Vampire WeekendContra

Label:

XL Recordings – 50999 628691 2 6

Format:

CD , Album

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Art Rock

Tracklist

1 Horchata
CelloHamilton Berry
Double BassNat Baldwin
KeyboardsEzra Koenig
Lyrics ByRostam Batmanglij
Marimba, Percussion [Rebolo], Percussion [Zabumba], Shekere, Shaker, Percussion [Auxiliary]Mauro Refosco
Shekere, Percussion [Auxiliary]Marcus Farrar
Violin, ViolaJonathan Chu
VocalsAnne Donlon
3:27
2 White Sky
Backing VocalsChris Baio
GuitarRostam Batmanglij
Mixed By [Assistant]Shane Stoneback
2:59
3 Holiday
GuitarRostam Batmanglij
2:18
4 California English
Backing Vocals, Synthesizer [Additional]Chris Baio
CelloHamilton Berry
GuitarRostam Batmanglij
Violin, ViolaJonathan Chu
2:30
5 Taxi Cab
CelloHamilton Berry
Double BassNat Baldwin
GuitarRostam Batmanglij
Music ByRostam Batmanglij
Violin, ViolaJonathan Chu
3:56
6 Run
GuitarEzra Koenig
3:53
7 Cousins
EngineerTito Fuentes
Engineer [Assistant]Melchor M
GuitarRostam Batmanglij
2:25
8 Giving Up The Gun
CelloSeth Rosenfeld
Double BassNat Baldwin
Drums [Hand]Jeff Curtin
GuitarRostam Batmanglij
Instrumentation By [Additional Instrumentation]Jesse Novak
Programmed ByEzra Koenig
VocalsLibby Gery
4:46
9 Diplomat's Son
CelloHamilton Berry
Guitar, Shaker, Drum [Hand Drum], Snare [Snares]Rostam Batmanglij
Lead Vocals [Bridge]Rostam Batmanglij
Lyrics ByRostam Batmanglij
Violin, ViolaJonathan Chu
Written-By [Hussel Sample]Switch (2)
Written-By [Pressure Drop Interpolation]Frederick "Toots" Hibbert*
6:01
10 I Think Ur A Contra
CelloHamilton Berry
Drums [Hand], ShakerJeff Curtin
GuitarRostam Batmanglij
Music ByRostam Batmanglij
PianoEzra Koenig
ShakerShane Stoneback
4:26

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Vampire Weekend
  • Copyright ©Vampire Weekend
  • Licensed ToXL Recordings Ltd.
  • Published ByVampire Weekend Music
  • Recorded AtTreefort Studios
  • Recorded AtTopetitud Estudios
  • Recorded AtAvatar Studios
  • Recorded AtHicks And Joralemon
  • Mastered AtThe Lodge, New York

Credits

  • A&RKris Chen
  • BassChris Baio
  • DesignRostam Batmanglij
  • DrumsChristopher Tomson
  • EngineerShane Stoneback (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 10)
  • Engineer [Assistant]Fernando Lodeiro
  • Lead VocalsEzra Koenig
  • Legal [Legal Representation]Nicky Stein
  • Lyrics ByEzra Koenig (tracks: 2 to 8, 10)
  • ManagementMonotone Management*
  • Mastered ByEmily Lazar
  • Mastered By [Assistant Mastering Engineer]Joe Laporta
  • Mixed ByRostam Batmanglij
  • Music ByRostam Batmanglij (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 8, 10)
  • Performer [Vampire Weekend Is]Rostam Batmanglij
  • Photography By [Band]Chris Tomson*
  • Photography By [Cover]Tod Brody
  • Piano, Backing Vocals, Harmony Vocals [Vocal Harmonies], Keyboards, Harpsichord, Synthesizer [VSS-30], Drum, Synthesizer, Programmed By [Sampler Programming]Rostam Batmanglij
  • Producer, Arranged By [Strings]Rostam Batmanglij

Notes

Issued in a standard clear tray jewel case with a 24-page booklet.

Recorded in Treefort Studios in Dupmbo, Brooklyn; Topetitud in Mexico City, Mexico; Avatar Studios NYC in Manhattan; Hicks and Joralemon in Brooklyn.
All tracks mastered at The Lodge

℗ 2010 Vampire Weekend under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.
© 2010 Vampire Weekend under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.

2009 Vampire Weekend Music (ASCAP) / Imagem Music.
"Hussel" sample in "Diplomat's Son" published by Imagem Music / Copyright Control / Hollertronix Music (ASCAP); "Pressure Drop" interpolation, Universal Music Publishing Limited.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 50999 628691 26
  • Label Code: LC 05667

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