Song · Vampire Weekend
“Diplomat's Son” by Vampire Weekend
From the album Contra (2010)
“Diplomat's Son” by Vampire Weekend appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2010 and 2013. It was first released in 2010 on the album Contra. Its best result is #23 on the WLOY Top 50 of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #456 alternative song of 2010.
"Diplomat's Son" sits on Contra, the second Vampire Weekend album, which XL put out in January 2010, and it's very much Rostam Batmanglij's show. The band member who produced the whole record shares lead vocals with Ezra Koenig here, co-wrote the words with him, engineered and mixed it alongside Justin Gerrish, and plays frame drum, snare, shakers and guitar. Baio and Chris Tomson round out the composing credit, while guests Hamilton Berry on cello and Jonathan Chu on violin and viola bring in the strings.
Contra folded ska, dancehall and dance music into the band's established blend of African influences and indie rock, and the gamble paid: it entered the Billboard 200 at number one, and Pitchfork later counted it among the 200 best albums of the decade.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23 | WLOY Baltimore, MD | WLOY Top 50 of 2010 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 558 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
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