Courtship Dating
| "Courtship Dating" | ||||
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| Single by Crystal Castles | ||||
| from the album Crystal Castles | ||||
| B-side | "Trash Hologram" | |||
| Released | March 31, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Electropop, bitpop, experimental | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | Play It Again Sam, Last Gang | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ethan Kath, Alice Glass | |||
| Producer(s) | Ethan Kath | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Courtship Dating" on YouTube | ||||
"Courtship Dating" is a song recorded by the Canadian electronic music duo Crystal Castles. It was released on March 31, 2008, as the third single from the band's debut studio album, Crystal Castles (2008).
Composition[edit]
According to the Independent, the song "is about human taxidermy, the idea of preserving the beauty of a lover the way you would an animal".[1]
Reception[edit]
NME described "Courtship Dating" it as "synth-pop filled up with muted screams, jerking bass and sparking circuit boards" and "the best piece of humanity-loathing cyborg pop since the Knife's Silent Shout".[2]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Courtship Dating" | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Trash Hologram" (demo) | 2:14 |
Accolades[edit]
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| laut.de | 2008 staff poll | 22 | [3] |
| NME | Top 50 tracks of 2008 | 17 | [4] |
| Pitchfork | The 100 best tracks of 2008 | 60 | [5] |
| Slant Magazine | The 25 best albums & singles of 2008 | 19 | [6] |
| Best of the aughts (2000–2009) | 205 | [7] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Crystal Castles – 'Things get out of control'". The Independent. October 3, 2008. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Pattison, Louis (March 28, 2008). "Crystal Castles – 'Courtship Dating'". NME. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Die laut.de-Redaktionscharts: Song". laut.de. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Top 50 tracks of 2008". NME. December 17, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Grisham, Tyler (December 15, 2008). "The 100 best tracks of 2008". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "The 25 best albums & singles of 2008". Slant Magazine. December 15, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (February 7, 2010). "Rest of the best of the aughts: Albums & singles (#101–250)". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
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