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“Sunflower” by Vampire Weekend featuring Steve Lacey and Steve Lacy
From the album Father of the Bride (2019) Featuring Steve Lacey and Steve Lacy
“Sunflower” by Vampire Weekend featuring Steve Lacey and Steve Lacy appears on 11 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2019 and 2026. It was first released in 2019 on the album Father of the Bride. Its best result is #14 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #260 alternative song of 2019.
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"Sunflower" came out in March 2019, paired on a double A-side with "Big Blue" as the second single from Father of the Bride, Vampire Weekend's fourth album, on Columbia. Ezra Koenig wrote it alone and produced it with Ariel Rechtshaid, who mixed it too, and singer and guitarist Steve Lacy drops in on vocals.
It's a loose, squiggly jam that critics filed under psych-soul, jam rock and jazz-funk. Pitchfork heard Koenig's fondness for the Dead and Phish all over it, from the proggy bass runs up top to the corkscrewing guitar licks and the scatted harmonies that shadow the instruments note for note, and likened it to Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke" by way of Guster. Rolling Stone's Will Hermes rated it perhaps the best, and certainly the weirdest groove, of the 4 songs the band let out ahead of the album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 65 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2019 | 89 |
| 2019 | 43 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2019 | 88 |
| 2019 | 46 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2019 | 90 |
| 2019 | 50 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2019 | 51 |
| 2019 | 82 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2019 | 104 |
| 2019 | 14 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2019 | 90 |
| 2019 | 52 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2019 | 200 |
| 2019 | 69 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2019 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 577 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 306 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 810 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
Also listed as: Sunflower (feat. Steve Lacy); Sunflower ft. Steve Lacey.
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