| Cover | TheSuburbsMonthofMay.jpg |
|---|---|
| Artist | Arcade Fire |
| Album | The Suburbs |
| Released | 2010 |
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk revival |
| Length | 5:14 |
| Label | Mercury |
| Writer | Arcade Fire |
| Producer | Arcade Fire |
| Prev year | 2007 |
| Title | The Suburbs |
| Title 2 | Month of May |
| Next year | 2010 |
"The Suburbs"/"Month of May" is a single from Arcade Fire's third album The Suburbs. It was released in 2010. It reached number 94 on the Canadian Hot 100.
Music video
A music video was made for the single and was uploaded to YouTube on November 22, 2010.[1] The video is a shortened version of the short film Scenes from the Suburbs, directed by Spike Jonze and inspired by the album itself.
In February 2011, music video blog Yes, We've Got a Video! ranked the song's music video at number 7 in their top 30 videos of 2010. The video was praised as "a twisted, haunting view of the insecurities, frustrations and fear that can come with seemingly innocent suburban life."[2]
Covers
"The Suburbs" was covered by Father John Misty in 2015.[3]
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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References
- ^ "Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Official Video)". YouTube. Archived 2021-12-11 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Top 30 Videos of 2010: 10 – 1!". Yes, We've Got a Video!. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ^ Monroe, Jazz (2015-07-03). "Father John Misty Discusses His Cover of Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-12-29.