Released June 1, 2009 Recorded 2008 Label Warp | Format 7"
Digital download Length 4:03 | |
Genre Indie pop, chamber pop, dream pop | ||
"Two Weeks" is a song by the American indie rock band Grizzly Bear, and the first single from the band's third studio album, Veckatimest. The song was released as a single on June 1, 2009. The song features backing vocals from Victoria Legrand, singer and organist for the dream pop duo Beach House. The song was played live for the first time on Late Show with David Letterman in July 2008.
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Accolades
Pitchfork Media ranked "Two Weeks" at #162 in their Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s list. It was also voted in at number 61 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2009.
Music video
The video for "Two Weeks" was directed by Patrick Daughters. It features the band members sitting on an altar at an empty church, singing along to the song as slowly their heads and faces start to glow, then sparks fly from their heads and ultimately their heads catch fire as the video ends.
Featured
This song has featured in a number of adverts and TV shows, including:
The song is also sampled in the following songs:
Das Racist mentions the song in "Free Jazzmatazz." They claim about their own song, ironically, "this is the best song ever. Better than 'Juicy' [...] better than "Two Weeks" by Grizzly Bear. That's a pretty good song, right?" .