Song · Vampire Weekend
“Walcott” by Vampire Weekend
From the EP Vampire Weekend (2007)
“Walcott” by Vampire Weekend appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2008 and 2010. It was first released in 2007 on the EP Vampire Weekend. Its best result is #51 on the WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #170 indie & aaa song of 2008.
"Walcott" surfaced in April 2007 on Vampire Weekend's self-titled EP, with the whole band sharing the music credit and Ezra Koenig writing the words. Rostam produced it and split the engineering and mixing with Jeff Curtin and Shane Stoneback, the same tight crew that made the band's debut album.
That record, also called Vampire Weekend, came out on XL in January 2008 after a year of internet chatter had built up the band's name, with Rostam Batmanglij, one of the band's own members, producing and Curtin and Stoneback helping with the mix. Its blend of indie pop, chamber music and Afropop gave the band a sound nobody could mistake for anyone else's.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 51 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2008 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 628 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
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