb, short stuff." [5] Structurally, the song contains call-and-response elements similar to The Velvet Underground song "White Light/White Heat". The 7" single features a cover of the song by San Francisco psychedelic rock band Wooden Shjips.

Contents

Music video

The music video for the single was co-directed by Spike Jonze and James Murphy. The video features Murphy and bandmates Nancy Whang and Pat Mahoney attempting to sing while being abused by people dressed as pandas. [6] The video was shot at Factory Studios in Brooklyn, NY.

Track listing

7" single

A. Drunk Girls
B. Drunk Girls (Wooden Shjips version)

12" single

A. Drunk Girls
B. Drunk Girls (Holy Ghost! remix)

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
France (SNEP) [7] 47
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [8] 179

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