Hang Me Up to Dry

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"Hang Me Up To Dry"
A black-and-white image of a young man sitting behind a door reading a book.
Single by Cold War Kids
from the album Robbers & Cowards
B-side "Every Valley Is Not A Lake"
Released January 29, 2007 (2007-01-29)
July 9, 2007 (2007-07-09) (re-release)
Format Digital download, CD, 7"
Recorded 2006 at Tackyland in Long Beach, California
Genre Indie rock, blues rock
Length 3:38
Label Downtown, V2
Writer(s) Cold War Kids
Producer(s) Matt Wignall
Cold War Kids
Cold War Kids singles chronology
"We Used to Vacation"
(2006)		 "Hang Me Up to Dry"
(2007)

"Hang Me Up to Dry"
(re-release)
(2007)		 "Hospital Beds"
(2007)

"Something Is Not Right with Me"
(2008)
Music video
"Hang Me Up to Dry" on YouTube

"Hang Me Up to Dry" is a song by American indie rock band Cold War Kids. Written and co-produced by all four band members and Matt Wignall, it originally came from their third EP Up in Rags (2006) and is the second track off their debut album Robbers & Cowards (2006). Lyrically, the song tells a story of a 'one-sided relationship' and uses the action of hanging wet clothes on a clothesline as a metaphor for the relationship.

It was released as a single on January 29, 2007 by Downtown and V2 Records, charting at number 57 in the UK and number 26 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. The song was re-released (using the same catalogue number and track listing) on July 9, 2007 but failed to break back into the charts. It was voted number 8 in the Triple J Hottest 100 in 2007, alongside "Hospital Beds" which was voted number 37.

Composition

According to the sheet music, the song is set in 4/4 time with a tempo of 92 beats per minute.[1] It is composed in the key of E minor with lead singer Nathan Willett's vocal range spanning from the low-note of E3 to the high-note of B4.[1]

Music video

Directed by The Malloys, the video plays like an avant-garde film trailer where its shot in black and white and shows made up film review quotes and festival awards. The video was uploaded on their record label's YouTube page on January 23, 2007.

Live performances

Cold War Kids made their U.S. television debut performing "Hang Me Up To Dry" on the Late Show with David Letterman on December 21, 2006.[2] They performed the song again on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on April 10, 2007.[3] They made their U.K. television debut performing "Hang Me Up to Dry" and "Tell Me in the Morning" on Later... with Jools Holland on May 18, 2007.[4]

Accolades

The song was voted number 8 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2007, alongside "Hospital Beds" which was voted number 37.[5]

Use in popular culture

Formats and track listing

  • UK CD[7]
    • 1. "Hang Me Up to Dry" – 3:40
    • 2. "Every Valley Is Not A Lake" – 3:23
    • 3. "Well Well Well" – 4:09
    • 4. "Heavy Boots" – 4:14
    UK 7" Vinyl[8]
    • A. "Hang Me Up to Dry" – 3:40
    • B. "Every Valley Is Not A Lake" – 3:23

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] 57
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[10] 22
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 26

References

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External links

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