Keep the Car Running

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"Keep the Car Running"
Arcade Fire singles chronology
"Black Mirror"
(2007)
"Keep the Car Running"
(2007)
"Intervention"
(2007)

"Keep the Car Running" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. It is the second single released from the band's second album, Neon Bible in the UK (while "Black Mirror" is the first in the US). This song was #22 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[1] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 61 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[2]

The single was released on 19 March 2007, on

7" vinyl with the B-side, "Broken Window", in the UK under Rough Trade Records. It peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 56. The single was released in the US on 8 May 2007, under Merge Records
. It is alternatively titled "Keep the Car Running/Broken Window". It peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The band performed the song during their

.

Track listing

  1. "Keep the Car Running" – 3:28
  2. "Broken Window" – 6:27

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] 41
Canada 7
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 56
US
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6]
7

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[7] Gold 40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Covers

  • The song was covered by the
    Let It Die
    " single.
  • It was performed live by
    Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, joined by Win Butler and Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire, on October 14, 2007 in Ottawa
    .
  • The Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra released a Latin-flavored cover.[9]
  • The song was frequently covered by Fiction Family during their 2009 tour.

References

  1. ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
  2. ^ "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". NME. 6 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Arcade Fire Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Arcade Fire Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "Arcade Fire Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Arcade Fire – Keep the Car Running". Music Canada. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  8. ^ a b BBC Radio 1 website 17 August 2007
  9. ^ "Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra Cuba-fies the Arcade Fire". 3 August 2010.