| "Afterlife" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Arcade Fire | ||||
| from the album Reflektor | ||||
| Released | September 28, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | Sonovox Studios, Montreal | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:52 (album version) 4:12 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Songwriter(s) | William Butler, Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara, Tim Kingsbury, Richard Reed Parry | |||
| Producer(s) | James Murphy, Markus Dravs, Arcade Fire | |||
| Arcade Fire singles chronology | ||||
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"Afterlife" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. It was released on September 28, 2013, as a single from the band's fourth studio album, Reflektor. The song was debuted on Saturday Night Live.[2]
The music video for the song was released on November 21, 2013.[3][4] The short film, directed by Emily Kai Bock and shot with a mix of 35mm and 65mm film, depicts a Latino family in Los Angeles, California, dreaming of their missing mother.
The video won the 2014 Prism Prize.[5]
The band also performed a live video, streamed on YouTube at the YouTube Music Awards in November 2013. It was directed by Spike Jonze.[6]
An official live performance video was also released in April 2014 on the band's YouTube channel.[7]
Scenes from the 1959 film Black Orpheus were used in the official lyric videos.
The band performed "Afterlife" at Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and The Graham Norton Show. The song was performed live on every show of the Reflektor tour.[8]
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[9] | 3 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[10] | 14 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] | 100 |
| Canada Rock (Billboard)[12] | 9 |
| Poland (LP3)[13] | 47 |
| US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[14] | 43 |
| US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[15] | 18 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[16] | 22 |
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