Tongue Tied (Grouplove song)

"Tongue Tied"
Single by Grouplove
from the album Never Trust a Happy Song
Released September 2, 2011
Format Digital download
Genre Indie pop, synthpop, alternative dance
Length 3:40
Label Canvasback, Atlantic
Grouplove singles chronology
"Colours"
(2011)		 "Tongue Tied"
(2011)		 "Itchin' on a Photograph"
(2012)

"Tongue Tied" is a song by American indie rock band Grouplove from their first studio album, Never Trust a Happy Song. The song was released as the second single from the album on September 13, 2011. It was featured in an Apple iPod Touch commercial in 2011.[1] On June 18, 2012, "Tongue Tied" reached the number-one position on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, becoming their first number-one single. In May 2012, the song was covered by Fox television series Glee in the season 3 episode "Nationals". It also appears in Wadjda and in GT Racing 2: The Real Car Experience.

Music video

The music video, directed by Jordan Bahat, for "Tongue Tied" was released to Vevo and YouTube on July 25, 2011. The video features the band at a party, and the video goes mostly backwards. It shows a man running away from a group of people in a party who are in suits and masks. He trips and lands in an inflatable pool. At the beginning of the video, when it is the morning, he is seen fast asleep with his head in the water but with his body out of the water.

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Tongue Tied"   3:40

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 33
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] 90
Canada Alternative Rock (America's Music Charts)[4] 10
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[5] 47
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[6] 59
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 84
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 42
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[8] 23
US Rock Songs (Billboard)[9] 3
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 1
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[11] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Rock Songs[12] 6
US Alternative Songs[13] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[14] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 5,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Lopez, Korina (December 9, 2011). "Grouplove grew out of friendship". USA Today (Gannett). Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  2. ↑ "Grouplove - Tongue Tied (Song)". Australian-charts.com. eMedia Jungen. February 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  3. ↑ "Grouplove Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Rovi. July 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  4. ↑ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - June 19, 2012". America's Music Charts. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  5. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201244 into search.
  6. ↑ "Grouplove Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Rovi. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  7. ↑ "Grouplove Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Rovi. August 11, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  8. ↑ "Grouplove Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Rovi. August 11, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  9. ↑ "Grouplove Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Rovi. June 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  10. ↑ "Grouplove Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Rovi. June 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  11. ↑ "Grouplove Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Rovi. August 11, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  12. ↑ "Best of 2012 - Rock Songs 1-10". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Best of 2012 - Alternative Songs 1-10". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  14. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  15. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Grouplove – Tongue Tied". Music Canada.
  16. ↑ "American single certifications – Grouplove – Tongue Tied". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

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