Sunday (Sonic Youth song)

"Sunday"
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Single by Sonic Youth
from the album A Thousand Leaves
B-side	"Moist Vagina", "Silver Panties", "Sunday (edit)"
Released	April 23, 1998
Format	CD
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Geffen
Writer(s)	Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth singles chronology
"Superstar" (1995) "Sunday" (1998) "Incinerate" (2006)

"Sunday" is a song by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released in 1998 by record label Geffen as the first and only single from their 10th studio album, A Thousand Leaves.

Release

"Sunday" was released on April 23, 1998 by record label Geffen as the first and only single from their 10th studio album, A Thousand Leaves. It reached No. 72 in the UK Singles Chart.

A different recording of the song was also featured on the soundtrack of the film SubUrbia.

Content

The song's riff was taken from Helium's song "Skeleton".

One of the single's B-sides, "Moist Vagina", was originally by Nirvana, who were friends of the band and appeared in the film 1991: The Year Punk Broke while touring with Sonic Youth.

Music video

The video for "Sunday" was directed by Harmony Korine and starred Macaulay Culkin and Rachel Miner. The video made liberal use of slow- and fast-motion cameras and images of ballerinas dancing.

Track listing

1. "Sunday" (LP Version) – 4:52
2. "Moist Vagina" – 3:04 (Kurt Cobain)
3. "Silver Panties" – 4:27
4. "Sunday (Edit)" – 3:15

Chart positions

Year	Single	Chart	Peak
1998	"Sunday"	UK Singles Chart	No. 72

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics