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About This Track
1901 is a song by French alternative rock band Phoenix and is featured on their fourth studio album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. It was released in February 2009 as the album’s lead single, originally as a free download from the band’s official website, but was issued as a retail single due to the song’s popularity. A music video for the song was released in May. In July, the song entered the U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs chart, where it peaked at number one in January 2010.
1901 has received mostly positive reviews from music critics, with Pitchfork Media’s Jason Crock saying it is “just as smooth and spirited and dementedly catchy as any of their best singles.” In October 2009, 1901 ranked number 228 in Pitchfork’s list of “The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s,” the fifth-highest placement on the list amongst 2009 songs. The NME’s Gavin Haynes praised the song’s “rave-like stop-go guitars,” while Evan Sawdey of PopMatters said it might be Phoenix’s “finest song to date.” The song was ranked number two on Spin magazine’s list of the “20 Best Summer Songs of 2009.”
The song’s popularity has expanded into multiple media. Phoenix performed 1901 on television programs such as The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, Late Show with David Letterman, Saturday Night Live, and MTV’s It’s On with Alexa Chung. The song was also featured in episodes of Gossip Girl and Melrose Place, the trailer for the film New York, I Love You, a television advertisement for the 2010 Cadillac SRX, and is included on the soundtrack to the NHL 2K10 video game.
1901 has received mostly positive reviews from music critics, with Pitchfork Media’s Jason Crock saying it is “just as smooth and spirited and dementedly catchy as any of their best singles.” In October 2009, 1901 ranked number 228 in Pitchfork’s list of “The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s,” the fifth-highest placement on the list amongst 2009 songs. The NME’s Gavin Haynes praised the song’s “rave-like stop-go guitars,” while Evan Sawdey of PopMatters said it might be Phoenix’s “finest song to date.” The song was ranked number two on Spin magazine’s list of the “20 Best Summer Songs of 2009.”
The song’s popularity has expanded into multiple media. Phoenix performed 1901 on television programs such as The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, Late Show with David Letterman, Saturday Night Live, and MTV’s It’s On with Alexa Chung. The song was also featured in episodes of Gossip Girl and Melrose Place, the trailer for the film New York, I Love You, a television advertisement for the 2010 Cadillac SRX, and is included on the soundtrack to the NHL 2K10 video game.
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iremane wrote:
i love that ..it's amazing
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keithgurl97 wrote:
Amazing.
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CarolQz wrote:
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princesskhym wrote:
<33333
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galblaub wrote:
Душевно...
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Rastamarie wrote:
<3
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arcticmonkeykid wrote:
only french band that i can seriously jam to
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mrshammett wrote:
i can't not dance when this comes on, even at my desk at work.
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JoyFormidable wrote:
love this track
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ifeelleftout wrote:
i have a boner
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RoxyIndieLove wrote:
:D
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VasquezJosh wrote:
Diggin the electronic tones!
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muddypuddles wrote:
watch them build up a material tower, think its not gonna stay anyway think its over-rated :)
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unitinu wrote:
Soo good! S2 S2 S2
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craftycinematic wrote:
goin' hey hey hey hey hey hey heyyyy <3
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JessyGirl wrote:
♥
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Arcangel808 wrote:
Fallin Fallin ...............Fallin!!
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passport90 wrote:
hey hey hey hey hey
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benluke4 wrote:
love in this!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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NLC_yahoo_girl wrote:
OMG I get so excited everytime I hear it come on!!!
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