The Crystal Lake
2000 single by Grandaddy
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"The Crystal Lake" is a song by American indie rock band Grandaddy from their second album, The Sophtware Slump. It was released as a single on 29 May 2000 by record label V2,[1] and was re-released in several formats in early 2001.
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| "The Crystal Lake" | ||||
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| Single by Grandaddy | ||||
| from the album The Sophtware Slump | ||||
| B-side | "Our Dying Brains" | |||
| Released | 29 May 2000 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 5:00 (album version) 3:52 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | V2 | |||
| Songwriter | Jason Lytle | |||
| Producer | Jason Lytle | |||
| Grandaddy singles chronology | ||||
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Content
Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle described the song as "that age-old story, repeated many times in country music, of the wayward soul who leaves a small town with hopes and dreams of the unknown and winds up full of regret in some horrible little apartment in an unfriendly city".[2]
Release and reception
"The Crystal Lake" was released as a single on 29 May 2000. It was originally at number 78 on the UK Singles Chart when first released and peaked at number 38 when re-issued in 2001.[3]
The song was listed as the 295th best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork.[4]
Track listings
- 2000 release
- CD
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Crystal Lake" | |
| 2. | "Our Dying Brains" | |
| 3. | "First Movement/Message Send: ID#5646766" |
- 7"
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Crystal Lake" | |
| 2. | "Our Dying Brains" |
- 2001 releases
- CD1
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Crystal Lake" | |
| 2. | "Moe Bandy Mountaineers" | |
| 3. | "She-Deleter" |
- CD2
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Crystal Lake" | |
| 2. | "What Can't Be Erased" | |
| 3. | "I Don't Want to Record Anymore" |
- 7"
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Crystal Lake" | |
| 2. | "Rode My Bike to My Sister's Wedding" |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (Official Charts)ERROR in "UK": Missing parameters: date or artist+song.[5] | 38 |
