Apartment (Young the Giant song) explained

Apartment
Cover:Young the Giant - Apartment.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Young the Giant
Album:Young the Giant
Released:February 13, 2012
Recorded:2010
Genre:Indie rock, alternative rock
Length:3:56
Label:Roadrunner
Producer:Joe Chiccarelli, Young the Giant
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Prev Year:2011
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"Apartment" is a song by American alternative rock band Young the Giant from their 2010 self-titled debut album. Written by the band and released as a single in 2012, it peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. Two music videos for "Apartment" were filmed, and the song was remixed in 2011 by Captain Cuts.

Reception

Released in February 2012, "Apartment" peaked at number 26 on Billboards Alternative Songs chart.[1] Consequence of Sounds Caitlin Meyer described the song as "a seemingly average track that quickly crescendos into an impressive showcase of Gadhia’s vocal range."[2] Chris White of musicOMH called it "an instantly infectious slice of quintessentially American alternative rock."[3] In 2011, Young the Giant performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (January), on Later... with Jools Holland (May), and on MTV's Unplugged: Young the Giant, which began streaming online in November.[4] [5] [6] A remixed version of the song by Captain Cuts appeared on Young the Giant's Remix EP, released in 2011.[7]

Music videos

A music video for "Apartment" filmed in a semi-live performance style was released early in 2011.[8] [9] A new video for the song premiered across all MTV networks in April 2012.[10] The clip features Young the Giant and friends on an old RV making stops to go surfing, celebrate a birthday, skinny dip, and watch a bonfire.[11] Another video, directed by Alexander Shahmiri, was filmed for an "In the Open" session and features the band performing an acoustic version of the song.[12]

Vinyl 7"

A 7" Vinyl was released on Record Store Day in 2011 featuring "Apartment" on side A, and B-side "Typhoon". This is the only physical release of Typhoon.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=young the giant|chart=all}} Song Information: 'Apartment' - Young the Giant ]. Billboard (Nielsen Company). 2012-04-04.
  2. Meyer. Caitlin. Consequence of Sound Album Review - 'Young the Giant'. Consequence of Sound. 2010-12-21. 2012-04-04.
  3. Web site: White. Chris. Album Reviews: Young the Giant - 'Young the Giant'. musicOMH. 2011-08-01. 2012-04-04.
  4. Young. Alex. Watch: Iron & Wine, The Walkmen, Young the Giant hit late night . Consequence of Sound. 2011-01-07. 2012-04-04.
  5. Web site: Neyland. Nick. Young the Giant: 'Apartment' (Live On Jools Holland) (Video). Prefixmag. 2011-05-04. 2012-04-04.
  6. News: Burger. David. Young the Giant uplugged tonight on the Internet . The Salt Lake Tribune. 2011-11-09. 2012-04-04.
  7. Web site: Kaufman. Gil. Young The Giant Psyched About Their VMA Bump. https://web.archive.org/web/20110925020103/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1671140/young-the-giant-ep-vmas.jhtml. dead. September 25, 2011. MTV. 2011-09-21. 2012-04-04.
  8. Web site: Tilles. Jay. Young The Giant's Second Crack At "Apartment" Video Ends In Flames. KROQ-FM. 2012-04-03. 2012-04-04.
  9. Web site: Heath. Larry. Music Video: Young The Giant - 'Apartment'. The AU Review. 2011-01-24. 2012-04-04.
  10. News: Wener. Ben. Young the Giant debuts video for 'Apartment'. The Orange County Register. 2012-04-03. 2012-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20120517053946/http://soundcheck.ocregister.com/2012/04/03/young-the-giant-debuts-video-for-apartment/91747/. 2012-05-17. dead.
  11. Web site: James. Nicole. Video Premiere: Young The Giant, 'Apartment'. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404110146/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/04/03/young-the-giant-apartment-video/. dead. April 4, 2012. MTV. 2012-04-03. 2012-04-04.
  12. Perpetua. Matthew. California Quintet Young the Giant Perform Mellow, Acoustic Version of 'Apartment'. https://web.archive.org/web/20110129084859/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/blogs/rolling-stone-video-blog/california-quintet-young-the-giant-perform-mellow-acoustic-version-of-apartment-20110126. dead. January 29, 2011. Rolling Stone. 2011-01-26. 2012-04-04.
  13. Web site: Young The Giant Apartment. Record Store Day. 2012-04-05.

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