And She Would Darken the Memory

"And She Would Darken the Memory" (sometimes referred to as "And She Would Darken the Memory of Youth"^[1]) is a song by Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad, that appears on the EP The Twilight Sad, and their debut album, Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters. The song was released as the album's second single on 16 July 2007 on Fat Cat Records.^[2] A music video was also produced for the song, directed by Mark Charlton.^[3] The track would appear in a re-worked version as the opening track to the mini-album Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did in June 2008.

"And She Would Darken the Memory"
Single by The Twilight Sad
from the album Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters
B-side	"That Summer, at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy" (Ensemble Remix)
Released	16 July 2007
Recorded	Chem19 Studios
Genre	Indie rock, shoegazing
Length	4:41 (radio edit) 5:49 (album version)
Label	Fat Cat (FAT32)
Songwriters	James Graham, Andy MacFarlane
Producer	The Twilight Sad
The Twilight Sad singles chronology
"That Summer, at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy" (2007) "And She Would Darken the Memory" (2007) "I Became a Prostitute" (2009)

"And She Would Darken the Memory" was also featured in the 2008 video game Saints Row 2.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy MacFarlane (music) and James Graham (lyrics); arranged by The Twilight Sad.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"And She Would Darken the Memory"	5:49
2.	"That Summer, at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy" (Decomposed by Ensemble)	4:17

Credits

• James Alexander Graham – vocals
• Andy MacFarlane – guitar, accordion
• Craig Orzel – bass
• Mark Devine – drums
• Produced by The Twilight Sad
• Recorded by David Paterson
• Mixed by Peter Katis
• Additional production on "That Summer" remix by Olivier Alary
• Additional piano on "That Summer" remix by Johannes Malfatti
• Additional saxophone on "That Summer" remix by Erik Hove
• Mastered by Mandy Parnell
• dlt – artwork