Sea of Love (The National song)

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"Sea of Love"
Single by The National
from the album Trouble Will Find Me
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2013 (2013-09-02)
Recorded2012–13
Genre Indie rock
Length3:41
Label 4AD
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The National singles chronology
"Graceless"
(2013)
"Sea of Love"
(2013)
"I Need My Girl"
(2014)

"Sea of Love" is a song by American indie rock band The National. Written by band members Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner, it appears as the fifth track on the band's sixth studio album Trouble Will Find Me . "Sea of Love" was released as the album's fourth single on September 2, 2013. The music video for the song, which preceded its release as a radio single, debuted on May 8, 2013. [1]

Contents

Personnel

Credits adapted from Trouble Will Find Me liner notes. [2]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United StatesSeptember 2, 2013 Adult album alternative radio

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References

  1. "The National pay homage to Latvian band with video for 'Sea of Love'". www.thecurrent.org. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  2. Trouble Will Find Me (liner notes). The National. 4AD. 2013. CAD3315CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)