Elephant (Tame Impala song)
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| Single by Tame Impala | ||||
| from the album Lonerism | ||||
| Released | 28 July 2012[1] | |||
| Format | Single, Digital,[1] Vinyl | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, Blues rock | |||
| Length | 3:31[1] | |||
| Label | Modular Records[1] | |||
| Writer(s) | Kevin Parker, Jay Watson[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Kevin Parker[1] | |||
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"Elephant" is a song by Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala. It was released as a single from their second album Lonerism on 26 July 2012.[2] Said lead singer Kevin Parker of the song:
Elephant is actually one of the oldest songs that I have, it's just been in the vaults this whole time. I'm not sure why we never recorded it before, but we were just playing it at a sound check one night and everyone in the band was like, 'We should just put this on the album', and so we did.
"Elephant" features a bluesier side of Tame Impala, heard more frequently on their EP, as the song was written around that stage. Because it was written around that time, "Elephant" is "an anomaly on Lonerism. There are no other songs that have that bluesy riffing".[4]
The cover artwork was designed by Leif Podhajsky.
Awards
- Appeared at #7 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2012.[5]
- Won Best Song at the EG Music Awards[6]
- Zane Lowe declared it the "Hottest Record in the World" for 26 July 2012.[7]
- The song won Song of the Year at the APRA Music Awards in 2013.[8]
TV/Film appearances
"Elephant" has a number of appearances in television and film, including:
- advertisements for the Blackberry Z10;[9]
- the season 2 finale of Girls;[10]
- the film The Fifth Estate;[11]
- the season 5 episode of The Vampire Diaries titled "Handle With Care"[12] and the season 1 episode of its spin-off, The Originals, titled "The Big Uneasy";[13]
- the season 4 episode of Covert Affairs titled "Levitate Me".[14]
- the season 3 episode of Bates Motel titled "Persuasion".[15]
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Tame Impala - Elephant". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ↑ "Tame Impala single 'Elephant'". Self-titled Mag. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "Tame Impala Stereogum Lonerism feature". Stereogum. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "Tame Impala SFWeekly Lonerism Feature". SFWeekly. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ Hottest 100 - 2012 | triple j
- ↑ "EG Music Awards 2012". FasterLouder. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ "Zane Lowe's Hottest Records blog: Hottest Record - Tame Impala - Elephant". BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ↑ "Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ BlackBerry Z10 Commercial Ad on YouTube
- ↑ "Girls Season 2 Soundtrack List (2013)". Song On Lyrics. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "The Fifth Estate Soundtrack Details - Film Music Reporter". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Vampire Diaries Music - Season 5: "Handle With Care" - TuneFind". TuneFind. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "the Originals Music - Season 1: "The Big Uneasy" - TuneFind". TuneFind. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ ""Covert Affairs" Levitate Me (TV episode 2013) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ ""Bates Motel" Persuasion (TV episode 2015) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 February 2013 (Issue 1197)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "CHART: CLUK Update 20.10.2012 (wk41)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Tame Impala Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Tame Impala. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Tame Impala Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rock Airplay for Tame Impala. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Tame Impala Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Alternative Songs for Tame Impala. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Tame Impala Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Tame Impala. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Alternative Songs: Year End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
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