Holocene (song)

"Holocene"
Single by Bon Iver
from the album Bon Iver
B-side"Come Talk to Me"
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2011 (2011-09-05)
Genre
Length5:36
Label
Songwriter(s)Justin Vernon
Bon Iver singles chronology
"Fall Creek Boys Choir"
(2011)
"Holocene"
(2011)
"Towers"
(2012)
Music video
"Holocene" on YouTube

"Holocene" is a song by American indie folk band Bon Iver. It was released as the second single from their album Bon Iver, September 5, 2011. The single is backed with a cover of Peter Gabriel's song "Come Talk to Me" as a B-side, which was previously released as a limited edition song for Record Store Day.[1] The song was named one of the best songs of 2011 by various music publications. It was nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for the 54th Grammy Awards,[2] and is featured in the Cameron Crowe film We Bought a Zoo,[3] Zach Braff's film Wish I Was Here, the 2014 film The Judge and the Dutch film Just Friends (Gewoon Vrienden) in 2018.

On February 4, 2012, Bon Iver performed "Holocene" on Saturday Night Live.[4]

  1. ^ "Bon Iver "Holocene"/"Come Talk To Me" Details". Stereogum. July 20, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  2. ^ Amy Phillips (November 30, 2011). "Bon Iver Nominated for Four Grammys". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "We Bought A Zoo - Complete Soundtrack". The Uncool. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Bon Iver - Holocene (Live on SNL)". Vimeo. Retrieved 30 January 2022.