Sacrilege (song)
"Sacrilege" | ||||
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Single by Yeah Yeah Yeahs | ||||
from the album Mosquito | ||||
Released | February 25, 2013 (Digital download) | |||
Recorded | Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:50 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
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Producer(s) | ||||
Yeah Yeah Yeahs singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Sacrilege" on YouTube |
"Sacrilege" is the first single from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' fourth album Mosquito released on February 25, 2013 as a digital download.[1] It was recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas and produced by TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek and English record producer Nick Launay.[2][3]
Performances
[edit]The band appeared on Late Show with David Letterman on April 5, 2013 to perform "Sacrilege", accompanied by the gospel choir Broadway Inspirational Voices.[4]
Reception
[edit]"Sacrilege" was named "Best New Track" by Pitchfork Media February 26, 2013. Dan Martinson stated in his positive review, "Karen O falls for an angel who falls from the sky, the constant clank of Brian Chase's cymbals and Nick Zinner's guitar curlicues evoke "Gimme Shelter" with an exaggerated gospel swing."[5]
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by French collective Megaforce and premiered on March 26, 2013.[6] The video stars English model and actress Lily Cole.[7] The video consists of a chronologically reversed sequence of events outlining the rationale and events leading to a group of people in a small town shooting a man and burning a promiscuous woman (Cole) alive. The band does not appear in the video.
In popular culture
[edit]In July 2013, "Sacrilege" was featured in the season three premiere episode of Suits.
In October 2013, "Sacrilege" was featured across the closing scenes of the second episode of The Originals.[8]
The song was used in the September 2023 premiere episode of Wilderness, played while Jenna Coleman's character lashes out and burns her cheating husband's (Oliver Jackson-Cohen, not present in scene) clothes.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sacrilege" | 3:50 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sacrilege" | 3:50 |
2. | "Mosquito" (Live from Area 52) | 3:24 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] | 74 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] | 137 |
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[11] | 49 |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[12] | 33 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mosquito (Deluxe Version) by Yeah Yeah Yeahs". Retrieved November 6, 2019 – via music.apple.com.
- ^ a b "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Sacrilege" vinyl version. Companies, credits, notes, barcode". Discogs. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ Breihan, Tom. (14 January 2013). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Mosquito details". Stereogum. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ "Watch Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Letterman". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ Martinson, Dan. "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Mosquito details". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ "Megaforce". Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "Watch Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Sacrilege" Video, Starring Lily Cole, Announce Tour". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ The Originals - Music Scene - Sacrilege by Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 1x02 (YouTube). 2013-10-09 [2013-10-08]. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "CHART: CLUK Update 13.04.2013 (wk14)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ^ "Mosquito – Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Awards (Billboard Singles)". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
External links
[edit]- "Sacrilege" official music video on YouTube
- "Sacrilege" at Discogs (list of releases)
- Usage in film and television: see "Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Soundtrack. 'Sacrilege'"[dead link]at IMDb