1983 (song)

"1983" is the second single from American rock band Neon Trees' debut album Habits. It was written by Tyler Glenn and produced by Tim Pagnotta. It was released on September 28, 2010. The song peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and No. 28 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart in January 2011.

"1983"
Single by Neon Trees
from the album Habits
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2010
Recorded2009
GenreAlternative rock, dance-rock
Length3:42
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Chris Allen, Branden Campbell, Elaine Bradley, Tyler Glenn, Tim Pagnotta
Producer(s)Tim Pagnotta
Neon Trees singles chronology
"Animal"
(2010)		 "1983"
(2010)		 "Your Surrender"
(2011)

Glenn was writing the song to sound like a 1980's throwback, "Obviously the song can't hide from the '80s thing, but really that song is more about return to innocence in love and in relationships. I thought the lo-fi VHS tape look was clever."[1]

The song itself got its title from the year Glenn was born. Lead bassist Branden Campbell also stated in an interview that the song was not about the year 1983, but going back to the innocence in one another's lives where relationships were easier and families were always together.[1]

Track listing
Digital download
No.TitleLyricsProducer(s)Length
1."1983"Tyler GlennTim Pagnotta3:42
2."Animal (Adam Freeland remix)"Tyler GlennAdam Freeland12:34

Chart performance
Chart (2011) Peak
position
German Airplay Chart[2] 86
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] 13
US Rock Songs (Billboard)[4] 28

References
  1. Songfacts. "1983 by Neon Trees - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  2. German Airplay Chart Archived 2011-04-21 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on 2011-06-10
  3. "Neon Trees Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  4. "Neon Trees Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rock Songs for Neon Trees. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 26, 2011.


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