The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
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"The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" was released on July 8, 2003 by The Postal Service
under the Sub Pop Records label. The single included a cover of "Suddenly Everything Has Changed" by The Flaming Lips
, and two remixed tracks.
In 2004, this song was featured in the soundtrack of 2004 film D.E.B.S.
.
The title track's eponymous "District" is Washington, D.C.
, known colloquially as The District by its inhabitants. Gibbard wrote the song after his girlfriend Allisyn Levy moved to Washington, D.C.
This was the third CD released by The Postal Service
. The cover artwork was designed by Kozyndan
.
The Postal Service
The Postal Service is an American electronic indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel and Headset.-Background:...
under the Sub Pop Records label. The single included a cover of "Suddenly Everything Has Changed" by The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips are an American alternative rock band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983.Melodically, their sound contains lush, multi-layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, but lyrically their compositions show elements of space rock, including unusual song and album titles—such as "What...
, and two remixed tracks.
In 2004, this song was featured in the soundtrack of 2004 film D.E.B.S.
D.E.B.S.
D.E.B.S. is a 2004 American action-comedy film written and directed by Angela Robinson. It is an expansion of a short film D.E.B.S. that made the festival circuit . The film is both a parody and an emulation of the Charlie's Angels format...
.
The title track's eponymous "District" is Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, known colloquially as The District by its inhabitants. Gibbard wrote the song after his girlfriend Allisyn Levy moved to Washington, D.C.
This was the third CD released by The Postal Service
The Postal Service
The Postal Service is an American electronic indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel and Headset.-Background:...
. The cover artwork was designed by Kozyndan
Kozyndan
Kozyndan is the joint pseudonym of Los Angeles-based husband-and-wife illustrator team Kozue and Dan Kitchens, known in particular for their whimsical and occasionally absurd illustrations of modern cityscapes.-Education and background:...
.
Cover versions
- Allred covered this song on their 2008 album "Covers"
- Sharif covered this song on his 2009 record "Kisses and Lies."
- Frank TurnerFrank TurnerFrank Turner is an English folk/punk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Winchester. Initially the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, Turner embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band's split in 2005. To date, Turner has released four solo albums, two rarities...
covered this song on 20 September 2007 at the Spitz in London. It was also included in his The First Three YearsThe First Three YearsThe First Three Years is a compilation album by singer-songwriter Frank Turner, released 1 December 2008 through Xtra Mile Recordings. The compilation is also included on the re-release of Love Ire & Song, released 26 January 2009...
album. He was given the idea of covering this song by Reading-based singer-songwriter Ben MarwoodBen MarwoodBen Marwood is an English singer-songwriter from the English town of Reading.-Musical career:As part of the contemporary London folk scene, Marwood has performed alongside Frank Turner , Chris T-T, Pete and the Pirates and Glasvegas...
.
- Rich O'TooleRich O'TooleRich O'Toole is a singer/songwriter from Houston, Texas.In early 2007, O'Toole released his debut album, Seventeen. Americana Music Times, then called Texas Music Times, named Seventeen the "Best Album of 2006 That No One Told You About."...
covers this song on his 2008 CD In a Minute or 2.
- Jonna LeeJonna Lee (singer)Jonna Lee is a singer-songwriter from Linköping, Sweden, currently residing in Stockholm and London, UK.-Early life:Lee was born 1981 in Linköping and grew up in a small Swedish village in the country with her mother...
covers this as the b-side on her 2007 single Dried Out Eyes, calling it DC Sleeps Alone Tonight.
- Ben MarwoodBen MarwoodBen Marwood is an English singer-songwriter from the English town of Reading.-Musical career:As part of the contemporary London folk scene, Marwood has performed alongside Frank Turner , Chris T-T, Pete and the Pirates and Glasvegas...
covers the song on his 2011 album "Outside There's A Curse".
- The HampdensThe HampdensThe Hampdens are a modern Australian band known for their literary lyrics, originally from Perth, Western Australia, but who are now based in Melbourne.-Biography:The band's name is taken from Hampden College in Donna Tartt's novel "The Secret History"...
covered the song on their album "The Last Party".
- In 2011, English musician BirdyBirdy (musician)Jasmine van den Bogaerde, also known by her stage name Birdy, is an English musician known for winning the music competition Open Mic UK in 2008, at the age of 12. Her version of Bon Iver's "Skinny Love" was released in January 2011, peaking inside the top twenty of the UK Singles Chart and in...
covered the song in her debut studio album BirdyBirdy (Birdy album)Birdy is the self-titled debut studio album by English folk solo artist Birdy, it was released on 4 November 2011 by 14thFloor Records/Atlantic Records...
, which released on November 4.
Track listing
- "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" – 4:44
- "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" (remix by DJ Downfall) – 6:55
- "Such Great Heights" (remix by John TejadaJohn TejadaNormally associated with his peers in techno from Detroit, Europe and elsewhere, John Tejada has embraced electronic music as a personal frontier, expanding on his resume as a techno recording artist as producer, remixer, DJ, and label owner...
) – 5:49 - "Suddenly Everything Has Changed" (The Flaming LipsThe Flaming LipsThe Flaming Lips are an American alternative rock band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983.Melodically, their sound contains lush, multi-layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, but lyrically their compositions show elements of space rock, including unusual song and album titles—such as "What...
cover) – 3:52