A Favor House Atlantic

"A Favor House Atlantic"
Single by Coheed and Cambria
from the album In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
ReleasedJune 8, 2004
Recorded2003
Genre
Length3:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Michael Birnbaum
  • Chris Bittner
Coheed and Cambria singles chronology
"Devil in Jersey City"
(2004) 		"A Favor House Atlantic"
(2004) 		"Blood Red Summer"
(2004)
Audio sample

"A Favor House Atlantic" is a song by American progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria from their 2003 album In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3. In the United States, it remains Coheed and Cambria's highest charting song, having peaked at No. 13 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.[3] It reached No. 77 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]

The song features the characters Claudio and Al the Killer, and is part of the sci-fi saga that is present in almost all of the band's songs. In contrast to other songs on the album, "A Favor House Atlantic" has been described as a "fairly straightforward [slice] of emo".[1] Vulture.com described the song as a Trojan Horse of invading emo disguised as pop music.[5]

The song is featured in ATV Offroad Fury 3. It was also made available as a downloadable, playable track for the music video game series Rock Band as part of the Bonnaroo Pack.[6] It also appears on the soundtrack to Major League Baseball 2K9.[7]

Variety ranked it as one of the best emo songs of all time in 2022.[8]

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  2. ^ Sacher, Andrew (March 16, 2021). "15 albums that shaped progressive post-hardcore in the 2000s". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Coheed & Cambria". www.popradiotop20.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "COHEED & CAMBRIA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  5. ^ Ian Cohen; David Anthony; Nina Corcoran; Emma Garland; Brad Nelson (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture.com. Vox Media. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "DLC Week of 6/2 Bonnaroo Pack! // Rock Band®". Rockband.com. May 29, 2009. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "MLB 2K9 Soundtrack – 2K Sports Forums". archive.is. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "The 25 Best Emo Songs of All Time". Variety. October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2022.