Funeral

~ Release by Arcade Fire (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
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A1Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
assistant recording engineer:
Thierry Amar (from 2003-08 until 2004)
recording engineer:
Mark Lawson (from 2003-08 until 2004)
engineer:
Howard Bilerman and Richard Reed Parry
producer:
Arcade Fire
cello:
Michael Olsen
drums (drum set):
Régine Chassagne
electric bass guitar:
Tim Kingsbury
electric guitar:
Howard Bilerman and Win Butler
French horn:
Pietro Amato
harp:
Anita Fust
organ and piano:
Richard Reed Parry
percussion:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire)
violin:
Sarah Neufeld and Owen Pallett (Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist & vocalist)
background vocals:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire), Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry and Tim Kingsbury
lead vocals:
Win Butler
strings arranger:
Sarah Neufeld and Owen Pallett (Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist & vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arcade Fire Music LLC
recorded at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada (from 2003-08 until 2004)
mixed at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada
music videos:
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) (Official remastered video) by Arcade Fire
recording of:
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
additional writer:
Josh Deu
writer:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire), Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Timothy Kingsbury and Richard Reed Parry
4.554:48
A2Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)
assistant recording engineer:
Thierry Amar (from 2003-08 until 2004)
recording engineer:
Mark Lawson (from 2003-08 until 2004)
engineer:
Howard Bilerman and Richard Reed Parry
producer:
Arcade Fire
accordion:
Régine Chassagne
cello:
Michael Olsen
drums (drum set):
Howard Bilerman
electric bass guitar:
Tim Kingsbury
electric guitar [Jaguar]:
Win Butler
French horn:
Pietro Amato
harp:
Anita Fust
percussion:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire) and Richard Reed Parry
synthesizer:
Richard Reed Parry
violin:
Sarah Neufeld and Owen Pallett (Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist & vocalist)
xylophone:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire)
vocals:
Win Butler and Régine Chassagne
strings arranger:
Sarah Neufeld and Owen Pallett (Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist & vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arcade Fire Music LLC
recorded at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada (from 2003-08 until 2004)
mixed at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada
recording of:
Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)
additional writer:
Josh Deu
writer:
Arcade Fire
4.23:32
A3Une année sans lumière
assistant recording engineer:
Thierry Amar (from 2003-08 until 2004)
recording engineer:
Mark Lawson (from 2003-08 until 2004)
producer:
Arcade Fire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arcade Fire Music LLC
recorded at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada (from 2003-08 until 2004)
mixed at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada
recording of:
Une année sans lumière
writer:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire), Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Timothy Kingsbury and Richard Reed Parry
4.353:41
A4Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
assistant recording engineer:
Thierry Amar (from 2003-08 until 2004)
recording engineer:
Mark Lawson (from 2003-08 until 2004)
engineer:
Howard Bilerman and Richard Reed Parry
producer:
Arcade Fire
cello:
Michael Olsen
drums (drum set):
Howard Bilerman
electric bass guitar:
Tim Kingsbury
electric guitar [Jaguar] and lead vocals:
Win Butler
electric guitar [Rickenbacker]:
Richard Reed Parry
French horn:
Pietro Amato
harp:
Anita Fust
synthesizer:
Régine Chassagne
violin:
Sarah Neufeld and Owen Pallett (Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist & vocalist)
xylophone:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire)
background vocals:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire), Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry and Tim Kingsbury
strings arranger:
Sarah Neufeld and Owen Pallett (Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist & vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arcade Fire Music LLC
recorded at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada (from 2003-08 until 2004)
mixed at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 50)
recording of:
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
writer:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire), Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Timothy Kingsbury and Richard Reed Parry
4.55:13
A5Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)
assistant recording engineer:
Thierry Amar (from 2003-08 until 2004)
recording engineer:
Mark Lawson (from 2003-08 until 2004)
producer:
Arcade Fire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arcade Fire Music LLC
recorded at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada (from 2003-08 until 2004)
mixed at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada
recording of:
Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)
additional writer:
Josh Deu
writer:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire), Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Timothy Kingsbury and Richard Reed Parry
3.84:50
B1Crown of Love
assistant recording engineer:
Thierry Amar (from 2003-08 until 2004)
recording engineer:
Mark Lawson (from 2003-08 until 2004)
producer:
Arcade Fire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arcade Fire Music LLC
recorded at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada (from 2003-08 until 2004)
mixed at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada
recording of:
Crown of Love
writer:
Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, T. Kingsbury and W. Butler (Arcade Fire)
recording of:
Crown of Love
writer:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire), Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Timothy Kingsbury and Richard Reed Parry
4.354:42
B2Wake Up
assistant recording engineer:
Thierry Amar (from 2003-08 until 2004)
recording engineer:
Mark Lawson (from 2003-08 until 2004)
engineer:
Howard Bilerman and Richard Reed Parry
producer:
Arcade Fire
12 string guitar:
Win Butler
accordion, percussion and piano:
Richard Reed Parry
cello:
Michael Olsen
electric bass guitar:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire)
electric guitar:
Tim Kingsbury
French horn:
Pietro Amato
guest drums (drum set):
Arlen Thompson
guest viola:
Geneviève Heistek
guest violin:
Jessica Moss and Sophie Trudeau (Canadian violinist)
harp:
Anita Fust
synthesizer:
Régine Chassagne
viola:
Gen Heistek
violin:
Jessica Moss, Sarah Neufeld, Owen Pallett (Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist & vocalist) and Sophie Trudeau (Canadian violinist)
background vocals:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire), Richard Reed Parry and Tim Kingsbury
vocals:
Win Butler and Régine Chassagne
strings arranger:
Sarah Neufeld and Owen Pallett (Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist & vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arcade Fire Music LLC
recorded at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada (from 2003-08 until 2004)
mixed at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 14)
recording of:
Wake Up
writer:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire), Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Timothy Kingsbury and Richard Reed Parry
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
4.255:35
B3Haïti
assistant recording engineer:
Thierry Amar (from 2003-08 until 2004)
recording engineer:
Mark Lawson (from 2003-08 until 2004)
producer:
Arcade Fire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arcade Fire Music LLC
recorded at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada (from 2003-08 until 2004)
mixed at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada
recording of:
Haïti
writer:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire), Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Timothy Kingsbury and Richard Reed Parry
publisher:
EMI April Music Canada Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3.654:07
B4Rebellion (Lies)
assistant recording engineer:
Thierry Amar (from 2003-08 until 2004)
recording engineer:
Mark Lawson (from 2003-08 until 2004)
engineer:
Howard Bilerman and Richard Reed Parry
producer:
Arcade Fire
cello:
Michael Olsen
drums (drum set):
Howard Bilerman
electric bass guitar:
Tim Kingsbury
electric guitar [Jaguar] and lead vocals:
Win Butler
electric guitar [Rickenbacker]:
Richard Reed Parry
French horn:
Pietro Amato
harp:
Anita Fust
percussion:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire)
piano:
Régine Chassagne
violin:
Sarah Neufeld and Owen Pallett (Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist & vocalist)
background vocals:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire), Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry and Tim Kingsbury
strings arranger:
Sarah Neufeld and Owen Pallett (Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist & vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arcade Fire Music LLC
recorded at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada (from 2003-08 until 2004)
mixed at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 7), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 23) and NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 29)
recording of:
Rebellion (Lies)
lyricist and composer:
Win Butler and Régine Chassagne
writer:
R. Parry, T. Kingsbury and W. Butler (Arcade Fire)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
4.35:11
B5In the Backseat
assistant recording engineer:
Thierry Amar (from 2003-08 until 2004)
recording engineer:
Mark Lawson (from 2003-08 until 2004)
producer:
Arcade Fire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arcade Fire Music LLC
recorded at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada (from 2003-08 until 2004)
mixed at:
Hotel2Tango in Mile End, Montréal (city), Québec, Canada
recording of:
In the Backseat
writer:
Will Butler (Arcade Fire), Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Timothy Kingsbury and Richard Reed Parry
3.956:20

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
Rebellion (Lies)
Wake Up
covers:The String Quartet Tribute to Arcade Fire's Funeral by Vitamin String Quartet
part of:Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 6) (order: 6)
The Top 100 Canadian Albums (Bob Mersereau) (number: 8) (order: 8)
Sue: Vuosikymmenen levyt, ulkomaiset (2000s) (number: 9) (order: 9)
Fact Magazine: The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s (number: 27) (order: 27)
Shortlist Music Prize Nominees (number: 2005) (order: 40)
Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (January 10, 2025) (number: 90) (order: 42)
Juno Awards: Alternative Album of the Year (number: 2005) (order: 54)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (order: 56)
Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 2006) (order: 76)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2022-07-01) (number: 94) (order: 94)
Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 100) (order: 100)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 151) (order: 151)
Music Canada Certified Platinum Albums (order: 168)
Music Canada Certified Gold Albums (order: 321)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 500) (order: 500)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 500) (order: 500)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1945 [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/dpgb [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/arcade_fire/funeral/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000384072 [info]
Wikidata:Q526196 [info]