Doe Deer is a song from Toronto-based band, Crystal Castles, released on their second self-titled album, Crystal Castles. The release was limited to 500 copies on 12" vinyl. The EP was a special release for UK's record store day.[2] Prior to the release, Doe Deer was played on UK's Radio 1, and rips began to circulate around the internet. The 12" gained special attention because three unreleased tracks from 2004 were featured as B-sides to the lead track. The song was featured in the episode "Nick" of Season 5 of Skins.

Doe Deer
EP by
ReleasedApril 17, 2010
GenreDigital hardcore[1]
Length7:10
LabelFiction Records
Crystal Castles chronology
Alice Practice
(2006)
Doe Deer
(2010)

Composition edit

Doe Deer was written by Ethan Kath, with additional recording from Matthew Wagner.[3] The official lyrics for the song are stated as being the word "deathray" repeated numerous times.[4] The vocals are, in fact, sampled from one of their earlier songs from 2004, "Insectica", which was given its official release on the Doe Deer EP.[5] Around the 0:53 mark of the song Insectica the word "deathray" is audibly being sung by Alice Glass. This is exactly the same as the repeated version throughout Doe Deer.

Accolades edit

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
NME UK The 50 Best Tracks of the Year 2010 #18[6]

Track listing edit

  1. "Doe Deer" – 1:37
  2. "Seed" (2004 Version) – 1:43
  3. "Insectica" (2004 Version) – 1:48
  4. "Mother Knows Best" (2004 Version) – 2:01

References edit

  1. ^ Reeves, Mosi (June 8, 2010). "Crystal Castles, 'Crystal Castles' (Fiction)". Spin. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "DOE DEER 12" (new EP)". Crystalcastles.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  3. ^ Crystal Castles II#Personnel
  4. ^ "Releases".
  5. ^ Doe Deer#Physical track list
  6. ^ "NME". NME. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-12-02.