Well Thought Out Twinkles

"Well Thought Out Twinkles" is a song by American rock band Silversun Pickups. The song was released as the third single from the band's debut album Carnavas, peaking at no. 9 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.^[2]

"Well Thought Out Twinkles"
Single by Silversun Pickups
from the album Carnavas
Released	July 2, 2007[1]
Recorded	2006
Studio	Beer Wine Fish, Echo Park; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
Genre	Alternative rock shoegaze dream pop
Length	4:02
Label	Dangerbird
Songwriter(s)	Brian Aubert Christopher Guanlao Joe Lester Nikki Monninger
Producer(s)	Dave Cooley
Silversun Pickups singles chronology
"Future Foe Scenarios" (2007) "Well Thought Out Twinkles" (2007) "Little Lover's So Polite" (2008)

Reception

In his review of Carnavas, Carlos Grischow of IGN selected "Well Thought Out Twinkles" as a highlight, saying the song " has claws that make a valiant effort to rip a hole through your soul."^[3] Rolling Stone favorably compared the song to the Smashing Pumpkins, highlighting the vocals of Brian Aubert and Nikki Monninger.^[4] Pitchfork was more negative, calling the lyrics "wholly incomprehensible."^[5]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Philip Andelman.^[6] The video, shot mostly in black and white, shows the band performing the song.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Well Thought Out Twinkles" (Radio Edit)	3:31
2.	"Mercury"	5:38
3.	"Common Reactor" (Live)	5:11

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[7]	34
Scotland (OCC)[8]	54
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	46
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10]	9