| Century | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Long Blondes |
| Album: | "Couples" |
| Released: | March 24, 2008 |
| Recorded: | August 2007–December 2007 |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Label: | Rough Trade |
| Producer: | Erol Alkan |
| Prev Title: | Giddy Stratospheres |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Guilt |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
Century is the first single to be taken from The Long Blondes second album "Couples". It was released on March 24, 2008, as a limited edition 7" single and digital download.
The b-side to "Century", "The Unbearable Lightness of Buildings", was written specifically for Tate Modern as part of their 12-week-long Tate Tracks that was held at the beginning of April 2007.[1] The idea was Tate invited The Long Blondes to walk around the gallery and find a work of art that would inspire them to write a track. In the end, it was Jannis Kounellis's Untitled that grabbed their attention. They said "Untitled caught our eye because we saw the stark industrial landscape and pictured ourselves within it".[2]
A: "Century"
B: "The Unbearable Lightness of Buildings"
All lyrics written by Kate Jackson and Dorian Cox, music by The Long Blondes.