"Fuck Was I" is a song by Jenny Owen Youngs, from her 2005 album Batten the Hatches. Its name refers to the phrase "What the fuck was I thinking?"[1]
| "Fuck Was I" | ||||
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| Single by Jenny Owen Youngs | ||||
| from the album Batten the Hatches | ||||
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| Released | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Nettwerk | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jenny Owen Youngs | |||
| Producer(s) | Dan Romer | |||
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| "Fuck Was I" on YouTube | ||||
Youngs wrote it "between (her) junior and senior years at SUNY Purchase".[2] She is accompanied by Dan Romer (organ) and Patrick Petty (cello).[3]
Reception
editSpin called it a "stand-out"[4] — an opinion shared by Autostraddle, who also called it a "stirring anthem for the regretful".[5] MusicOMH considered it "rueful",[6] while LA Weekly described it as an "antilove song" that evinces Youngs' "unexpectedly wicked sense of humor".[1] Pop Matters described it as "attention-grabbing" and "charming at first", but faulted it for being "a little too self-conscious" with some lyrics that are "overwrought", judging that it was "an example of all that is both right and wrong with Batten the Hatches".[3]
Track listings and formats
edit- CD single[7]
- "Fuck Was I" (uncensored) – 3:32
- "Fuck Was I" (Morgan Page remix edit) – 3:49
- "Hot in Herre" – 4:18
- "Fuck Was I" (Morgan Page remix) – 6:47
Credits and personnel
editCredits and personnel are adapted from the Batten the Hatches album liner notes.[8]
- Jenny Owen Youngs – vocals, writer
- Dan Romer – producer, engineering, mixing, arrangement, electric piano
- Andrew Futral – arrangement assistance
- Andrew Platt – bass
- Patrick Petty – cello
- Adam Christgau – drums
- Hawk – viola, voice
- Bob Pycior – violin
- Jay Newland – mastering
References
edit- ^ a b Rock Picks: Iron & Wine, Mika Miko, the Vaselines, Extra Golden, at LA Weekly; published May 6, 2009; retrieved July 11, 2017
- ^ Annotated: Jenny Owen Youngs “Fuck Was I”, at Autostraddle; published June 28, 2016; retrieved July 11, 2017
- ^ a b Batten the Hatches, reviewed by Michael Metivier, at PopMatters; published July 5, 2007; retrieved July 11, 2017
- ^ Spotlight: Jenny Owen Youngs, at Spin; published April 10, 2007; retrieved July 11, 2017
- ^ Jenny Owen Youngs Is Super Gay: The Autostraddle Interview, at Autostraddle; published June 12, 2013; retrieved July 11, 2017
- ^ Jenny Owen Youngs – Batten The Hatches, by Andy Jex, at MusicOMH; published September 24, 2007; retrieved July 11, 2017
- ^ Fuck Was I (European CD single liner notes). Jenny Owen Youngs. Nettwerk. 2007. 5 037703 220324.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Batten the Hatches (CD liner notes). Jenny Owen Youngs. Nettwerk. 2007. 0 6700 30648 2 8.
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