Vampire Weekend (album)

Vampire Weekend
Studio album by
Vampire Weekend
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2008
Recorded2007
Studio
  • Lerner E573
  • Tomson family barn
  • 17 Moultrie
  • 14-16 Bedford Street
  • Meserole and Diamond
  • Meserole and Dobbin
  • Hicks and Joralemon
  • Baio's mom's house
  • Treefort (DUMBO)
Genre
Length34:13
LabelXL
ProducerRostam Batmanglij
Vampire Weekend chronology
Vampire Weekend
(2008) 		Contra
(2010)
Singles from Vampire Weekend
  1. "Mansard Roof"
    Released: October 23, 2007
  2. "A-Punk"
    Released: February 28, 2008
  3. "Oxford Comma"
    Released: May 26, 2008
  4. "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"
    Released: August 18, 2008
  5. "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance"
    Released: November 18, 2008

Vampire Weekend is the debut studio album by American rock band Vampire Weekend, released on January 29, 2008 by XL Recordings. The album was produced by band member Rostam Batmanglij, with mixing assistance from Jeff Curtin and Shane Stoneback. Released after a year of building internet buzz, the album showcased the band's unique hybrid of indie pop, chamber music, and Afropop influences.[2]

In the United States, the album debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200.[4] In the album's 11th week in the UK chart, it peaked at number 15.[5] The album also reached number 37 in Australia.[6] It was accompanied by the singles "Mansard Roof", "A-Punk", "Oxford Comma", "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa", and "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance".

The album was ranked as the 5th-best album of 2008 by Time,[7] the 56th-best album of the decade by Rolling Stone[8] and 51st on Pitchfork's list of the Top 200 Albums of the 2000s.[9] In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 430 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[10]

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  4. ^ "Vampire Weekend Lands First No. 1 Album". Billboard. 20 January 2010.
  5. ^ "BBC Radio 1 Chart Show: The UK Top 40 Albums". BBC. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
  6. ^ "Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend - Music Charts". acharts.us. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  7. ^ Tyrangiel, Josh (2008-11-03). "The Top 10 Everything of 2008 - Top 10 Albums". Time. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  8. ^ "100 Best Albums of the Decade". Rolling Stone. 2009-12-09. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  9. ^ "Pitchfork Staff Lists: The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 100-51". Pitchfork. 2009-09-30.
  10. ^ Wenner, Jann S., ed. (2012). Rolling Stone - Special Collectors Issue - The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. USA: Wenner Media Specials. ISBN 978-7098934196