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Social Development Dance
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Social Development Dance was released on June 16, 2009 by Columbia as a part of the album Back & Fourth
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Release DateJune 16, 2009
LabelColumbia
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM77

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn
Acoustic Guitar
Mike Mogis
Mike Mogis
Percussion
Scott Gaeta
Scott Gaeta
Drums
Jason DeWater
Jason DeWater
French Horn
Jay Wise
Jay Wise
Trombone
Joey Waronker
Joey Waronker
Drums
Jonny Polonsky
Jonny Polonsky
Nylon-String Guitar
Leslie Fagan
Leslie Fagan
Alto Flute
Nate Walcott
Nate Walcott
Hammond Organ
Orenda Fink
Orenda Fink
Background Vocals
R. Walt Vincent
R. Walt Vincent
Wurlitzer Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Mogis
Mike Mogis
Mixing Engineer
AJ Mogis
AJ Mogis
Assistant Engineer
Steve Barthalome
Steve Barthalome
Assistant Engineer
Scott Gaeta
Scott Gaeta
Assistant Engineer
Shawn Everett
Shawn Everett
Assistant Engineer
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Executive Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mmm
[Verse 2]
I remember the first time I saw you
You were driftin' down Crouse Avenue
You looked like a hot country Vermont
Though my eyes were never that good
[Verse 3]
You head seemed to hold itself up high
On that long thin neck of yours
You glanced back, although we never had passed
You lit a cigarette and smiled
[Verse 4]
And when we kissed it was electric
Chemists made us for each other
But I was far from being your only one
My roommate said he'd seen you before, shit
[Verse 5]
There's something missing in us
We try to make it whole
Though it never feels like it
I know you have it all
There's something missing in us
We long to make it whole
Though it never feels like it
I know you have it all
Yeah, I know you had it all
[Verse 6]
We went to the social development dance
The whiskey went down easily
You kissed the best, you had enormous breasts
And we wandered out really early
[Verse 7]
We were neighbors for a very short time
I all worked out quite wrong
When your boyfriend called you pressed against the wall
"Oh, I really gotta go now"
[Verse 8]
There's something missing in us
We try to make it whole
Though it never feels like it
I know you have it all
There's something missing in us
We long to make it whole
Though it never feels like it
I know you have it all
Yeah, I know you have it all
[Verse 9]
We'd move away when the winters were gone
I think I saw you once in the city
I heard you were staying up North with a friend
And that your hair was falling out
[Verse 10]
I tried to find out what had happened to you
I Googled you in quotes, got no results
I never learned how you had died
But I knew how you had lived
[Verse 11]
There's something missing in us
We tried to make it whole
Though it never felt like it
I know you had it all
There's something missing in us
We longed to make it whole
Though it never felt like it
I know you had it all
Yeah, I know you had it all
[Verse 12]
Friend, my friend
You left us in the end
Friend, my friend
You left us in the end
Friend, my friend
You left us in the end
Friend, my friend
You left us in the end
I remember the last time I saw you
You were floatin' down Crouse Avenue
Written by: Pete Yorn
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