Keep the Car Running explained

Keep the Car Running
Cover:Keep_the_Car_Running.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Arcade Fire
Album:Neon Bible
Released:2007
Length:3:28
Prev Title:Black Mirror
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Intervention
Next Year:2007

"Keep the Car Running" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. It is the second single released from the band's second album, Neon Bible in the UK (while "Black Mirror" is the first in the US). This song was #22 on Rolling Stones list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[1] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 61 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[2]

The single was released on 19 March 2007, on 7" vinyl with the B-side, "Broken Window", in the UK under Rough Trade Records. It peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 56. The single was released in the US on 8 May 2007, under Merge Records. It is alternatively titled "Keep the Car Running/Broken Window". It peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The band performed the song during their 24 February 2007 appearance on Saturday Night Live.

Track listing

  1. "Keep the Car Running" – 3:28
  2. "Broken Window" – 6:27

Personnel

Covers

Notes and References

  1. No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
  2. Web site: 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years. . 6 October 2011.
  3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/summer/2007/brighton/gallery/foos/16.shtml#jump BBC Radio 1 website
  4. Web site: Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra Cuba-fies the Arcade Fire. 3 August 2010.