Tongues (song)

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"Tongues"
Joywave - Tongues cover art.jpg
Single by Joywave featuring KOPPS
from the album How Do You Feel Now?, and the EP How Do You Feel?
B-side "Remixes"
ReleasedApril 9, 2013
Recorded2013
Genre Indie pop, indietronica
Length3:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Daniel Armbruster
  • Sean Donnelly
Producer(s)
  • Daniel Armbruster
  • Sean Donnelly
Joywave singles chronology
"Dangerous"
(2013)
"Tongues"
(2013)
"Somebody New"
(2014)
Music video
"Tongues" on YouTube

"Tongues" is a song by American indie rock band Joywave and American electronic music band KOPPS. The song was released independently on April 9, 2013 [1] and then through Cultco Music and Hollywood Records on February 9, 2014, was featured on the band's second extended play How Do You Feel?, [2] and appeared on the band's debut studio album How Do You Feel Now? . The official music video for the song was uploaded on May 27, 2014 to the band's Vevo channel on YouTube. The song has been remixed by several artists, including Giorgio Moroder [3] and Big Data. [4] The song was featured on the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 15 [5] and appears in a Nexus 6P advertisement.

Contents

Music video

The official music video for the song, lasting three minutes and fifty-five seconds, was uploaded on May 27, 2014 to the band's Vevo channel on YouTube. [6] The video, which also features a NSFW tag, was directed by duo DANIELS, who also worked on the MTV VMA-nominated music video for "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake and Lil Jon. [7]

Track listing

CD-R

CD-R release [8]
No.TitleLength
1."Tongues" (featuring KOPPS)3:52
2."Tongues" (RAC Mix)3:27
3."Tongues" (Big Data Remix)3:44
4."Tongues" (Starsmith Remix)4:40

Digital download

No.TitleLength
1."Tongues" (featuring KOPPS)3:52

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [9] 54
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 42
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [11] 26
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 24
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] 50
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [14] 48

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States February 9, 2014
Digital download
March 2014Cultco CD-R [8]

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