Our Own House (song)

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"Our Own House"
Single by MisterWives
from the album Our Own House
Released2015 (2015)
Recorded2014 (2014)
Genre Indie pop
Length3:52
Label Photo Finish
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Bryan Fryzel [2]
MisterWives singles chronology
"Vagabond"
(2014)
"Our Own House"
(2015)
"Hurricane"
(2015)
Music video
"Our Own House" on YouTube

"Our Own House" is a song performed by American indie pop band MisterWives. It is the opening track on their debut full-length album of the same name and was issued as the album's first single. The song was co-written by lead singer Mandy Lee. [1] It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard rock chart in 2015. [3]

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Critical reception

The song has received positive reviews. Alex Bear of idobi Radio described it as "an explosion [of] brilliant colors between chilled-out verses". [4] Garrett Kamps of Billboard and Miles Waymer of Entertainment Weekly both praised the song's disco feel, with the former further complimenting its "Nile Rodgers-style" guitar work; [2] and the latter stating that Lee's vocals result in a "soaring, emotional melody" while positively comparing her sound to Lorde and Gossip. [5]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Andrew Joffe. [6]

Chart positions

Chart (2015) [3] Peak
position
France (SNEP) [7] 87
US Rock Songs ( Billboard )25

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