Unbelievers (song)

"Unbelievers" is a song by American indie pop band Vampire Weekend. Written by the band's lead singer Ezra Koenig and multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, and produced by Ariel Rechtshaid and Batmanglij, the song was released as the third single from their third studio album Modern Vampires of the City in August 2013. The band initially premiered "Unbelievers" in a live performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on October 31, 2012. They also performed the song live on an episode of Saturday Night Live prior to it being released as a single.

Commercial performance

The song peaked at number seven on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, becoming the band's first top ten hit on the chart, and has also peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart and number 158 on the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

Vampire Weekend

• Chris Baio – bass
• Rostam Batmanglij – piano, guitars, banjo, vocal harmonies and backing vocals, drum and synth programming, keyboards, shaker
• Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, piano
• Chris Tomson – drums

Additional musicians

• Johnny Bravo – flistle
• Brendan Ryan – accordion
• Elizabeth Lea – trombone
• Danny T. Levin – trumpet
• Seth Shafer – tuba
• Ariel Rechtshaid – additional drum and synth programming

Technical

• Scott Jacoby – mixing
• Emily Lazar – mixing, mastering
• Joe LaPorta – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References