Audience (Cold War Kids song)
| "Audience" | |||||||
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| Single by Cold War Kids | |||||||
| from the album Behave Yourself | |||||||
| Released | December 1, 2009[1] | ||||||
| Format | Digital download, radio airplay | ||||||
| Recorded | 2009 at Tackyland (Long Beach) | ||||||
| Genre | Indie rock, blues rock | ||||||
| Length | 3:02 | ||||||
| Label | Downtown | ||||||
| Writer(s) | Cold War Kids | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Matt Wignall | ||||||
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"Audience" (often titled as "Audience of One") is a song by American indie rock band Cold War Kids. It was the sole single off their seventh EP Behave Yourself (2010). The song was made available as a free download by the band on November 2009 before being officially released on December 1, 2009.
The song had a great response from critics who saw it as a return to form for the band. The song peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, their third top 40 hit on that chart. A music video was made for the single and premiered on January 2010.
Critical reception
"Audience" was given a great reception from critics. Heather Phares of AllMusic praised the song, saying that it brought the band's sound and Willett's voice "closer to the Jeff Buckley-tinged side of their music than their feisty rock".[2] Dave Park of Prefix also praised the song, saying that he found "a latently bittersweet quality to it that adds an extra layer of humanity and relativity to the affair".[3]
Music video
Directed by Vern Moen, the video takes places on a sailboat where the band members play one-half of a couple going through their morning at sea, while subtitles show what each other is saying. Intercut are scenes of the band performing in a house and when each of them are seen underwater. The video was uploaded on the band's YouTube page on January 25, 2010.
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[4] | 39 |
References
- ↑ "Modern Rock – Airplay Archive". FMQB. Mediaspan Online Services. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ Phares, Heather. "Review: Behave Yourself". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ Park, Dave (January 27, 2010). "Album Review: Cold War Kids - Behave Yourself". Prefix. Prefix Media Inc. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Cold War Kids – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Cold War Kids. Retrieved May 23, 2014.