Tompkins Square Park (song)

"Tompkins Square Park"
Single by Mumford & Sons
from the album Wilder Mind
Released 2 November 2015 (2015-11-02)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014–15 at AIR Studios (London)
Genre
Length
  • 5:11 (album version)
  • 4:24 (single version)
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) James Ford
Mumford & Sons singles chronology
"Ditmas"
(2015)		 "Tompkins Square Park"
(2015)		 "Just Smoke"
(2016)

"Tompkins Square Park" is a song by English rock band Mumford & Sons. It was released as the fourth single from their third studio album, Wilder Mind, on 2 November 2015, and also serves as the opening track for the album. The song peaked at number 86 on the UK Singles Chart.

Composition

"Tompkins Square Park" is an indie rock and post-punk song,[1] recorded at AIR Studios in London.[2] The title of the song refers to the East Village, Manhattan park of the same name. The song is centered around a deteriorating relationship. In the first line, the narrator of the song, who is one half of the relationship, requests their partner to meet them in Tompkins Square Park for a chance of rebuilding said relationship.[3]

Video

No official music video for the song has been made, however, a video of a live version of the song has since been uploaded to the band's Vevo and YouTube channels on 3 May 2015.[4]

Critical reception

Sputnikmusic labeled "Tompkins Square Park" as a "massive highlight,"[5] while Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone called the song Wilder Mind's "sharpest moment," commenting "the sentiment is Springsteen, the guitars are straight-up Strokes, and even if it's not going to work out for the relationship in this song, the music itself bristles with self-assurance."[3] James Rainis of Slant was more critical of the song, stating that it "stacks clichés in unexciting ways: 'But no flame burns forever/You and I both know this [all] too well.'"[1]

Track listing

Digital download[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Tompkins Square Park"  4:24

Charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 86
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[9] 16

Release history

Region Date Label Format Ref.
 Europe 2 November 2015
Digital download [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Rainis, James (4 May 2015). "Mumford & Sons: Wilder Mind". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Wilder Mind (album liner notes). Mumford & Sons. Gentlemen of the Road / Island Records / Glassnote Records. 2015.
  3. 1 2 Dolan, Jon (5 May 2015). "Mumford & Sons Wilder Mind Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mumford & Sons – Tompkins Square Park (Live)". YouTube. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Review: Mumford and Sons – Wilder Mind". Sputnikmusic. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Mumford & Sons – Tompkins Square Park (File)". Discogs. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mumford & Sons – Tompkins Square Park" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-05-10" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Mumford & Sons – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Mumford & Sons. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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