2000 single by Grandaddy
"The Crystal Lake" |
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Single by Grandaddy |
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from the album The Sophtware Slump |
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A-side | "The Crystal Lake" |
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B-side | "Our Dying Brains" |
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Released | 29 May 2000 |
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Genre | Indie rock |
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Label | V2 |
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Songwriter(s) | Jason Lytle |
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Producer(s) | Jason Lytle |
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Grandaddy singles chronology |
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"A.M. 180" (1998) | "The Crystal Lake" (2000) | "Hewlett's Daughter" (2000) | |
"The Crystal Lake" is a song by American indie rock band Grandaddy from their second album, The Sophtware Slump. It was released as a single on 29 May 2000 by record label V2,[1] and was re-released in several formats in early 2001.
Content
Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle described the song as "that age-old story, repeated many times in country music, of the wayward soul who leaves a small town with hopes and dreams of the unknown and winds up full of regret in some horrible little apartment in an unfriendly city".[2]
Release and reception
"The Crystal Lake" was released as a single on 29 May 2000. It peaked at number 78 on the UK Singles Chart when first released and number 38 when re-issued in 2001.[3]
The song was listed as the 295th best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork.[4]
Track listings
- 2000 release
- CD
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Crystal Lake" | |
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2. | "Our Dying Brains" | |
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3. | "First Movement/Message Send: ID#5646766" | |
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- 7"
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Crystal Lake" | |
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2. | "Our Dying Brains" | |
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- 2001 releases
- CD1
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Crystal Lake" | |
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2. | "Moe Bandy Mountaineers" | |
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3. | "She-Deleter" | |
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- CD2
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Crystal Lake" | |
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2. | "What Can't Be Erased" | |
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3. | "I Don't Want to Record Anymore" | |
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- 7"
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Crystal Lake" | |
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2. | "Rode My Bike to My Sister's Wedding" | |
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References
- ^ "Grandaddy Frontman in Hat Spat", NME, 23 May 2000, retrieved 2011-08-07
- ^ McCormick, Neil (2001) "Bearded and proud", Daily Telegraph, 1 February 2001, retrieved 2011-08-07
- ^ "Grandaddy | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500-201". Pitchfork. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
External links
- "The Crystal Lake" at Discogs (list of releases) (original release)
- "The Crystal Lake" at Discogs (list of releases) (2001 re-release)
- Video on YouTube
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