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"Velvet" is the second single by The Big Pink, and their first single with the 4AD label. "Velvet" was released as a digital download and on 7" vinyl on April 20, 2009, and was later included on their debut album ''A Brief History of Love'' in September 2009. "Velvet" was re-issued as a single on February 15, 2010.〔(2009 4AD Discography ) (originally set to be 4AD catalog number 2939); retrieved 5 January 2010〕〔(Altsounds.com News | The Big Pink release 'Velvet' as a single proper ); retrieved 20 January 2010〕 The song was self-produced by the band, and mixed by legendary producer Alan Moulder.〔(Big Pink, The - Velvet (7", Single) at Discogs )〕 The 7" single features the exclusive B-side "An Introduction to Awareness," while the 12" single features a cover version of Otis Redding's 1964 song "These Arms of Mine." Pitchfork Media described "Velvet" as "undeniably immense, but it's a tribute to the Big Pink's skill and maturity that it still manages to sound intimate," and awarded the track a 7 out of 10 rating.〔(Pitchfork: Track Reviews - Velvet )〕 In August 2009, "Velvet" was included on Pitchfork's ''Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s'' list, voted in at #500.〔(Pitchfork: Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500-201 )〕 On Pitchfork's end-of-the-year ''Top 100 Tracks of 2009'' list, "Velvet" was voted at #42.〔(Pitchfork: Staff Lists: The Top 100 Tracks of 2009 (page 6) )〕 A 7-minute remix of "Velvet" by Gang Gang Dance followed the original single release in May 2009 as an online-streaming single.〔(Pitchfork: Track Reviews - Velvet (Gang Gang Dance Remix) )〕 Remixes by Mount Kimbie and Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid (producers for Fever Ray) were also commissioned. The song was commonly covered by Swedish artist Lykke Li during her 2011 Wounded Rhymes Tour. ==Track listing== ;7" vinyl (AD 2915) and download # "Velvet" – 4:15 # "An Introduction to Awareness" – 4:22 ;2010 12" vinyl re-issue (BAD 3X09) and download # "Velvet" – 4:15 # "Velvet" (Perversion) – 3:46 # "These Arms of Mine" (Otis Redding cover) – 2:37 ;Remixes * "Velvet" (BDG Remix by Gang Gang Dance), 6:50 – available as a free download on the band's website in May 2009, and later included on a one-sided/etched pink-and-black-coloured 12" single with limited edition vinyl pressings of ''A Brief History of Love'' in September 2009. * "Velvet" (Mount Kimbie Remix), 3:12 – available on a 4AD promo CD-R of "Velvet" remixes, and also included on the band's Japanese EP ''This Is Our Time'' in June 2009.〔(Big Pink, The - Velvet Remixes (CDr, Single, Promo) at Discogs )〕 * "Velvet" (Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid Remix), 4:01 – also available on a promo CD-R of "Velvet" remixes, and as one of three exclusive bonus tracks featured on the Japanese pressing of ''A Brief History of Love''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Velvet (The Big Pink song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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