"Horchata" is a song by American indie rock band Vampire Weekend. Written by the members of the band and produced by band member Rostam Batmanglij,[1] the song was released as the lead single from their second album Contra on October 5, 2009 via XL Recordings. The single was initially released as a free download on the band's web site.[2][3] The term "horchata" refers to a traditional beverage often made of ground almonds, sesame seeds, or rice.

"Horchata"
Single by Vampire Weekend
from the album Contra
ReleasedOctober 5, 2009 (2009-10-05)
Genre
Length3:28
LabelXL
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Rostam Batmanglij
  • Ezra Koenig
Producer(s)Rostam Batmanglij
Vampire Weekend singles chronology
"The Kids Don't Stand a Chance"
(2008)
"Horchata"
(2009)
"Cousins"
(2009)

Commercial performance

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"Horchata" peaked at #10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Songs chart and at #2 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. It also peaked at #69 on the Canadian Hot 100 and #26 on the Belgium Ultratop 50 in Flanders.[4]

Other appearances

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"Horchata" was featured on the Hollister Co. Christmas 2013 playlist.

Personnel

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Vampire Weekend

Additional musicians

  • Mauro Refosco – marimbas, rebolo, zabumba, shekere, shakers, auxiliary percussion
  • Marcus Farrar – shekere, auxiliary percussion
  • Anne Donlon – vocals
  • Nat Baldwin – double bass
  • Jonathan Chu – violin, viola
  • Hamilton Berry – cello

Production

  • Rostam Batmanglij – production, string arrangements, mixing, engineering
  • Justin Gerrish – mixing, engineering
  • Shane Stoneback – engineering
  • Fernando Lodeiro – engineering assistance
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Joe LaPorta – assistant mastering engineering

Charts

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Chart (2009–10) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Hitseekers)[5] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 26
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 69
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[8] 17
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] 2

References

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  1. ^ "Contra by Vampire Weekend". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Vampire Weekend and Radiohead's Thom Yorke linked by 'Horchata'". NME. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Vampire Weekend giving away opening track from new album for free". 5 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Chart history of "Horchata" by Vampire Weekend". Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  5. ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 1042" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Vampire Weekend – Horchata" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  7. ^ "Vampire Weekend Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  8. ^ "Vampire Weekend Chart History". Billboard Mexico Ingles Airplay for Vampire Weekend. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  9. ^ "Vampire Weekend Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2014.