PPP (song)

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"PPP"
Beach House - PPP (single).png
Single by Beach House
from the album Depression Cherry
ReleasedAugust 6, 2015
Genre Dream pop
Length6:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Beach House singles chronology
"Sparks"
(2015)
"PPP"
(2015)
"Beyond Love"
(2015)

"PPP" is a song by American dream pop band Beach House. It was released as a single alongside "Beyond Love" on August 6, 2015, through Sub Pop, from the band's fifth studio album, Depression Cherry (2015).

Contents

Release

"PPP" was previewed in an interview with WBUR-FM's Here and Now , along with "Beyond Love" and the previously-released single "Sparks". [1] [2] The song would also be released on the band's website along with the said singles through their now-unavailable "Single Finder" feature, [3] where one of the singles start playing based on the user's choice of three songs from the band's past catalogue. [4] [5]

Composition

At 6:08 in length, "PPP" is written in 6
8
time and in the key of D♭. [6]

Critical reception

Upon release, "PPP" was profiled by publications such as Pitchfork Media, and Stereogum, with the latter describing the song as "gorgeous". [7] As of August 2024, the song has been streamed over 70 million times on the popular music streaming service Spotify.

Track listing

  1. "PPP" (radio edit) – 4:00

References

  1. White, Caitlin (August 6, 2015). "Preview New Beach House Songs "PPP" And "Beyond Love"". Stereogum . Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  2. Gordon, Jeremy (August 6, 2015). "Beach House Preview Depression Cherry Tracks "PPP" and "Beyond Love"". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. Vain, Madison (August 10, 2015). "Beach House share new songs off 'Depression Cherry' — if you'll play a game with them". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  4. Brown, Harley (August 10, 2015). "Beach House Share 'Beyond Love,' 'PPP' via Website Questionnaire". Spin . Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  5. Geslani, Michelle (August 10, 2015). "Beach House premieres full versions of "PPP" and "Beyond Love" — listen". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  6. "Key & BPM for PPP by Beach House". tunebat.com.
  7. Helman, Peter (August 10, 2015). "Beach House – "PPP" & "Beyond Love"". Stereogum . Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  8. PPP (CD liner notes). Beach House. Bella Union. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)