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	Century is the first ] to be taken from ] second album ]. It was released on ], ] as a limited edition 2-track 7" vinyl only.		Century is the first ] to be taken from ] second album ]. It was released on ], ] as a limited edition 2-track 7" vinyl only.

	The Video for Century was directed by Minsu Song, a second year student on the Graphic Design course at Central St. Martins. The video is the first example of a new collaboration between Rough Trade and CSM, where students compete to pitch ideas for a designated track.		The Video for Century was directed by Minsu Song<ref>http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&ChannelID=30242378</ref>, a second year student on the Graphic Design course at Central St. Martins. The video is the first example of a new collaboration between Rough Trade and CSM, where students compete to pitch ideas for a designated track.

	The b-side to Century, The Unbearable Lightness of Buildings, was written specifically for ] as part of their 12-week long Tate Tracks that was held at the beginning of ]<ref>http://www.nme.com/news/the-long-blondes/27514</ref>. The idea was Tate invited The Long Blondes to walk around the gallery and find a work of art that would inspire them to write a track. In the end, it was ]’s Untitled that grabbed their attention. They said "Untitled caught our eye because we saw the stark industrial landscape and pictured ourselves within it" <ref>http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/tatetracks/longblondes_kounellis.shtm</ref>.		The b-side to Century, The Unbearable Lightness of Buildings, was written specifically for ] as part of their 12-week long Tate Tracks that was held at the beginning of ]<ref>http://www.nme.com/news/the-long-blondes/27514</ref>. The idea was Tate invited The Long Blondes to walk around the gallery and find a work of art that would inspire them to write a track. In the end, it was ]’s Untitled that grabbed their attention. They said "Untitled caught our eye because we saw the stark industrial landscape and pictured ourselves within it" <ref>http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/tatetracks/longblondes_kounellis.shtm</ref>.

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"Century"
Song

Century is the first single to be taken from The Long Blondes second album Couples. It was released on March 24, 2008 as a limited edition 2-track 7" vinyl only.

The Video for Century was directed by Minsu Song, a second year student on the Graphic Design course at Central St. Martins. The video is the first example of a new collaboration between Rough Trade and CSM, where students compete to pitch ideas for a designated track.

The b-side to Century, The Unbearable Lightness of Buildings, was written specifically for Tate Modern as part of their 12-week long Tate Tracks that was held at the beginning of April 2007. The idea was Tate invited The Long Blondes to walk around the gallery and find a work of art that would inspire them to write a track. In the end, it was Jannis Kounellis’s Untitled that grabbed their attention. They said "Untitled caught our eye because we saw the stark industrial landscape and pictured ourselves within it" .

Century was well received by critics.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kate Jackson and Dorian Cox, Music by The Long Blondes

Side A "Century"
Side B "The Unbearable Lightness of Buildings"

References

Category:

2008 singles