Dominos (The Big Pink song)

For other uses, see Domino (disambiguation).
"Dominos"
Single by The Big Pink
from the album A Brief History of Love
Released September 7, 2009
Format 7" vinyl, digital download
Recorded Electric Lady Studios, New York
Genre Indie rock, electro rock
Length 3:46
Label 4AD (AD 2931)
Writer(s) Milo Cordell, Robbie Furze
Producer The Big Pink, Paul Epworth
The Big Pink singles chronology
"Stop the World"
(2009)		 "Dominos"
(2009)		 "Velvet"
(re-issue)
(2010)

"Dominos" is the first single from The Big Pink's debut album A Brief History of Love. "Dominos" was released as a digital download and on 7" vinyl on September 7, 2009, a week before the release of the album. The song was co-produced by the band and record producer Paul Epworth, and mixed by Rich Costey (who also produced the album).[1] In their native United Kingdom, the song peaked on the UK Singles Chart at #27[2] and #10 on the Irish Singles Chart in the Republic of Ireland.[3] The single's B-side, "She's No Sense", features vocals from Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine.[4]

"Dominos" is The Big Pink's fourth single, three having been released before their debut album throughout 2008 and 2009. The song was remixed by Switch and made available as a free digital download track on the band's website on 23 October 2009.[5] "Dominos" has also been featured in Xbox 360 television advertisements in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the song was used in a promo spot for Skins series 3 premiere on BBC America. The song was featured in the episode "Let The Games Begin" of 90210.[6]

On Pitchfork Media's end-of-the-year Top 100 Tracks of 2009 list, "Dominos" was voted in at #18.[7] On 24 February 2010, "Dominos" won Best Track of the Year at the NME Awards.[8] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 72 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[9]

The song is heavily sampled on Nicki Minaj's track "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" on her debut album Pink Friday.

Contents

Track listing

7" vinyl (AD 2931) and download
  1. "Dominos" – 3:48
  2. "She's No Sense" – 3:15
Remixes

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[10] 27
UK Indie Chart 2
Irish Singles Chart[11] 10
US Billboard Alternative Songs[12] 36

Credits

  1. "Dominos"
    • Produced by The Big Pink and Paul Epworth.
    • Valentine Fillol-Cordier – backing vocals.
    • Akiko Matsuura – drums.
    • Engineered by Mark Rankin.
    • Mixed by Rich Costey.
  2. "She's No Sense"
    • Produced and mixed by The Big Pink.
    • Florence Welch – vocals.

References

  1. ^ BBC - Newsbeat - Music - The Big Pink slam indie cool tag
  2. ^ "Chart Stats - Big Pink". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=12413. Retrieved 2009-10-27. 
  3. ^ "Discography The Big Pink". irish-charts.com. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Big+Pink. Retrieved 2009-010-27. 
  4. ^ Big Pink, The - Dominos (7", Single) at Discogs
  5. ^ The Big Pink / Download the Switch remix of "Dominos"
  6. ^ "90210 Music - Season 4, Episode 4". The CW. October 2011. http://www.cwtv.com/music/90210/season-4/episode-404. Retrieved October 13, 2011. 
  7. ^ Pitchfork: Staff Lists: The Top 100 Tracks of 2009 (page 9)
  8. ^ http://twitter.com/nmeradio
  9. ^ http://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/8
  10. ^ The Big Pink - Chart Stats (UK)
  11. ^ The Big Pink - Chart Stats (IRE)
  12. ^ The Big Pink - Chart Stats (USA)
  13. ^ panoptika.net - The Big Pink - Dominos