Letter to Memphis
"Letter to Memphis" | ||||
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Single by Pixies | ||||
from the album Trompe le Monde | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Studio | ||||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 2:39 | |||
Label | Elektra/4AD | |||
Songwriter(s) | Black Francis | |||
Producer(s) | Gil Norton | |||
Pixies singles chronology | ||||
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"Letter to Memphis" is a single by the alternative rock band Pixies, from their 1991 album Trompe le Monde. The song was frontman Black Francis' take on Chuck Berry's song "Memphis, Tennessee".[1] An instrumental version was included as a B-side to the "Alec Eiffel" single and later became the closing track of their compilation Complete 'B' Sides.[1]
In the December 1991 issue of Spin, critic Ivan Kreilkamp commented on "Letter to Memphis": "out of the kitsch and froth of the Pixies' sensibility, a line like 'trying to get to you' sticks in your mind like a piece of genuine feeling hidden on the back of a tacky postcard."[2]
Charts
[edit]Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] | 6 |