Horchata (song)

"Horchata"
Single by Vampire Weekend
from the album Contra
Released	October 5, 2009 (2009-10-05)
Genre	Indie pop worldbeat
Length	3:28
Label	XL
Composer(s)	Chris Baio Rostam Batmanglij Ezra Koenig Christopher Tomson
Lyricist(s)	Rostam Batmanglij Ezra Koenig
Producer(s)	Rostam Batmanglij
Vampire Weekend singles chronology
"The Kids Don't Stand a Chance" (2008) "Horchata" (2009) "Cousins" (2009)

"Horchata" is a song by American indie rock band Vampire Weekend. Written by the members of the band and produced by band member Rostam Batmanglij,^[1] the song was released as the lead single from their second album Contra on October 5, 2009 via XL Recordings. The single was initially released as a free download on the band's web site.^[2][3] The term "horchata" refers to a traditional beverage often made of ground almonds, sesame seeds, or rice.

Commercial performance

"Horchata" peaked at #10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Songs chart and at #2 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. It also peaked at #69 on the Canadian Hot 100 and #26 on the Belgium Ultratop 50 in Flanders.^[4]

Other appearances

"Horchata" was featured on the Hollister Co. Christmas 2013 playlist.

Personnel

Vampire Weekend

• Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, keyboard
• Rostam Batmanglij – piano, background vocals, vocal harmonies, keyboards, harpsichord, VSS-30, drum, synth, sampler programming
• Christopher Tomson – drums
• Chris Baio – bass

Additional musicians

• Mauro Refosco – marimbas, rebolo, zabumba, shekere, shakers, auxiliary percussion
• Marcus Farrar – shekere, auxiliary percussion
• Anne Donlon – vocals
• Nat Baldwin – double bass
• Jonathan Chu – violin, viola
• Hamilton Berry – cello

Production

• Rostam Batmanglij – production, string arrangements, mixing, engineering
• Justin Gerrish – mixing, engineering
• Shane Stoneback – engineering
• Fernando Lodeiro – engineering assistance
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Joe LaPorta – assistant mastering engineering

Charts

Chart (2009–10)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Hitseekers)[5]	15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6]	26
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7]	69
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[8]	17
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9]	2

References

1. "Contra by Vampire Weekend". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
2. "Vampire Weekend and Radiohead's Thom Yorke linked by 'Horchata'". NME. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
3. "Vampire Weekend giving away opening track from new album for free". 5 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
4. "Chart history of "Horchata" by Vampire Weekend". Retrieved 20 October 2013.
5. "ARIA Report: Issue 1042" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
6. "Vampire Weekend – Horchata" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
7. "Vampire Weekend Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
8. "Vampire Weekend Chart History". Billboard Mexico Ingles Airplay for Vampire Weekend. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
9. "Vampire Weekend Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2014.