"Horchata" is a song by American indie rock band Vampire Weekend. Written by the members of the band and produced by band member Rostam Batmanglij,[1] the song was released as the lead single from their second album Contra on October 5, 2009 via XL Recordings. The single was initially released as a free download on the band's web site.[2][3] The term "horchata" refers to a traditional beverage often made of ground almonds, sesame seeds, or rice.
| "Horchata" | ||||
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| Single by Vampire Weekend | ||||
| from the album Contra | ||||
| Released | October 5, 2009 | |||
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| Length | 3:28 | |||
| Label | XL | |||
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| Producer(s) | Rostam Batmanglij | |||
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Commercial performance
edit"Horchata" peaked at #10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Songs chart and at #2 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. It also peaked at #69 on the Canadian Hot 100 and #26 on the Belgium Ultratop 50 in Flanders.[4]
Other appearances
edit"Horchata" was featured on the Hollister Co. Christmas 2013 playlist.
Personnel
editVampire Weekend
- Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, keyboard
- Rostam Batmanglij – piano, background vocals, vocal harmonies, keyboards, harpsichord, VSS-30, drum, synth, sampler programming
- Christopher Tomson – drums
- Chris Baio – bass
Additional musicians
- Mauro Refosco – marimbas, rebolo, zabumba, shekere, shakers, auxiliary percussion
- Marcus Farrar – shekere, auxiliary percussion
- Anne Donlon – vocals
- Nat Baldwin – double bass
- Jonathan Chu – violin, viola
- Hamilton Berry – cello
Production
- Rostam Batmanglij – production, string arrangements, mixing, engineering
- Justin Gerrish – mixing, engineering
- Shane Stoneback – engineering
- Fernando Lodeiro – engineering assistance
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- Joe LaPorta – assistant mastering engineering
Charts
edit| Chart (2009–10) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA Hitseekers)[5] | 15 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 26 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] | 69 |
| Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 17 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "Contra by Vampire Weekend". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Vampire Weekend and Radiohead's Thom Yorke linked by 'Horchata'". NME. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Vampire Weekend giving away opening track from new album for free". 5 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Chart history of "Horchata" by Vampire Weekend". Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 1042" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Vampire Weekend – Horchata" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "Vampire Weekend Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "Vampire Weekend Chart History". Billboard Mexico Ingles Airplay for Vampire Weekend. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ "Vampire Weekend Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2014.