Letter to Memphis
1991 single by Pixies
| "Letter to Memphis" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Pixies | ||||
| from the album Trompe le Monde | ||||
| Released | 1991 (1991) | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Studio |
| |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 2:39 | |||
| Label | Elektra/4AD | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Black Francis | |||
| Producer(s) | Gil Norton | |||
| Pixies singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"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
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] | 6 |
References
- v
- t
- e
Pixies
- Surfer Rosa
- Doolittle
- Bossanova
- Trompe le Monde
- Indie Cindy
- Head Carrier
- Beneath the Eyrie
- Doggerel
- Pixies
- EP1
- EP2
- EP3
- Death to the Pixies
- Pixies at the BBC
- Complete 'B' Sides
- Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies
- Minotaur
- "Gigantic"
- "Monkey Gone to Heaven"
- "Here Comes Your Man"
- "Velouria"
- "Dig for Fire"
- "Planet of Sound"
- "Alec Eiffel"
- "Letter to Memphis"
- "Head On"
- "Debaser"
- "Bam Thwok"
Category
