Kangaroo Court (song)

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"Kangaroo Court"
Kangaroo Court.jpg
Single by Capital Cities
from the album In a Tidal Wave of Mystery
ReleasedMarch 27, 2012 (2012-03-27)
Recorded2011
Genre
Length3:43
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Ryan Merchant
  • Sebu Simonian
Producer(s)
  • Ryan Merchant
  • Sebu Simonian
Capital Cities singles chronology
"Safe and Sound"
(2011)		"Kangaroo Court"
(2012)		"I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo"
(2013)

"Kangaroo Court" is a song by American indie pop duo Capital Cities. The song was released as a digital download in the United States on March 27, 2012, and serves as the second single from the duo's debut album In a Tidal Wave of Mystery . It was mainly written by Sebu Simonian with the help of Ryan Merchant.

Contents

Music video

Capital Cities members Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian co-directed the music video with Carlos Lopez Estrada. The video was released on YouTube on September 5, 2013. [1] The video features appearances from Darren Criss, Shannon Woodward, and Channing Holmes. The story tells of a zebra (Merchant), who has been forbidden from a club called The Kangaroo Court. Attempting entry disguised as a horse, he falls for a lapdog (Woodward). Her date that night, a bulldog (Criss), becomes jealous and send his henchmen to reveal the zebra for who he actually is. The zebra is placed under arrest for his crime and sent to court to face a kangaroo judge (Holmes). He is found guilty immediately and is executed, and later eaten, by a lion (Simonian).

A lyric video was published on YouTube [2] on October 29, 2013.

An extended cut of the video was released in 2022. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Kangaroo Court" – 3:43
  1. "Kangaroo Court" (radio edit) – 3:22
  2. "Kangaroo Court" (Robert DeLong remix) – 2:57
  3. "Stayin' Alive" – 4:04
  4. "One Minute More"* – 3:38
  5. "Kangaroo Court" (Shook remix) – 4:10
  6. "Kangaroo Court" (Forever Kid remix) – 4:42
  1. "Kangaroo Court" – 3:43
  2. "Kangaroo Court" (Shook Remix) – 4:09
  3. "New Town Crier" original song – 3:22
  4. "New Town Crier" (Napoleon Remix) – 3:31
Notes

Remixes

In October 2013, Capital Cities, Fitz and the Tantrums, and DJ Earworm released a mash-up song entitled "Kangaroo League", which combined "Kangaroo Court" with Capital Cities' previous single "Safe and Sound" and Fitz and the Tantrums' "Out of My League", to promote the two groups' joint "Bright Futures" tour. [9]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Kangaroo Court"
Chart (2013)Peak
position
Germany (GfK) [10] 81
Mexico Airplay ( Billboard ) [11] 41
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 50

Certifications

Certifications for "Kangaroo Court"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [13] Gold30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "Kangaroo Court"
RegionDateFormatLabel
United States [4] [14] March 27, 2012 Digital download EMI
August 6, 2013 Modern rock radioLazy Hooks, Capitol Records
Canada [5] December 17, 2013Digital download (EP)Capitol Records
Italy [15] January 24, 2014 Contemporary hit radio
Canada [7] April 1, 2014Digital download (EP)
United States [8]

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