"Sunday" | ||||
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Single by Sonic Youth | ||||
from the album A Thousand Leaves | ||||
B-side | "Moist Vagina", "Silver Panties", "Sunday (edit)" | |||
Released | April 23, 1998 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley | |||
Sonic Youth singles chronology | ||||
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"Sunday" is a song by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released in 1998 by record label Geffen as the first and only single from their 10th studio album, A Thousand Leaves.
Release
[edit]"Sunday" was released on April 23, 1998 by record label Geffen as the first and only single from their 10th studio album, A Thousand Leaves. It reached No. 72 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]
A different recording of the song was also featured on the soundtrack of the film SubUrbia.
Content
[edit]The song's riff was 'borrowed' from Helium's song "Skeleton".[2]
One of the single's B-sides, "Moist Vagina", was originally by Nirvana, who were friends of the band and appeared in the film 1991: The Year Punk Broke while touring with Sonic Youth.
Music video
[edit]The video for "Sunday" was directed by Harmony Korine and starred Macaulay Culkin and Rachel Miner. The video made liberal use of slow- and fast-motion cameras and images of ballerinas dancing and Culkin playing a banjo and interacting with Miner.
Track listing
[edit]- "Sunday" (LP Version) – 4:52
- "Moist Vagina" – 3:04 (Kurt Cobain)
- "Silver Panties" – 4:27
- "Sunday (Edit)" – 3:15
Chart positions
[edit]Year | Single | Chart | Peak |
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1998 | "Sunday" | UK Singles Chart | No. 72[1] |
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[3] | 1 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Sonic Youth | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ "Sonic Youth Site Menu". sonicyouth.com. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 24, 2024.