White Sky (song)

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"White Sky"
White Sky cover.jpg
Single by Vampire Weekend
from the album Contra
ReleasedAugust 6, 2010
Recorded2009
Genre
Length2:58
Label XL
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s) Ezra Koenig
Producer(s) Rostam Batmanglij
Vampire Weekend singles chronology
"Holiday"
(2010)		"White Sky"
(2010)		"Diane Young"
(2013)
Alternative cover
White Sky girl.jpg
cover for 12" vinyl

"White Sky" is the fourth single from Vampire Weekend's second album Contra . [1] The single release features three remixes of the song by Basement Jaxx. It is also the first song to be written on Contra, dating back before their debut album was released.

Contents

Production and composition

Band keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij made a 30-second loop on his computer, and Ezra Koenig kept listening to it at his home until he came up with the melody for it. [2]

While Koenig considered Contra to be "something of a Californian album", "White Sky" deals with someone exploring New York and its residents. [2]

Track listing

  1. "White Sky" - 2:58
  2. "White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Club Mix) - 6:43
  3. "White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Warp Dub Mix) - 5:13
  4. "White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Vamp Dub Mix) - 3:57
  1. "White Sky" - 2:58
  2. "White Sky" (Cécile Remix) - 6:41
  3. "White Sky" (New Look Remix) - 2:51
  4. "White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Club Mix) - 6:42

Personnel

Vampire Weekend

Technical

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
Rolling Stone 50 Best Songs of 2010 [5] 20107

Chart positions

Chart (2010–11)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [6] 16
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia) [7] 32
France (SNEP) [8] 60
Mexico Ingles Airplay ( Billboard ) [9] 14
UK Indie (OCC) [10] 6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [11] 78
US Dance/Electronic Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [12] 7
US Hot Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [13] 22

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