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White Sky (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'White Sky'" is the fourth single from Vampire Weekend's second album 'Contra'. 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.
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.
While Koenig considered 'Contra' to be "something of a Californian album", "White Sky" deals with someone exploring New York and its residents.
Track listing
*'Digital EP'
#"White Sky" - 2:58
#"White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Club Mix) - 6:43
#"White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Warp Dub Mix) - 5:13
#"White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Vamp Dub Mix) - 3:57
*'Digital Remixes EP'
#"White Sky" - 2:58
#"White Sky" (Ccile Remix) - 6:41
#"White Sky" (New Look Remix) - 2:51
#"White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Club Mix) - 6:42
Personnel
'Vampire Weekend'
* Ezra Koenig lead vocals, guitar
* Rostam Batmanglij piano, background vocals, vocal harmonies, keyboards, harpsichord, VSS-30, drum, synth, sampler programming, guitar
* Christopher Tomson drums
* Chris Baio bass, background vocals
'Technical'
* Rostam Batmanglij mixing, engineering
* Shane Stoneback mixing assistance, engineering
* Justin Gerrish engineering
* Fernando Lodeiro engineering assistance
* Emily Lazar mastering
* Joe LaPorta assistant mastering engineering
Accolades
Chart positions
References
Category:2010 singles
Category:Vampire Weekend songs
Category:2010 songs
Category:XL Recordings singles
Category:Songs written by Chris Baio
Category:Songs written by Ezra Koenig
Category:Songs written by Chris Tomson
Category:Songs written by Rostam Batmanglij
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