Giving Up the Gun
2010 single by Vampire Weekend / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about a song. For the 1979 book by this title, see Noel Perrin.
"Giving Up the Gun" is the second single from Vampire Weekend's second album Contra. The song was originally performed by L'Homme Run, a comedic rap duo that featured Vampire Weekend vocalist Ezra Koenig. The video was released February 19, 2010.[1] Koenig got the idea for the song from Noel Perrin's 1979 book titled Giving Up the Gun given to him by his father. It samples the song "Let Down" by Radiohead.
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Quick Facts Single by Vampire Weekend, from the album Contra ...
"Giving Up the Gun" | ||||
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Single by Vampire Weekend | ||||
from the album Contra | ||||
Released | February 19, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
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Length | 4:46 (Album Version) 3:48 (Radio Edit) | |||
Label | XL | |||
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Lyricist(s) | Ezra Koenig | |||
Producer(s) | Rostam Batmanglij | |||
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