| "Vapour Trail" | ||||
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| Single by Ride | ||||
| from the album Nowhere | ||||
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| Released | April 1, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Blackwing Studios, London (track 1) Blackbarn Studios, Ripley (tracks 2, 3, 4) | |||
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| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Sire Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andy Bell, Loz Colbert, Mark Gardener, Steve Queralt | |||
| Producer(s) | Marc Waterman (track 1) Matt Oliver (tracks 2, 3, 4) | |||
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"Vapour Trail" is a song by British shoegaze band Ride. It is the closing track of the band's debut album, Nowhere (1990), released on Creation Records, and was later released as a single in the United States in early 1991. Written by lead guitarist Andy Bell, the song features a distinctive swirling guitar riff, a strong, fill-based drum beat, and a coda that includes a string quartet.
The song is the band's most well known and later was voted number 145 on Pitchfork's "Top 200 Tracks of the 90s".[5]
- ^ Fraser-Thoms, Ella (23 January 2013). "Shoegaze: a beginner's guide". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Schonfeld, Zach (14 June 2017). "31 Essential Shoegaze Tracks". Stereogum. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Embley, Jochan (22 June 2018). "The best shoegaze songs of all time". Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Bergstrom, John (3 April 2015). "Ride: OX4: The Best of Ride, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 150-101". Pitchfork. 31 August 2010. p. 1. Retrieved 9 July 2021.