2021
Vampire Weekend * Track #14 On Father of the Bride
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2021 by Vampire Weekend
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Vampire WeekendProduced by
Ezra Koenig & Ariel RechtshaidWrited by
Ezra Koenig & 細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono)About
With its melancholic reflection on the passing of time, “2021” is one of six singles from Vampire Weekend’s fourth album Father of the Bride.
The song features a refrain from singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis and samples a synth line from legendary Japanese musician Haruomi Hosono of Yellow Magic Orche...
2021 Lyrics
[Intro: Jenny Lewis]
Boy, boy
[Verse: Ezra Koenig & Jenny Lewis]
2021, will you think about me?
I could wait a year, but I shouldn't wait three (Boy)
I don't wanna be (Boy)
2021, will you think about us?
Copper goes green, steel beams go rust (Boy)
It's a matter of (Boy)
[Refrain: Jenny Lewis]
Boy, boy
Boy, boy
[Verse: Ezra Koenig & Jenny Lewis]
2021, will you think about me?
I could wait a year, but I couldn't wait three (Boy)
I don't wanna be (Boy)
2021, will you think about us?
Copper goes green, steel beams go rust (Boy)
It's a matter of (Boy)
2021 Q&A
Who wrote 2021's ?
2021 was written by Ezra Koenig & 細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono).
Who produced 2021's ?
2021 was produced by Ezra Koenig & Ariel Rechtshaid.
When did Vampire Weekend release 2021?
Vampire Weekend released 2021 on Thu Jan 24 2019.
What's the story behind that Haruomi Hosono sample?
Ezra Koenig, in a Beats 1 interview with Matt Wilkinson:
This is music that he composed in the ’80s to be played in Muji stores in Japan. And when I first heard it, I was so struck by it and I immediately started looping it and I started writing this song on top of it. So anyway, shout out to Haruo...
What's the story behind the Jenny Lewis sample?
In an interview with Bob Boilen of NPR, Ezra said,
I wanted some type of sample like that and I heard something like and [producer] Ariel [Rechtshaid] suggested “Boy” and we had Jenny come in and record it and we pitched it and it’s weird. So we credited her as Jenny Lewis-Boy.”