"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" | ||||
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| Single by The Big Pink | ||||
| from the album A Brief History of Love | ||||
| Released | September 7, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | Electric Lady Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, electronic rock | |||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | 4AD (AD 2931) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Milo Cordell, Robbie Furze | |||
| Producer(s) | The Big Pink, Paul Epworth | |||
| The Big Pink singles chronology | ||||
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"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 October 23, 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 February 24, 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.
Track listing
edit- 7" vinyl (AD 2931) and download
- "Dominos" – 3:48
- "She's No Sense" – 3:15
- Remixes
- "Dominos" (Rustie Remix), 3:22 – available as a bonus track exclusively with the UK iTunes version of A Brief History of Love
- "Dominos" (Switch Remix), 5:32 – available as a free download on the band's website in October 2009
- "Dominos" (Switch Remix Instrumental), 5:18 – also available from the band's website in October 2009
Charts
edit| 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
edit- All music and vocals by Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell
- "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
- "She's No Sense"
- Produced and mixed by The Big Pink
- Florence Welch – vocals
- Art direction by The Big Pink
- Design by Chris Bigg
- Photography by Marc Atkins at panoptika.net[13]
References
edit- ^ BBC - Newsbeat - Music - The Big Pink slam indie cool tag
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Big Pink". Official Charts. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ "Discography The Big Pink". irish-charts.com. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ Big Pink, The - Dominos (7", Single) at Discogs
- ^ The Big Pink / Download the Switch remix of "Dominos" Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "90210 Music - Season 4, Episode 4". The CW. October 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ "Pitchfork: Staff Lists: The Top 100 Tracks of 2009 (page 9)". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years". Nme.Com. October 6, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ The Big Pink - Chart Stats (UK)
- ^ The Big Pink - Chart Stats (IRE)
- ^ The Big Pink - Chart Stats (USA)
- ^ panoptika.net - The Big Pink - Dominos Archived March 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine