Drinking in L.A.

"Drinking in L.A."
Single by Bran Van 3000
from the album Glee
Released
  • Canada February 1997
  • United Kingdom August 1999
Format CD single
Recorded 1996
Genre
Length 3:56
Songwriter(s)
  • James Di Salvio
  • Norman Larson
  • Haig Vartzbedian
Bran Van 3000 singles chronology
"Drinking in L.A."
(1997)		 "Couch Surfer"
(1998)

"Drinking in L.A."
(1997)		 "Couch Surfer"
(1998)
Music video
"Drinking in L.A." on YouTube

"Drinking in L.A." is a song by Canadian electronica collective Bran Van 3000, released as the band's first single; in the United States "Drinking in L.A." failed to generate interest from Alternative stations, yet in the United Kingdom and Canada, it continues to generate airplay. Some vocals were done by Stéphane Moraille.[1]

The song was covered specially for BBC Radio 1 by English indie rock Band The Twang in 2007, and featured on the album Radio 1 Established 1967.

The song is also featured on the MuchMusic compilation album, Big Shiny Tunes 2. It was also featured in television commercials for Rolling Rock beer in the United Kingdom, which contributed to chart success in that region, peaking at number #3 (having only reached number #34 a year earlier when originally released). The song is also the title song for the film Playing by Heart.[2]

In the music video for "Drinking in LA", a copy of a Toronto album is clearly visible in several shots.

Content

"Drinking in L.A." was the last song to be recorded for the record Glee. It has been described by one music reviewer as a "fuzzy dew of guitars, gorgeous harmonies and a knock-out hook". Of the song, James Di Salvio has said "It was almost like one of those movies where an animated blue bird swings by over the real live footage. It's cheesy, but I knew in my heart it was a hit."[3]

On its origin, Di Salvio was quoted on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders as saying: "It's about me being in LA trying to make a movie and getting really bored with it and going out clubbing and DJing, eventually taking the jump into making the record. It's kind of like falling out of love with one medium into the next.

When you impose things in your life you have to do things because of your ego, you have to accomplish so much at a certain age and you want to do something else and you have to take the plunge and do it."

Music video

The music video was directed by Adam Courneya, and premièred in April 1998.

Chart performance

Chart (1997-1999) Peak
positions
Australia (ARIA)[4] 79
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 40
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 35
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 17
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[8] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 14
Italy (FIMI)[10] 9
Netherlands (Tipparade)[11] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 46
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 30
Norway (VG-lista)[14] 7
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[15] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 3

Cover versions

YearArtistAlbum
2007The TwangPush the Ghosts EP
2011The XcertsStairs to Noise

References

  1. ↑ "Bran Van 3000 - Drinking In L.A." Discogs. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  2. ↑ Playing by Heart soundtrack — IMDB.com
  3. ↑ Patch, Nick (29 Jan 2017). "Thinking (back) in L.A." Toronto Star. Toronto. Retrieved 29 Jan 2017.
  4. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 04 Oct 1998". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bran Van 3000 – Drinking in LA" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 65, No. 21, July 28, 1997" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  7. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 286 Vikuna 20.8. - 27.8. 1998)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ Search for Ireland peak Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite
  10. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Bran Van 3000 – Drinking in LA". Top Digital Download. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Bran Van 3000 - Drinking In L.A." (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bran Van 3000 – Drinking in LA" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Charts.nz – Bran Van 3000 – Drinking in LA". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bran Van 3000 – Drinking in LA". VG-lista. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Bran Van 3000 – Drinking in LA". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Bran Van 3000: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
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