Compliments (Band of Horses song)

"Compliments" is the first single from Band of Horses' third album Infinite Arms, which was released on April 1, 2010. It failed to chart, but was a radio hit, particularly in Seattle, WA where the band formed.^[1]

"Compliments"
Single by Band of Horses
from the album Infinite Arms
Released	April 1, 2010
Genre	Indie rock
Length	3:28
Label	Brown Records/ Fat Possum/Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Bridwell
Producer(s)	Band of Horses, Phil Ek
Band of Horses singles chronology
"No One's Gonna Love You" (2008) "Compliments" (2010) "Laredo" (2010)

Music video

The release of "Compliments" was accompanied by a music video that "features lots of nature-y photos", which was compared to the end of Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video.^[2]

Reception

The Seattle Times said that "Compliments" "has a faint whisper of country-disco" in a generally negative review of Infinite Arms.^[3] However, The Daily World said that "Compliments" was one of the stand-out tracks on Infinite Arms.^[4]

Personnel

• Benjamin Bridwell - vocals, guitars, drums, sounds, memotron
• Creighton Barret - drums, thunder drum, percussion
• Ryan Monroe - keyboards, vocals, percussion, guitar
• Bill Reynolds - bass, tambourine, guitar, percussion, sounds
• Tyler Ramsey - guitar, vocals, percussion, keyboards, piano, theremin