Video Game (song)

For songs with a similar title, see Video Games (disambiguation).

"Video Game"
Single by Sufjan Stevens
from the album The Ascension
Released	August 13, 2020 (2020-08-13)
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	4:15
Label	Asthmatic Kitty
Songwriter(s)	Sufjan Stevens
Producer(s)	Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens singles chronology
"America" (2020) "Video Game" (2020) "Sugar" (2020)
Music video
"Video Game" on YouTube

"Video Game" is a song written, recorded, and produced by American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens for his eighth studio album, The Ascension (2020). It was released as the album's second single on August 13, 2020, through Stevens' Asthmatic Kitty label. ^[1] It has been called a synth-pop song with lyrics that describe the effects of social media upon society. ^{[2] [3] [4]} A music video for the track was released alongside the single. ^{[5] [6]}

Track listings

Digital download/streaming ^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Video Game"	4:15

Streaming – Spotify single edition ^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Video Game"	4:16
2.	"America"	13:30

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Video Game"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	August 13, 2020	Digital download streaming	Asthmatic Kitty	[7]
United States		Streaming (Spotify single edition)		[8]

References

1. Moore, Sam (August 13, 2020). "Watch Sufjan Stevens' video for his new single 'Video Game', starring TikTok's Jalaiah Harmon". NME . Retrieved January 24, 2021.
2. Hogan, Marc (August 13, 2020). "Sufjan Stevens 'Video Game'". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 24, 2021.
3. Breihan, Tom (August 13, 2020). "Sufjan Stevens – 'Video Game'". Stereogum . Retrieved January 24, 2021.
4. Young, Alex (August 13, 2020). "Sufjan Stevens Unveils New Single 'Video Game': Stream". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved January 24, 2021.
5. Minsker, Evan (August 13, 2020). "Watch Sufjan Stevens' Video for New Song 'Video Game'". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
6. Shaffer, Claire (August 13, 2020). "Sufjan Stevens Spotlights 'Renegade' Dancer Jalaiah in 'Video Game' Clip". Rolling Stone . Retrieved January 24, 2021.
7. "Video Game by Sufjan Stevens". Amazon.com (US). Retrieved January 24, 2021.
8. "Video Game" (Spotify digital single). Sufjan Stevens. Asthmatic Kitty. 2020. Spotify URI: 4FFCuJWEx69r8Azm3RI3Cw.