VCR (song)

"VCR"
Single by The xx
from the album xx
B-side "Insects"[1]
"You Got the Love"[2]
Released 24 January 2010 (2010-01-24)
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD, digital download[3]
Recorded 2009
Genre Indie pop
Length 02:59
Label Young Turks
Writer(s) The xx
Producer The xx
The xx singles chronology
"Islands"
(2009)		 "VCR"
(2010)		 "Islands"
(re-release)
(2010)

"VCR" is the fourth single by British Mercury Music Prize-winning band The xx, from their self-titled debut album. The single was first released in the UK on 24 January 2010. The song was also featured on the episode "Black Friday" from the television series Lie to Me.

Contents

Track listing

UK iTunes single[4]
  1. "VCR" – 2:59
  2. "Insects" – 2:28
UK Vinyl[5]
  1. "VCR" – 2:59
  2. "Insects" – 2:28
UK iTunes Four Tet Remix[6]
  1. "VCR" (Four Tet Remix) – 8:40

Chart performance

"VCR'" entered the UK Indie Chart on 31 October 2010 at number 15; as well as the UK Singles Chart at number 132,[7] marking the band's second most successful single behind "Islands" which peaked at number 34 in September 2010.[8]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK Indie (The Official Charts Company)[9] 15
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[10] 132

Release history

Region Date Format
United Kingdom 24 January 2010[4] Digital download
25 January 2010[5] 7" Vinyl
25 October 2010[6] Digital download

Cover versions

"VCR" was covered by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.[11] Their version was published at SoundCloud on 18 November 2010[12] and released as a B-side to "History of Modern (Part I)" on 28 February 2011.[13]

The Antlers released a cover of the song for their 2011 EP[14]

References

  1. ^ "xx, The - VCR (Vinyl)". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/xx-VCR/release/2112401. Retrieved 2010-11-27. 
  2. ^ "XX, The - VCR (Vinyl)". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/release/2405272. Retrieved 2010-11-27. 
  3. ^ "xx, The - VCR". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/master/256304. Retrieved 2010-11-27. 
  4. ^ a b "VCR – Single". UK iTunes Store. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/crystalised-single/id339741643. 
  5. ^ a b "VCR – Vinyl". UK iTunes Store. Apple Inc.. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002ZTIJ1Q. 
  6. ^ a b "VCR – Four Tet Remix". UK iTunes Store. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/vcr-four-tet-remix-single/id399186408. 
  7. ^ "Chart Log UK: New entries update 16.10.2010 (wk40)". http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/101016cluk.txt. Retrieved 2010-11-27. 
  8. ^ "Archive Chart 25 September 2010". The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2010-09-25/. Retrieved 2010-11-27. 
  9. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Indie Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  10. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  11. ^ "News - LISTEN: OMD Cover The XX 'VCR'". The Quietus. 19 November 2010 (2010-11-19). http://thequietus.com/articles/05315-listen-orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark-cover-the-xx-vcr. Retrieved 2010-11-27. 
  12. ^ "100% Records - OMD - VCR (rough mix) - SoundCloud". http://soundcloud.com/100percentrecords/sets/omd-vcr-set. Retrieved 2010-11-27. 
  13. ^ "History of Modern (part I) - Tracklisting announced!". 2010-02-07. http://www.omd.uk.com/story/history_of_modern_part_i_-_tracklisting_announced. Retrieved 2010-03-15. 
  14. ^ "Listen: The Antlers Cover the xx". http://www.pitchfork.com/news/44577-listen-the-antlers-cover-the-xx/. Retrieved 2011-11-09. 

External links

The xx
Romy Madley Croft · Oliver Sim · Jamie Smith
Baria Qureshi
Studio albums
xx (2009)
Singles
"Crystalised"  · "Basic Space"  · "Islands"  · "VCR"
Other songs
Related
xx Tour  · We're New Here (2011)  · "Far Nearer"/"Beat For"