Year of the Ox (song)
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| "Year of the Ox" | ||||
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| Single by Fucked Up | ||||
| Released | September 28, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | November 16–19, 2009 | |||
| Studio | Giant Studios, Toronto | |||
| Length | 24:52 | |||
| Label | Merge Records, Matador Records | |||
| Producers | Fucked Up, Jon Drew | |||
| Fucked Up Zodiac series chronology | ||||
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Year of the Ox is a single by Canadian hardcore punk band Fucked Up. It is the fourth installment in the band's Zodiac Series.[1][2]
Merge Records released Year of the Ox in North America on September 28, 2010, on 12-inch vinyl and digital download.[2] Outside North America, it was released by Matador Records.[2]
A colored vinyl repress was issued in 2022.[3]
Background
The single was recorded November 16–19, 2009, at Giant Studios in Toronto by producer Jon Drew, who also mixed the record at Central Audio.[2]
Included as a B-side with the 13-minute title track is the 11-minute "Solomon's Song".[1]
The title track features additional vocals from Nika Roza Danilova of Zola Jesus and strings performed by the Toronto quartet Old Strings New Puppets. "Solomon's Song" includes a five-minute saxophone solo by Aerin Fogel and synthesizer contributions from Maya Postepski.[2][3]
