Tongue Tied (Grouplove song)

"Tongue Tied"
Single by Grouplove
from the album Never Trust a Happy Song
A-side	"Don't Fly Too Close to the Sun"
Released	September 2, 2011
Studio	Captain Cuts Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Indie pop electropop alternative rock
Length	3:40
Label	Canvasback, Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Hannah Hooper Chris Zucconi Sean Gadd Ryan Rabin Andrew Wessen [1]
Producer(s)	Ryan Rabin
Grouplove singles chronology
"Colours" (2011) "Tongue Tied" (2011) "Lovely Cup" (2011)
Music video
"Tongue Tied” on YouTube

"Tongue Tied" is a song by American indie rock band Grouplove, featured on their debut studio album Never Trust a Happy Song (2011). The song was released as the second single from the album on September 2, 2011. It was featured in an Apple iPod Touch commercial in 2011.^[2] On June 18, 2012, "Tongue Tied" reached the number-one position on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, becoming their first number-one single. In May 2012, the song was covered by Fox television series Glee in the season 3 episode "Nationals". The song has also been performed on various late-night talk shows, and has also appeared in several other films and video games, such as The Three Stooges, Wadjda, Rock Band 4, GT Racing 2: The Real Car Experience, Premature and Fuser.^[3]

"Tongue Tied" received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism directed towards the over usage of synthesizers and its generic and formulaic nature. Despite this, it remains the band's only song to enter the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at 42, as well as number three on the Rock Songs chart.