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The Funeral (Band of Horses song)

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Genre
  
Alternative rock

Label
  
Sub Pop Kids Records

Length
  
5:21

Released
  
May 21, 2006 (US) May 21, 2007 (UK)

Format
  
7" video single digital download

Recorded
  
2005 Avast Studios (Seattle, Washington)

"The Funeral" is a song by the American rock band Band of Horses, taken from their debut studio album, Everything All the Time (2006). The alternative rock song was written by the band members. The song was released as the debut single from the band and lead single from the album. A live version of the song appeared earlier on the band's self-titled EP, under the original name "Billion Day Funeral".

Contents

In August 2009, Pitchfork Media named "The Funeral" the 67th-greatest song of the 2000s.

Music video

On the surface the video tells the story of a man whose dog has died. Saddened by his loss, the man drowns his sorrows in alcohol. He then drives under the influence and the end of the video suggests he crashes head-on into a delivery truck.

Track listing

  1. "The Funeral" - 5:21 (plays at 33 RPM)
  2. "The End's Not Near" - 3:45 (plays at 45 RPM)

Personnel

  • Ben Bridwell - Vocals, guitar
  • Mat Brooke - Guitar
  • Chris Early - Bass guitar
  • Tim Meinig / Sera Cahoone - Drums
  • Film

  • Assassination of a High School President
  • Boot Camp
  • Fully Flared
  • Love the Beast (Trailer)
  • The Stepfather
  • 127 Hours (Trailer)
  • The Collector (Trailer)
  • Teenage Dirtbag (Trailer)
  • Battleship
  • Love and Honor
  • In the Name Of
  • Let's Be Cops
  • TV

  • 24/7 (Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather)
  • 90210 (Season 1, episode 24: "One Party Can Ruin Your Whole Summer")
  • The Best Years (Season 1, episode 13: "Mommy Dearest")
  • Criminal Minds (Season 2, episode 15: "Revelations")
  • FlashForward (Season 1, episode 22: "Future Shock")
  • Gossip Girl (Season 3, episode 22: "Last Tango, Then Paris" - Sung by Serena Ryder)
  • Kyle XY (Season 2, episode 9: "Ghost In The Machine")
  • Mercy (Season 1, episode 16 : "I'm Fine")
  • Blue Mountain State (Season 3, episode 9 : "The C-Word")
  • My Life as Liz (Season 1, episode 4: "Liz's Got Talent (Part 2)" - Sung by Liz Lee)
  • Numb3rs (Season 4, episode 11: "Breaking Point")
  • One Tree Hill (Season 4, episode 7: "All These Things That I've Done")
  • Standoff (Season 1, episode 12: "No Strings")
  • How I Met Your Mother (Season 8, Episode 1: "Farhampton")
  • Angel from Hell (Season 1, Episode 1: "Pilot")
  • Other

  • Skate (2007 video game)
  • Ford Edge (2008 television commercial)
  • Danny MacAskill (YouTube video of bike trials stunts)
  • Rock Band Network (Downloadable content)
  • Songs that sample "The Funeral"

  • "Comin' Up" by The Grouch & Eligh
  • "The Prayer" by Kid Cudi
  • "She Dont Love Me" by Lil B
  • "The World So Cold" by Soulja Boy
  • "Old Haunts" by Memoryhouse
  • "The Funeral" by Dash Berlin
  • "Handlebars" by Flobots
  • "First" by Cold War Kids
  • References

    The Funeral (Band of Horses song) Wikipedia