The Suburbs / Month of May

For the actual month of May, see May.
"The Suburbs"/"Month of May"
Single by Arcade Fire
from the album The Suburbs
Released June 1, 2010
Format Digital download
Genre Indie rock, post-punk revival
Length 5:14
Label Mercury Records
Writer(s) Arcade Fire
Producer(s) Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire singles chronology
"No Cars Go"
(2007)		 "The Suburbs"/"Month of May"
(2010)		 "We Used to Wait"
(2010)

"The Suburbs"/"Month of May" is a single from Arcade Fire's third album The Suburbs. It was released on June 1, 2010. It reached number 94 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Music video

A music video was made for the single and was uploaded to YouTube on November 22, 2010.[1] The video is a shortened version of the short film Scenes From The Suburbs, directed by Spike Jonze and inspired by the album itself.

In February 2011, music video blog Yes, We've Got a Video! ranked the song's music video at number 7 in their top 30 videos of 2010. The video was praised as "a twisted, haunting view of the insecurities, frustrations and fear that can come with seemingly innocent suburban life." [2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Arcade Fire. 

No. Title Length
1. "The Suburbs"   5:14
No. Title Length
1. "Month of May"   3:50

Chart performance

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 60
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 65
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 94

References

  1. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f3gdyM
  2. ↑ "Top 30 Videos of 2010: 10 – 1!". Yes, We've Got a Video!. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Arcade Fire – The Suburbs" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Arcade Fire – The Suburbs" (in French). Ultratop 50.

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