Contra

~ Release by Vampire Weekend (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Horchata
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
additional guest bass drum, marimba, percussion, shakers and shekere:
Mauro Refosco (percussionist)
additional guest cello:
Hamilton Berry (American cellist)
additional guest double bass:
Nat Baldwin
additional guest percussion and shekere:
Marcus Farrar
additional guest viola and violin:
Jonathan Chu
keyboard and lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
additional guest vocals:
Anne Donlon
recording of:
Horchata
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
3.73:27
2White Sky
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer and mixer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
guitar family:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Baio (Chris Baio)
lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
recording of:
White Sky
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
3.652:59
3Holiday
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
guitar and lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
guitar family:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Holiday
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
4.152:18
4California English
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
additional guest cello:
Hamilton Berry (American cellist)
additional guest viola and violin:
Jonathan Chu
additional synthesizer and background vocals:
Baio (Chris Baio)
guitar and lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
guitar family:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
recording of:
California English
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
3.72:30
5Taxi Cab
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
additional guest cello:
Hamilton Berry (American cellist)
additional guest double bass:
Nat Baldwin
additional guest viola and violin:
Jonathan Chu
guitar family:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
recording of:
Taxi Cab
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Rostam Batmanglij‐Music (publisher; do not use as label) and Vampire Weekend Music
3.153:56
6Run
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
guitar and lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
recording of:
Run
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
3.33:53
7Cousins
assistant engineer:
Melchor M (Melchor 'Melesio' Magaña)
engineer:
Tito Fuentes and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
guitar and lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
guitar family:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
part of:
TheNeedleDrop: Top 100 Songs of the 2010s (number: 66)
recording of:
Cousins
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
4.152:25
8Giving Up the Gun
programming:
Ezra Koenig
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
additional guest cello:
Hamilton Berry (American cellist) and Seth Rosenfeld
additional guest double bass:
Nat Baldwin
additional guest frame drum:
Jeff Curtin
guitar family:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
additional guest vocals:
Anne Donlon and Libby Gery
lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
recording of:
Giving Up the Gun
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
additional instruments arranger:
Jesse Novak
44:46
9Diplomat’s Son
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
additional guest cello:
Hamilton Berry (American cellist)
additional guest viola and violin:
Jonathan Chu
frame drum, guitar family, shakers and snare drum:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
samples:
Hussel by M.I.A. (hip hop artist Maya Arulpragasam) feat. Afrikan Boy
recording of:
Diplomat’s Son
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
3.556:01
10I Think Ur a Contra
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
additional guest cello:
Hamilton Berry (American cellist)
additional guest frame drum and shakers:
Jeff Curtin
additional guest shakers:
Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
guitar family:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
piano and lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
recording of:
I Think Ur a Contra
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
3.554:26

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
Asher Sarlin
photography:Tod Brody (photographer)
Chris Tomson
legal representation:Nicky Stein (legal representation)
sampler programming:Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
strings arranger:Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
assistant mastering:Joe LaPorta (NYC mastering engineer & drum’n’bass producer) (in 2009-07)
mastering:Emily Lazar (founder and mastering engineer at “The Lodge” NY) (in 2009-07)
bass guitar:Baio (Chris Baio)
drums (drum set):Chris Tomson
drums (drum set), harpsichord, keyboard, piano, sampler and synthesizer and background vocals:Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
purchase for download:https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k7HFo4pmBYw47c0A0toykkY9ZTmYZIc7Q [info]
https://www.hdtracks.com/#/album/5e9e713bbf3ad1abc7f40043 [info]
ASIN:US: B002YP45EQ [info]
other databases:https://jaxsta.com/release/b15cd36d-1481-5126-8afa-f867feae291f/f9d830c5-502f-50e0-83e0-23c781e6b977 [info] (until 2025-12-17)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/0H8cHlbp6eieUUOLmv4FzJ [info]
https://www.deezer.com/album/6508818 [info]
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k7HFo4pmBYw47c0A0toykkY9ZTmYZIc7Q [info]