# The Reeling

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{{Infobox song
| name          = The Reeling
| cover         = The_Reeling.jpg
| alt           = 
| type          = single
| artist        = [Passion Pit](/source/Passion_Pit)
| album         = [Manners](/source/Manners_(album))
| released      = May 11, 2009
| format        = 
| recorded      = 2008
| studio        = 
| venue         = 
| genre         = {{hlist|[Electropop](/source/Electropop)|[indietronica](/source/indietronica)|[alternative dance](/source/alternative_dance)|[neo-psychedelia](/source/neo-psychedelia)}}
| length        = 4:48
| label         = {{hlist|[Columbia](/source/Columbia_Records)|[Frenchkiss](/source/Frenchkiss_Records)}}
| writer        = [Michael Angelakos](/source/Michael_Angelakos)
| producer      = [Chris Zane](/source/Chris_Zane)
| chronology    = [Passion Pit](/source/Passion_Pit)
| prev_title    = [Sleepyhead](/source/Sleepyhead)
| prev_year     = 2008
| next_title    = [To Kingdom Come](/source/To_Kingdom_Come_(song))
| next_year     = 2009
| misc          = {{External music video
 |type       = single
 |header     = Official audio
 |1          = {{YouTube|Wp2L-3Q2Hhs|"The Reeling"}}}}
}}

"'''The Reeling'''" is a song by American [electronic](/source/Electronic_music) band [Passion Pit](/source/Passion_Pit). It was released on May 11, 2009, as the first single from the band's debut studio album, ''[Manners](/source/Manners_(album))''. The song features background vocals from the [PS22 Chorus](/source/PS22_Chorus). Generally well received by [music critics](/source/music_critics), the single entered the ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' [Alternative Songs](/source/Alternative_Songs) chart in September 2009.<ref name="chart">
{{cite web
| title=Artist Chart History: Passion Pit
|date=2009-10-01
| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=passion pit|chart=Alternative Songs}}
| publisher=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.)
| accessdate=2009-10-01}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, the single originally peaked at number 137, but was re-issued in January 2010, where it performed slightly better at number 99. With this improved showing, the record company then re-issued "Sleepyhead" in March 2010. The song was featured on soccer video game ''[Pro Evolution Soccer 2011](/source/Pro_Evolution_Soccer_2011)''.

== Music video ==
A [music video](/source/music_video) for the song premiered in April 2009. It depicts a carefree night on the town and uses ripped-paper visual effects. For unknown reasons, the original music video on YouTube is currently blocked outside the [United States](/source/United_States), [Canada](/source/Canada), [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom), [Republic of Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland), [Australia](/source/Australia), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand), [France](/source/France), [Germany](/source/Germany), and the [Arab world](/source/Arab_world).<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U-Ul5qnLeQ |title=Passion Pit - The Reeling |date=2009-10-02 |last=PassionPitVEVO |access-date=2025-08-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

A remixed version of "The Reeling" was used on the trailer for the fourth season of the British TV series ''[Skins](/source/Skins_(UK_TV_series))''.<ref>
{{cite web |last=Horne |first=Adam |date=2009-04-22 |title=Passion Pit, 'The Reeling' - Video of the Day |url=http://www.spinner.com/2009/04/22/passion-pit-the-reeling-video-of-the-day/ |accessdate=2009-09-17 |publisher=[Spinner.com](/source/Spinner.com) ([AOL](/source/AOL))}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
Lou Thomas of the [BBC](/source/BBC) praised the song's vocals and beats, and called it "unquestionably one of the greatest songs of 2009."<ref>
{{cite web
|date=2009-05-14
| last=Thomas
| first=Lou
| title=Passion Pit - 'The Reeling' - Single Reviews
| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xn3n/
| publisher=[BBC](/source/BBC)
| access-date=2009-09-17}}</ref> 
Emily Kendrick of ''[This Is Fake DIY](/source/This_Is_Fake_DIY)'' noted the song's exuberance and compared it vocally to the [Bee Gees](/source/Bee_Gees).<ref>
{{cite web
|date=2009-05-11
| last=Kendrick
| first=Emily
| title=Passion Pit - 'The Reeling' - Single Reviews
| url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/tracks/passion-pit-the-reeling 
| publisher=[This Is Fake DIY](/source/This_Is_Fake_DIY)
| accessdate=2009-09-17}}</ref> 
Louise Brailey of ''[NME](/source/NME)'' said the song's opening "sounds weirdly like an
old-school hardcore breakdown, before collapsing into starry disco-pop."<ref>
{{cite magazine
|date=2009-05-13
| last=Brailey
| first=Louise
| title=Album Review - Passion Pit - ''Manners''
| url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/tracks/passion-pit-the-reeling 
| magazine=[NME](/source/NME)
| accessdate=2009-09-17}}</ref> 
Mike Diver of [''Clash''](/source/Clash_(magazine)) magazine said the song "combine[s] elements of the purest pop with compositional playfulness."<ref>
{{cite magazine
|date=2009-05-05
| last=Diver
| first=Mike
| title=Passion Pit - ''Manners'' - ''Clash'' Covers Stars' Fantastic Debut...
| url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/passion-pit-manners 
| magazine=[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))
| accessdate=2009-09-17}}</ref> 
Matthew Cole of ''[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine)'' credits the song's ability, along with album track "Moth's Wings," to combine decades worth of "party music" genres, including [disco](/source/disco), [house](/source/house_music), [rave](/source/rave_music), and 1980s [rock](/source/rock_music).<ref>
{{cite magazine
|date=2009-05-21
| last=Cole
| first=Matthew
| title=Passion Pit - ''Manners'' - Music Review
| url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1755 
| magazine=[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine)
| accessdate=2009-09-17}}</ref>
Zach Kelly of [Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media) described the song as sweet and earnest, adding that listeners "won't remember it the next morning, but it probably earned a grin the night before."<ref>
{{cite web
|date=2009-03-25
| last=Kelly
| first=Zach
| title=Track Reviews - Passion Pit - 'The Reeling'
| url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11137-the-reeling/ 
| publisher=[Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media)
| accessdate=2009-09-17}}</ref> 
Andrzej Lukowski of [Drowned in Sound](/source/Drowned_in_Sound) called the song "quite annoying," though he gave the album a favorable review overall.<ref>{{cite magazine
| date=2009-03-25
| last=Lukowski
| first=Andrzej
| title=Passion Pit - ''Manners'' - Releases
| url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14413/reviews/4136885
| magazine=[Drowned in Sound](/source/Drowned_in_Sound)
| accessdate=2009-09-17
| archive-date=2009-05-30
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530065050/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14413/reviews/4136885
| url-status=dead
}}</ref>

==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2009)
! Peak<br />position
|-
|[Japan Hot 100](/source/Japan_Hot_100)<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/3113494 | title=Japan Hot 100 Singles – Issue Date: 2009-10-24 | magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) | publisher=[Prometheus Global Media](/source/Prometheus_Global_Media) | accessdate=October 2, 2012 | archive-date=2013-01-22 | archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6DrcjAhcm?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/3113494 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align="center"|19
|-
|UK Singles ([The Official Charts Company](/source/The_Official_Charts_Company))<ref>{{Cite web| title=Chart log UK: New entries update | url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/090523cluk.txt | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601134133/http://www.zobbel.de:80/cluk/090523cluk.txt | archive-date=2010-06-01}}</ref>
|align="center"|137
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs<ref name="chart" />
|align="center"|34 
|-
!Chart (2010)
!Peak<br />position
|-
{{singlechart|Scotland|74|date=20100131|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 6, 2021}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|99|date=20100131|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 6, 2021}}
|}

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download

| title1  = The Reeling
| note1   = Calvin Harris Remix
| length1 = 6:22

| title2  = The Reeling
| note2   = Shuttle Remix
| length2 = 5:26

| title3  = The Reeling
| note3   = Groove Police Club Mix
| length3 = 8:15

| title4  = The Reeling
| note4   = Groove Police Radio Mix
| length4 = 3:39

| title5  = The Reeling
| note5   = Dean Coleman Bass Hit Club Mix
| length5 = 6:27

| title6  = The Reeling
| note6   = Dean Coleman Bass Hit Radio Mix
| length6  = 3:40
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.passionpitmusic.com/ Official band website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305160535/http://www.passionpitmusic.com/ |date=2011-03-05 }}

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