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| Released | August 6, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Dream pop | |||
| Length | 6:08 | |||
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"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).
"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]
At 6:08 in length, "PPP" is written in 6
8 time and in the key of D♭. [6]
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.
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