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The House That Heaven Built
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Wikipedia article
"'The House That Heaven Built'" is the fourth 7" single by Canadian rock duo Japandroids. It was released by Polyvinyl Record Co. on May 15, 2012. The initial pressing is limited to 2000 copies on clear vinyl.[http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php?id=1739 "Polyvinyl Record Co. - Japandroids: The House That Heaven Built 7"] March 26, 2012 accessed March 31, 2012. The song is the first single from Japandroids' second album 'Celebration Rock'.[http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php?id=1808 "Polyvinyl Record Co. - Japandroids: Celebration Rock CD/LP"] March 26, 2012 accessed March 31, 2012.
On February 27, 2013, the song was announced as the winner of a contest to determine the entrance music for the Vancouver Canucks NHL team.Pelly, Jenn [http://pitchfork.com/news/49726-japandroids-the-house-that-heaven-built-is-now-the-vancouver-canucks-entrance-song/ Japandroids' "The House That Heaven Built" is now Vancouver Canucks' entrance song], 'Pitchfork Media', February 27, 2013 accessed February 28, 2013.
Critical reception
On March 27, 2012, Pitchfork Media awarded the song "The House That Heaven Built" a Best New Music designation, with Pitchfork's Jenn Pelly calling the song "a rapturous head-banger, requiring only one, oft-repeated hook of clearheaded subversiveness: 'And if they try to slow you down/ Tell them all, to go to hell.'" Pelly, Jenn. [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13363-the-house-that-heaven-built/ "Single Review: The House That Heaven Built"]. 'Pitchfork Media.' March 27, 2012. Accessed March 31, 2012. The same website ranked the song #5 on its list of the top 100 tracks of 2012, with Brandon Stosuy writing: "At first, Japandroids reminded me of music and a sensibility from my youthful wanderings: basement shows, photocopied zines, couches you only saw once. But seeing that sing-along made me think about how punk spirit, however you define it, is something that can't be relegated to the past. There will always be rock kids who go to a show wanting to be saved. In 2012, this was their anthem."[http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9015-the-top-100-tracks-of-2012/10/ The Top 100 Tracks of 2012]. Pitchfork Media. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
'Rolling Stone' named the song the 24th-best song of 2012.
Music video
A video for "The House That Heaven Built", Japandroids' first and only music video, was released on August 13, 2012.Minsker, Evan [http://pitchfork.com/news/47475-video-japandroids-the-house-that-heaven-built/ "Video: Japandroids: "The House That Heaven Built""], 'Pitchfork Media', August 13, 2012 accessed January 22, 2014. The black-and-white video, directed by Jim Larson and produced by Pitchfork.tv, documented one week in the life of Japandroids on tour using footage from the east coast portion of their spring 2012 US tour, including live footage from shows in Toronto, Montreal, Boston, New York City, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C.Minsker, Evan [http://pitchfork.com/news/48935-watch-japandroids-offer-commentary-on-their-house-that-heaven-built-music-video/ "Japandroids Offer Commentary on Their "House That Heaven Built" Music Video"], 'Pitchfork Media', December 13, 2012 accessed January 22, 2014.
Track listing
# "The House That Heaven Built" - 4:49
# "Jack The Ripper" (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds cover) - 3:55
Charts
References
Category:2012 singles
Category:Japandroids songs
Category:2011 songs
Category:Polyvinyl Record Co. singles
Category:Vancouver Canucks
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