Lounger (song)

"Lounger" is a pop rock song performed by British band Dogs Die in Hot Cars, released as the third single from their debut album, Please Describe Yourself. It was written by lead singer and guitarist Craig Macintosh and band member Gary Smith, and, alongside the rest of the album, produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley.

"Lounger"
Single by Dogs Die in Hot Cars
from the album Please Describe Yourself
B-side
  • "Mandarins"
  • "Good Grief"
Released28 December 2004
Recorded2003
GenrePop rock
Length2:44
LabelV2
Songwriter(s)Craig Macintosh, Gary Smith
Producer(s)Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley
Dogs Die in Hot Cars singles chronology
"I Love You 'Cause I Have To"
(2004)		 "Lounger"
(2004)		 "Celebrity Sanctum"
(2005)

Reception

According to The Independent, it is "a song about an overeducated, lazy bohemian" with lyrics such as "I get up when I want/Don't have to eat my greens/Or keep my bedroom tidy" guaranteed to appeal to students.[1] The song was called the album's "telling moment" by Pitchfork Media,[2] whilst Stylus said that it "fizzes along like no-one’s business, guitar on super-jangle and piano set to hyper-jaunty."[3] It reached a peak of 43 on the UK Singles Chart, thereby becoming the last Dogs Die in Hot Cars single, and indeed release, to chart.[4]

Track listing
UK CD single 1
  1. "Lounger" – 3:40
UK CD single 2
  1. "Lounger" – 3:40
  2. "Mandarins" – 4:50
International CD single
  1. "Lounger" – 3:40
  2. "Mandarins" – 4:50
  3. "Good Grief"
7" picture disc
  1. "Lounger" – 3:38
  2. "Lounger" (A cappella) – 3:39

References
  1. Gill, Andy (16 July 2004). "Album: Dogs Die in Hot Cars". The Independent. Independent News and Media Limited. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  2. Hogan, Marc (17 October 2004). "Dogs Die in Hot Cars - Please Describe Yourself". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  3. Swygart, William B. (26 July 2004). "Dogs Die In Hot Cars - Please Describe Yourself". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  4. "The Official Charts Company - Dogs Die in Hot Cars - Please Describe Yourself". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2009.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.