| "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" | ||||
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| Single by Tame Impala | ||||
| from the album Lonerism | ||||
| Released | 1 October 2012 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock,[1] psychedelic pop, neo-psychedelia | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | Modular | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kevin Parker | |||
| Producer(s) | Kevin Parker | |||
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"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" is a song by Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala. It is the seventh track on their 2012 album Lonerism, and was released as its second single on 1 October 2012. The single features artwork from Australian artist Leif Podhajsky, who also created the artwork for their first album, Innerspeaker. In an interview with Rick Rubin on the podcast Broken Record, Kevin Parker said he wrote "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" after being inspired by "Walk in the Park" by Beach House.[2]
At the 2013 West Australian Music Industry Awards, the song won Single of the Year.[3][4]
- ^ Shutko, Craig (27 May 2015). "Tame Impala: Sasquatch Stage, George WA, May 25". Exclaim!. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Broken Record". Broken Record.
- ^ "Tame Impala Boost Trophy Cabinet, Scoop 2013 WAM Awards". tonedeaf. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "WAM Award Winners 2013". WAM. February 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2021.