# Los Ageless

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{{Infobox song
| name       = Los Ageless
| cover      = Los-Agless-DJDS-Version.jpg
| alt        =
| border     = yes
| caption    = [DJDS](/source/DJDS) Version single artwork
| type       = single
| artist     = [St. Vincent](/source/St._Vincent_(musician))
| album      = [Masseduction](/source/Masseduction)
| released   = {{start date|2017|9|6}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = {{hlist|[Dance-rock](/source/Dance-rock)|[industrial](/source/industrial_music)|[new wave](/source/new_wave_music)|[electropop](/source/electropop)}}
| length     = {{duration|m=4|s=41}}
| label      = [Loma Vista](/source/Loma_Vista_Recordings)
| writer     = [Annie Clark](/source/St._Vincent_(musician))
| producer   = {{hlist|[Jack Antonoff](/source/Jack_Antonoff)|St. Vincent}}
| prev_title = [New York](/source/New_York_(St._Vincent_song))
| prev_year  = 2017
| next_title = Pills
| next_year  = 2017
| misc       = {{external music video|{{YouTube|h9TlaYxoOO8|"Los Ageless"}}}}
}}

"'''Los Ageless'''" is a song by the American musician [St. Vincent](/source/St._Vincent_(musician)). It was released on September 6, 2017, through [Loma Vista](/source/Loma_Vista_Recordings) as the second single from her fifth studio album, ''[Masseduction](/source/Masseduction)''.<ref name="NPR">{{cite web |last=Flanagan |first=Andrew |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/09/06/547854666/st-vincent-announces-new-album-masseduction-releases-new-single-los-angeles |title=St. Vincent Announces New Album 'Masseduction,' Releases New Single 'Los Ageless' |work=[NPR](/source/NPR) |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref>

==Composition==
"Los Ageless" is a [dance-rock](/source/dance-rock),<ref name="RS"/> [new wave](/source/New_wave_music),<ref name="Stereogum"/> and [electropop](/source/electropop)<ref name="Dazed">{{cite web |last=Bulut |first=Selim |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37297/1/listen-to-st-vincents-new-song-los-ageless |title=Listen To St. Vincent's New Song 'Los Ageless' |work=[Dazed](/source/Dazed) |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> song driven by, "the flat thwack of [electronic drums](/source/Electronic_drum) and a squirting [synth-bass](/source/Synth_bass) sound" while Clark "slathers [distorted](/source/Distortion_(music)) [guitar](/source/guitar) lines on top of this foundation."<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |last=Leight |first=Elias |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/st-vincent-previews-new-lp-with-with-kinetic-los-ageless-w501381 |title=St. Vincent Previews New LP 'Masseduction' With Kinetic 'Los Ageless' |magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone) |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> ''[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum)''<nowiki/>'s Tom Breihan described the song is nothing like Clark has ever done before, further stating, "the title might make the song seem like a companion piece, but it's actually a pulsing, synthetic, slightly [funky](/source/Funk) piece of new wave."<ref name="Stereogum">{{cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1960985/st-vincent-los-angeless/music |title=St. Vincent - "Los Ageless" |work=[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum) |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> Andrew Trendell of ''[NME](/source/NME)'' stated that, "'Los Ageless' [is] fuelled by a rush of [industrial](/source/Industrial_music) [electro](/source/Electro_(music)) [beats](/source/Beat_(music)) and fuzzy guitar," while seeing Clark "further blurring the boundaries of genre as the stomp of the track builds towards an almighty and feral climax."<ref name="NME">{{cite web |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/st-vincent-unveils-new-single-los-ageless-announces-new-album-masseducation-2134804 |title=St Vincent unveils new single 'Los Ageless' and announces new album 'MASSEDUCTION' |work=[NME](/source/NME) |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref>

==Accolades==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Publication
! Country
! Accolade
! Year
! style="text-align:center;"| Rank
|-
| ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''
| United States
| The 25 Best Rock Songs of 2017: Critics' Picks<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2017/8071126/best-rock-songs-2017-top-25|title=The 25 Best Rock Songs of 2017: Critics' Picks|website=Billboard.com|date=20 December 2017|access-date=December 29, 2017}}</ref>
| 2017
| {{center|5}}
|}

==Music video==
An accompanying [music video](/source/music_video) for "Los Ageless" was released on October 3, 2017. The video was directed by Willo Perron.<ref name=":0" /> In the video, Clark "parodies the lives of [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) [socialites](/source/Socialite) ([yoga classes](/source/Yoga_as_therapy), [plastic surgery](/source/plastic_surgery), etc.) in a gruesome, [pastel](/source/pastel) fashion."<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/st-vincent-gets-plastic-surgery-in-new-los-ageless-video-watch |title=St. Vincent Gets Plastic Surgery in New "Los Ageless" Video: Watch |work=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website)) |date=October 3, 2017 |access-date=October 5, 2017}}</ref>

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from ''Masseduction'' booklet.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[Masseduction](/source/Masseduction) |others=[St. Vincent](/source/St._Vincent_(musician)) |year=2017 |type=booklet |publisher=[Loma Vista Recordings](/source/Loma_Vista_Recordings) |id=LVR00226 }}</ref>

'''Musicians'''
* [Annie Clark](/source/St._Vincent_(musician)) – guitar, vocals
* [Tuck Andress](/source/Tuck_Andress) – guitar
* [Patti Andress](/source/Patti_Andress) – vocals
* [Greg Leisz](/source/Greg_Leisz) – pedal steel
* [Jack Antonoff](/source/Jack_Antonoff) – synths, programming
* Evan Smith – saxophone

'''Technical'''
* Laura Sisk – engineering
* Jack Antonoff – additional engineering
* Annie Clark – additional engineering
* Sean Cook – additional engineering
* [Tom Elmhirst](/source/Tom_Elmhirst) – mixing
* Brandon Boost – mix engineering
* [Chris Gehringer](/source/Chris_Gehringer) – mastering

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2017–18)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{singlechart|Scotland|96|date=20171110|rowheader=true|access-date=November 11, 2017}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|6|artist=St Vincent|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2017}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|23|artist=St Vincent|rowheader=true|access-date=March 13, 2018}}
|}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Region
! Date
! Format(s)
! Label
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"| United States
| November 21, 2017
| [Alternative radio](/source/Alternative_radio)
| [Loma Vista](/source/Loma_Vista_Recordings)
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases/|title=Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations, Independent Artist Song Releases &#124;}}</ref>
|}

==Alternate version==
An [acoustic](/source/Acoustic_music) version (featuring only Clark's vocals and [acoustic piano](/source/acoustic_piano)) was released in October 2018 on ''[MassEducation](/source/MassEducation)'', an "acoustic reworking" of the entire ''Masseduction'' album.

==Other media==
The song was featured in the [fifth season](/source/BoJack_Horseman_(season_5)) premiere of the [Netflix](/source/Netflix) animated show ''[BoJack Horseman](/source/BoJack_Horseman)'', miniseries ''[Echoes](/source/Echoes_(miniseries))'' (2022) and [''Obsession''](/source/Obsession_(2023_TV_series)) (2023), as well as the films ''[Miss Bala](/source/Miss_Bala_(2019_film))'' (2019) and ''[Am I OK?](/source/Am_I_OK%3F)'' (2022). English [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [the Wombats](/source/the_Wombats) covered the song in 2018.

==References==
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Category:2017 songs
Category:2017 singles
Category:St. Vincent (musician) songs
Category:American new wave songs
Category:Dance-rock songs
Category:Electropop songs
Category:Industrial songs
Category:Loma Vista Recordings singles
Category:Songs written by St. Vincent (musician)
Category:Song recordings produced by Jack Antonoff
Category:Songs about Los Angeles

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