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White Sky (song)

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Released
  
August 6, 2010

Genre
  
Indie pop, synthpop

Label
  
XL

Recorded
  
2009

Length
  
2:58

Writer(s)
  
Vampire Weekend

"White Sky" is the fourth single from Vampire Weekend's second album Contra. The single release features three remixes of the song by Basement Jaxx. It is also the first song to be written on Contra, dating back before their debut album was released.

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Production and composition

Band keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij made a 30-second loop on his computer, and Ezra Koenig kept listening to it at his home until he came up with the melody for it.

While Koening considered Contra to be "something of a Californian album", "White Sky" deals with someone exploring New York and its residents.

Track listing

  • Digital EP
    1. "White Sky" - 2:58
    2. "White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Club Mix) - 6:43
    3. "White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Warp Dub Mix) - 5:13
    4. "White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Vamp Dub Mix) - 3:57
  • Digital Remixes EP
    1. "White Sky" - 2:58
    2. "White Sky" (Cécile Remix) - 6:41
    3. "White Sky" (New Look Remix) - 2:51
    4. "White Sky" (Basement Jaxx Club Mix) - 6:42

    References

    White Sky (song) Wikipedia
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