Lost in Yesterday

"Lost in Yesterday"
Single by Tame Impala
from the album The Slow Rush
Released8 January 2020[1]
Genre
Length4:09
LabelModular
Songwriter(s)Kevin Parker
Producer(s)Kevin Parker
Tame Impala singles chronology
"Posthumous Forgiveness"
(2019) 		"Lost in Yesterday"
(2020) 		"Breathe Deeper"
(2020)
Music video
"Lost in Yesterday" on YouTube

"Lost in Yesterday" is a song by Australian psychedelic music project Tame Impala. It is the eighth track on the 2020 album The Slow Rush, and was released as its fourth single on 8 January 2020. The song was written by Kevin Parker, who performed all instruments and vocals.

The single reached number one on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart, becoming Tame Impala's first song to top an airplay chart in the United States.[6] It also peaked at number 78 on the Irish Singles Chart,[7] number 2 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, becoming their highest-charting song on the chart,[6] and number 5 on the Hot Rock Songs chart.[8]

The song was voted into fifth place on the Australian Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020, which was broadcast on 23 January 2021.[9][10]

The song was nominated for Song of the Year and Most Performed Alternate Work at the APRA Music Awards of 2021[11]

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  2. ^ Munro, Scott (14 February 2020). "Tame Impala share disco-infused new single Lost In Yesterday". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ Simpson, Dave (10 February 2020). "Tame Impala: The Slow Rush review – a stunning explosion of heartfelt pop". loudersound. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ Fitzgerald, Riley (10 January 2020). "Review: Tame Impala 'Lost In Yesterday'". cosmicmagazine. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  5. ^ Alston, Trey (8 January 2020). "Tame Impala Try to Save You from Sinking into the Past on 'Lost in Yesterday'". MTV News. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Tame Impala Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ireland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  9. ^ Langford, Jackson (10 December 2020). "The Songs Most Likely To Win The Hottest 100 Of 2020". Music Feeds. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Hottest 100 2020". Triple J. 23 January 2021. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.