Spring 2005 at Long View Farm in North Brookfield, Massachusetts
Genre
Folk
emo[1]
Length
3:09
Label
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Ben Gibbard
Producer(s)
Chris Walla
Death Cab for Cutie singles chronology
"Crooked Teeth" (2006)
"I Will Follow You into the Dark" (2005)
"I Will Possess Your Heart" (2008)
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"I Will Follow You into the Dark" is a song by American rock band Death Cab for Cutie, the third single from their fifth album, Plans, released in 2005.
Written and performed by Ben Gibbard, it is an acoustic solo ballad, and was recorded in monaural with a single microphone and little editing.
The single was released on Atlantic Records, becoming one of Death Cab for Cutie's lowest-charting singles, peaking number 28 on the Modern Rock Tracks, number 66 on the UK Singles Chart and failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100; however, "I Will Follow You into the Dark" was certified as double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and is the band's best-selling single to date. Despite charting lower than other singles, the single is still one of the band's most played songs on commercial radio stations. The song's popularity has led it to be featured in a various television shows and movies, and has been covered by numerous artists.
^"10 EMO SONGS FROM 2005 THAT NEVER LEFT YOUR PLAYLIST". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
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