Giving Up the Gun
"Giving Up the Gun" is the second single from Vampire Weekend's second album Contra. The song was originally performed by L'Homme Run, a comedic rap duo that featured Vampire Weekend vocalist Ezra Koenig. The video was released February 19, 2010. Koenig got the idea for the song from Noel Perrin's 1979 book titled Giving Up the Gun given to him by his father. It samples the song "Let Down" by Radiohead.
| "Giving Up the Gun" | ||||
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| Single by Vampire Weekend | ||||
| from the album Contra | ||||
| Released | February 19, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Length | 4:46 (Album Version) 3:48 (Radio Edit) | |||
| Label | XL | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | Ezra Koenig | |||
| Producer(s) | Rostam Batmanglij | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
promo CD cover | ||||
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