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2008 single by Crystal Castles

"Courtship Dating"
The cover features a series of overlaid, blurry images of a woman with short dark hair against a black background. At the top left corner, "Crystal Castles" is written twice in a stylized white font, with the text "Courtship Dating" below it.
Single by Crystal Castles
from the album Crystal Castles
B-side"Trash Hologram"
ReleasedMarch 31, 2008
GenreElectropop, bitpop, experimental
Length3:32
LabelPlay It Again Sam, Last Gang
Songwriter(s)Ethan Kath, Alice Glass
Producer(s)Ethan Kath
Crystal Castles singles chronology
"Air War"
(2007) 		"Courtship Dating"
(2008) 		"Vanished"
(2008)
Music video
"Courtship Dating" on YouTube

"Courtship Dating" is a song recorded by the Canadian electronic music duo Crystal Castles. It was released on March 31, 2008, as the third single from the band's debut studio album, Crystal Castles (2008). A music video was released in April.

Composition

According to the Independent, the song "is about human taxidermy, the idea of preserving the beauty of a lover the way you would an animal".

Reception

NME described "Courtship Dating" it as "synth-pop filled up with muted screams, jerking bass and sparking circuit boards" and "the best piece of humanity-loathing cyborg pop since the Knife's Silent Shout". In the United Kingdom, "Courtship Dating" peaked on the Official Charts Company's Independent Singles Chart at number 4 and their Physical Singles Chart at number 39.

Track listing

"Courtship Dating" track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Courtship Dating"3:32
2."Trash Hologram" (demo)2:14

Accolades

Accolades for "Courtship Dating"
Publication List Rank Ref.
laut.de 2008 staff poll 22
NME Top 50 tracks of 2008 17
Pitchfork The 100 best tracks of 2008 60
Slant Magazine The 25 best albums & singles of 2008 19
Best of the aughts (2000–2009) 205

Charts

Chart performance for "Courtship Dating"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
UK Independent Singles Chart (OCC) 4
UK Physical Singles Chart (OCC) 39

References

  1. Stosuy, Brandon (April 29, 2008). "New Crystal Castles Video – 'Courtship Dating'". Stereogum. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  2. "Crystal Castles – 'Things get out of control'". The Independent. October 3, 2008. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  3. Pattison, Louis (March 28, 2008). "Crystal Castles – 'Courtship Dating'". NME. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Crystal Castles". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  5. "Die laut.de-Redaktionscharts: Song". laut.de. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  6. "Top 50 tracks of 2008". NME. December 17, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  7. Grisham, Tyler (December 15, 2008). "The 100 best tracks of 2008". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  8. "The 25 best albums & singles of 2008". Slant Magazine. December 15, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  9. Cinquemani, Sal (February 7, 2010). "Rest of the best of the aughts: Albums & singles (#101–250)". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
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