Pow Pow (song) explained

Pow Pow
Cover:Pow-pow.jpeg
Type:single
Artist:LCD Soundsystem
Album:This Is Happening
Released:17 April 2010
Genre:Dance-punk, post-punk, spoken word, art rock, disco, funk
Length:8:15
4:25 (radio/video edit)
Label:DFA Records
Producer:James Murphy
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Prev Year:2009
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Next Year:2010

"Pow Pow" is the first single from American rock band LCD Soundsystem's third album This Is Happening, released on April 17, 2010 to coincide with the 2010 Record Store Day. It was initially released with only 1000 copies of a one-sided vinyl record.[1] The song has been described as similar to LCD Soundsystem's debut single Losing My Edge.[2]

Music video

In November 2010, a music video was released for the track. The video was directed by David Ayer and starred Academy Award-nominated actress Anna Kendrick as a "shape-shifter" who collects "the souls of wicked men".[3]

Personnel

Track listing

A. Pow Pow - 8:15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fact Magazine: The A-Z of Record Store Day 2010 . 2010-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150106160916/http://www.factmag.com/2010/04/12/the-a-z-of-record-store-day-2010/ . 2015-01-06 . dead .
  2. http://stereogum.com/318021/lcd-soundsystem-pow-pow/mp3s/ Stereogum: LCD Soundsystem - "Pow Pow"
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20101108045124/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651568/20101104/lcd_soundsystem.jhtml LCD Soundsystem's 'Pow Pow' Video Premieres -- Watch It Here!