The Pit (song)

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"The Pit"
Single by Silversun Pickups
from the album Neck of the Woods
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2012
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, shoegazing
Length4:39 (album version)
3:44 (radio edit)
Label Dangerbird
Songwriter(s) Brian Aubert, Christopher Guanlao, Joe Lester, Nikki Monninger
Producer(s) Jacknife Lee
Silversun Pickups singles chronology
"Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)"
(2012)
"The Pit"
(2012)
"Dots and Dashes (Enough Already)"
(2013)

"The Pit" is an indie rock song performed by American alternative rock music group Silversun Pickups. The song was written by Silversun Pickups, and produced by Jacknife Lee. It serves as the second single from their third studio album, Neck of the Woods , which was released on May 8, 2012. The song reached the top five of the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in March 2013, with a peak of number three.

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