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1 Composition  




2 Video  




3 Critical reception  




4 Track listing  




5 Charts  




6 Certifications  




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"Tompkins Square Park"
SinglebyMumford & Sons
from the album Wilder Mind
Released2 November 2015 (2015-11-02)
Recorded2014–2015
StudioAIR Studios (London)
Genre
  • post-punk
    • Length
    • 5:11 (album version)
  • 4:24 (single version)
    • Label
  • V2
  • Glassnote
  • Gentlemen of the Road
    • Songwriter(s)
  • Ben Lovett
  • Winston Marshall
  • Marcus Mumford
    • 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[edit]

    "Tompkins Square Park" is an indie rock and post-punk song,[1] recorded at AIR StudiosinLondon.[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[edit]

    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[edit]

    Sputnikmusic labelled "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[edit]

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

    Charts[edit]

    Chart (2015–16) Peak
    position
    Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 3
    Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 14
    UK Singles (OCC)[9] 86
    USHot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 16

    Certifications[edit]

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 200,000‡

    ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

    Release history[edit]

    Region Date Label Format Ref.
     Europe 2 November 2015
  • V2
  • Glassnote
  • Gentlemen of the Road
    		•  Digital download [6]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Rainis, James (4 May 2015). "Mumford & Sons: Wilder Mind". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  • ^ Wilder Mind (album liner notes). Mumford & Sons. Gentlemen of the Road / Island Records / Glassnote Records. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • ^ a b Dolan, Jon (5 May 2015). "Mumford & Sons Wilder Mind Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  • ^ "Mumford & Sons – Tompkins Square Park (Live)". YouTube. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  • ^ "Review: Mumford and Sons – Wilder Mind". Sputnikmusic. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  • ^ a b "Mumford & Sons – Tompkins Square Park (File)". Discogs. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  • ^ "Mumford & Sons – Tompkins Square Park" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  • ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20, 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  • ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  • ^ "Mumford & Sons Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  • ^ "British single certifications – Mumford & Sons – Tompkins Square Park". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 May 2020. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Tompkins Square Park in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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