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Tompkins Square Park (song)

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"Tompkins Square Park"
Single by Mumford & Sons
from the album Wilder Mind
Released2 November 2015 (2015-11-02)
Recorded2014–2015
StudioAIR Studios (London)
Genre
Length
  • 5:11 (album version)
  • 4:24 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)James Ford
Mumford & Sons singles chronology
"Ditmas"
(2015)
"Tompkins Square Park"
(2015)
"Just Smoke"
(2016)

"Tompkins Square Park" is a song by English rock band Mumford & Sons. It was released as the fourth single from their third studio album, Wilder Mind, on 2 November 2015, and also serves as the opening track for the album. The song peaked at number 86 on the UK Singles Chart.

Composition

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"Tompkins Square Park" is an indie rock and post-punk song,[1] recorded at AIR Studios in London.[2] The title of the song refers to the East Village, Manhattan park of the same name. The song is centered around a deteriorating relationship. In the first line, the narrator of the song, who is one half of the relationship, requests their partner to meet them in Tompkins Square Park for a chance of rebuilding said relationship.[3]

Video

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No official music video for the song has been made, however, a video of a live version of the song has since been uploaded to the band's Vevo and YouTube channels on 3 May 2015.[4]

Critical reception

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Sputnikmusic labelled "Tompkins Square Park" as a "massive highlight,"[5] while Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone called the song Wilder Mind's "sharpest moment," commenting "the sentiment is Springsteen, the guitars are straight-up Strokes, and even if it's not going to work out for the relationship in this song, the music itself bristles with self-assurance."[3] James Rainis of Slant was more critical of the song, stating that it "stacks clichés in unexciting ways: 'But no flame burns forever/You and I both know this [all] too well.'"[1]

Track listing

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Digital download[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Tompkins Square Park"4:24

Charts

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Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 3
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 86
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 16

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Ref.
 Europe 2 November 2015
Digital download [6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rainis, James (4 May 2015). "Mumford & Sons: Wilder Mind". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ^ Wilder Mind (album liner notes). Mumford & Sons. Gentlemen of the Road / Island Records / Glassnote Records. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ a b Dolan, Jon (5 May 2015). "Mumford & Sons Wilder Mind Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Mumford & Sons – Tompkins Square Park (Live)". YouTube. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Review: Mumford and Sons – Wilder Mind". Sputnikmusic. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Mumford & Sons – Tompkins Square Park (File)". Discogs. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Mumford & Sons – Tompkins Square Park" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20, 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Mumford & Sons Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  11. ^ "British single certifications – Mumford & Sons – Tompkins Square Park". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 May 2020.








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