"Drunk Girls"
Single by LCD Soundsystem
from the album This Is Happening
B-side
ReleasedMay 3, 2010
Recorded2009–2010
Genre
Length3:42
LabelDFA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)James Murphy
LCD Soundsystem singles chronology
"Pow Pow"
(2010) 		"Drunk Girls"
(2010) 		"I Can Change"
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone[4]

"Drunk Girls" is a song by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was released as the second single from their third studio album, This Is Happening (2010), on May 3, 2010. Band frontman James Murphy has described the song as "dumb" but added "I like dumb, short stuff."[5] Structurally, the song contains call-and-response elements similar to The Velvet Underground song "White Light/White Heat". The 7" single features a cover of the song by San Francisco psychedelic rock band Wooden Shjips.

Music video

The music video for the single was co-directed by Spike Jonze and James Murphy. The video features Murphy and bandmates Nancy Whang and Pat Mahoney attempting to sing while being abused by people dressed as pandas.[6] The video was shot at Factory Studios in Brooklyn, NY.

Track listing

7" single

A. Drunk Girls
B. Drunk Girls (Wooden Shjips version)

12" single

A. Drunk Girls
B. Drunk Girls (Holy Ghost! remix)

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[7] 47
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 179

References

  1. ^ Ryan, Chris (April 20, 2010). "New Video: LCD Soundsystem, 'Drunk Girls'". MTV. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "Glastonbury Festival - LCD Soundsystem". BBC. 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "LCD Soundsystem, 'This Is Happening' (DFA/Virgin)". Spin. May 4, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  4. ^ O'Donnell, Kevin (2010-04-01). "LCD Soundsystem "Drunk Girls"". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  5. ^ Reuters - LCD Soundsystem raises glass to "Drunk Girls"
  6. ^ Spike Jonze Co-Directed “Drunk Girls” Music Video for LCD Soundsystem Archived November 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "LCD Soundsystem – Drunk Girls" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  8. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK – L". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 16 July 2013.


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