Mykonos (song)

"Mykonos"
Single by Fleet Foxes
from the album Sun Giant
B-side
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2009 (UK version)
May 5, 2009 (US version)
Recorded2007
Genre
Length4:35
LabelBella Union; Sub Pop
Songwriter(s)Robin Pecknold
Producer(s)Phil Ek
Fleet Foxes singles chronology
"He Doesn't Know Why"
(2008)
"Mykonos"
(2009)
"Your Protector"
(2009)
Music video
"Mykonos" on YouTube

Mykonos is a song by American indie folk band Fleet Foxes, from their second EP Sun Giant (2008). It was released in the UK on January 27, 2009, by European label Bella Union; in the format of 7" vinyl as well as a digital download, and peaked at number 51[2] on the UK Singles Chart. The B-side is a live version of "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" from their debut album. On May 5, 2009, it was released in the U.S. on Seattle-based record label Sub Pop, with the song "False Knight On the Road" in place of "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song". An alternate version of the song, with a track length of 3:39, was released on the deluxe version of their debut album Fleet Foxes.

  1. ^ a b Bradley, Larry (November 4, 2014). "The 2000s: Fleet Foxes - "Mykonos". The Alternative Jukebox. Cassell. p. 265. ISBN 978-1-84403-789-6.
  2. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/top40_singles.php UK Top 100 Singles Chart