| Courtship Dating | |
| Cover: | CourtshipDating.jpg |
| Alt: | The cover features a series of overlaid, blurry images of a woman with short dark hair against a black background. At the top left corner, "Crystal Castles" is written twice in a stylized white font, with the text "Courtship Dating" below it. |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Crystal Castles |
| Album: | Crystal Castles |
| B-Side: | Trash Hologram |
| Released: | March 31, 2008 |
| Genre: | Electropop, bitpop, experimental |
| Length: | 3:32 |
| Label: | Play It Again Sam, Last Gang |
| Producer: | Ethan Kath |
| Prev Title: | Air War |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Vanished |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
"Courtship Dating" is a song recorded by the Canadian electronic music duo Crystal Castles. It was released on March 31, 2008, as the third single from the band's debut studio album, Crystal Castles (2008). A music video was released in April.[1]
According to the Independent, the song "is about human taxidermy, the idea of preserving the beauty of a lover the way you would an animal".[2]
NME described "Courtship Dating" it as "synth-pop filled up with muted screams, jerking bass and sparking circuit boards" and "the best piece of humanity-loathing cyborg pop since the Knife's Silent Shout".[3]
| List | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| laut.de | 2008 staff poll | 22 | [4] |
| NME | Top 50 tracks of 2008 | 17 | [5] |
| Pitchfork | The 100 best tracks of 2008 | 60 | [6] |
| Slant Magazine | The 25 best albums & singles of 2008 | 19 | [7] |
| Best of the aughts (2000–2009) | 205 | [8] |