You Are a Tourist
| "You Are a Tourist" | ||||
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| File:Youareatourist.jpg | ||||
| Single by Death Cab for Cutie | ||||
| from the album Codes and Keys | ||||
| Released | March 29, 2011[1] | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock | |||
| Length | 4:46 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Writer(s) | Ben Gibbard | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Walla | |||
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"You Are a Tourist" is a song by American band Death Cab for Cutie, the first single from their seventh album Codes and Keys, released on 29 March 2011.
The single topped the US Billboard Alternative Songs, Adult Alternative Songs, and Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles charts, as well as reaching number three on the US Billboard Rock Songs chart. "You Are a Tourist" is Death Cab for Cutie's first (and currently only) number one alternative hit, and their highest charting single on the US alternative chart to date.[2]
Music video
On April 5, 2011, the group streamed a live performance of the music video for "You Are a Tourist". The video, directed by Tim Nackashi, was accomplished in one take, using multiple cameras, and no edits or re-takes. The production employed dancers, actors, and projected images.[3][4] According to the band, "You Are a Tourist" was the first ever live, scripted, one-take music video shoot.[5]
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
| US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
| US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
| US Rock Songs (Billboard)[9] | 3 |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[10] | 60 |
See also
References
- ↑ You Are A Tourist: Death Cab for Cutie: MP3 Download. Amazon.com. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ↑ Alternative Songs, Billboard.com, issue date July 9, 2011
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- ↑ Nackashi, Tim. Death Cab For Cutie. Tim Nackashi. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ Death Cab for Cutie - You Are A Tourist (Official Video) on YouTube. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ↑ "Death Cab for Cutie – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Death Cab for Cutie. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Death Cab for Cutie – Chart history" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs for Death Cab for Cutie. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Death Cab for Cutie – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Death Cab for Cutie. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ Codes and Keys - Charts - Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ↑ "Death Cab for Cutie – Chart history" Japan Hot 100 for Death Cab for Cutie. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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