Two Weeks (FKA twigs song)

"Two Weeks"
Single by FKA twigs
from the album LP1
B-side "Pendulum"
Released 24 June 2014 (2014-06-24)
Format
Recorded 2014
Genre
Length 4:08
Label Young Turks
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Emile Haynie
  • FKA twigs
FKA twigs singles chronology
"FKA x inc."
(2014)		 "Two Weeks"
(2014)		 "Pendulum"
(2014)

"Two Weeks" is a song by English recording artist FKA twigs from her debut studio album, LP1 (2014). The song was released digitally on 24 June 2014 as the album's lead single. It was also released on 12" vinyl on 29 July 2014, featuring the song "Pendulum" as a B-side.

Critical reception

"Two Weeks" was met with universal acclaim from music critics. The song was chosen upon release as Pitchfork Media's "Best New Track". Patric Fallon described it as "a beguilingly straight-laced cut of silken R&B" and "a commanding blast of raw sexual power." He also stated, "FKA twigs is larger than life here, knocking on the doors of great contemporary pop singers—Ciara, Mariah, and even Aaliyah, to name a few—with her breathy falsetto and magnetic presence."[1] Pitchfork later placed it at number three on its 100 Best Tracks of 2014 list and at number sixty-four on its 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far list.[2][3] In January 2015, "Two Weeks" was ranked at number 2 on The Village Voice's annual year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll, after Future Islands' "Seasons (Waiting on You)".

Music video

FKA twigs's appearance in the video has been compared to that of Aaliyah's character Akasha in the 2002 film Queen of the Damned

The music video was directed by Nabil Elderkin and premiered on 24 June 2014.[4] The video features FKA twigs portraying a giant goddess surrounded by miniature dancers, also played by twigs. The entire video consists of one long panning out shot.

Track listings

  1. "Two Weeks" – 4:08
A. "Two Weeks" – 4:08
B. "Pendulum" – 4:59

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of LP1.[7]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 54
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 42
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 200
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[11] 9

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United Kingdom 24 June 2014 Digital download Young Turks [5]
29 July 2014 12" single [6]

Popular Culture

The song can be heard in the seventh episode of the first season of Mr. Robot

References

  1. ↑ Fallon, Patric (24 June 2014). "FKA twigs: "Two Weeks"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "The 100 Best Tracks of 2014". Pitchfork Media. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "The 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far (2010–2014)". Pitchfork Media. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Gordon, Jeremy (23 June 2014). "FKA twigs Shares New Song/Video "Two Weeks"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Two Weeks (Explicit Content – Parental Advisory) by FKA twigs". 7digital (UK). Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  6. 1 2 "YT123 – FKA twigs – Two Weeks / Pendulum". Young Turks. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  7. ↑ LP1 (CD liner notes). FKA twigs. Young Turks. 2014. YTCD118.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – FKA Twigs – Two Weeks" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "FKA Twigs – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  10. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "CHART: CLUK Update 9.08.2014 (wk31)". Zobbel. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-08-23" UK Indie Chart. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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