The Suburbs/Month of May

"The Suburbs"/"Month of May"
"The Suburbs"/"Month of May"
Single by Arcade Fire
from the album The Suburbs
Released	2010
Genre	Indie rock, post-punk revival
Length	5:14
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Arcade Fire
Producer(s)	Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire singles chronology

"The Suburbs"/"Month of May" is a single from Arcade Fire's third album The Suburbs. It was released in 2010. It reached number 94 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Music video

A music video was made for the single and was uploaded to YouTube on November 22, 2010.^[1] The video is a shortened version of the short film Scenes from the Suburbs, directed by Spike Jonze and inspired by the album itself.

In February 2011, music video blog Yes, We've Got a Video! ranked the song's music video at number 7 in their top 30 videos of 2010. The video was praised as "a twisted, haunting view of the insecurities, frustrations and fear that can come with seemingly innocent suburban life."^[2]

Covers

"The Suburbs" was covered by Father John Misty in 2015.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Arcade Fire

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Suburbs"	5:14

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Month of May"	3:50

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	60
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[5]	65
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[6]	94
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[7]	40
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[8]	26

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9] "The Suburbs"	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Official Video). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
^ "Top 30 Videos of 2010: 10 – 1!". Yes, We've Got a Video!. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
^ Monroe, Jazz (2015-07-03). "Father John Misty Discusses His Cover of Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
^ "Arcade Fire – The Suburbs" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Arcade Fire – The Suburbs" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "Arcade Fire Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Arcade Fire Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Arcade Fire Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
^ "British single certifications – Arcade Fire – The Suburbs". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Official Video). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.

[2] "Top 30 Videos of 2010: 10 – 1!". Yes, We've Got a Video!. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2012-03-19.

[3] Monroe, Jazz (2015-07-03). "Father John Misty Discusses His Cover of Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-12-29.

[sc_Belgium_(Flanders)_Arcade_Fire-4] "Arcade Fire – The Suburbs" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Belgium_(Wallonia)_Arcade_Fire-5] "Arcade Fire – The Suburbs" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Billboardcanadianhot100_Arcade_Fire-6] "Arcade Fire Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcanadarock_Arcade_Fire-7] "Arcade Fire Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[sc_Billboardadultalternativesongs_Arcade_Fire-8] "Arcade Fire Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard.

[United_KingdomArcade_FireThe_SuburbssingleCertRef-9] "British single certifications – Arcade Fire – The Suburbs". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

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