PDA (Interpol song)

For other similarly named songs, see PDA (disambiguation) § Music.
"PDA"
Single by Interpol
from the album Turn on the Bright Lights
B-side"Specialist"
ReleasedAugust 22, 2002[1]
RecordedNovember 2001
StudioTarquin Studios (Bridgeport, CT)
Length5:01
LabelMatador
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Interpol singles chronology
"PDA"
(2002) 		"Obstacle 1"
(2002)

"PDA" is the debut single by American rock band Interpol. It was released on August 22, 2002 as the first single from their debut studio album, Turn on the Bright Lights. The music video for "PDA" was directed by Christopher Mills. Unlike the two singles that followed; "Obstacle 1" and "Say Hello to the Angels" / "NYC", "PDA" did not chart.

The song was nominated for a MTV2 award in 2003. The song is one of the oldest songs by Interpol and appeared on many of their early demos and EPs such as the band's first demo tape, the Fukd ID #3 EP, the Precipitate EP and the Interpol EP.

Music video

The music video for "PDA" was directed by Christopher Mills.[2]

Reception

"PDA" was nominated for a MTV2 award in 2003[3] and is a playable track on Rock Band 2.[4]

Track listing

7" vinyl (OLE 546-7):[5]

  1. "PDA" – 5:01
  2. "Specialist" – 6:40

Promo CD:[6][7]

  1. "PDA" (radio edit) – 3:10

References

  1. ^ "Interpol". Matador Records. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Vision Entertainment - Christopher Mills - PDA, Interpol". Vision Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  3. ^ "MTV Awards 2003: The winners". bbc.co.uk. 2003-07-24. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  4. ^ Snow, Jean (2008-07-14). "The Complete Rock Band 2 Track List". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  5. ^ "Interpol - PDA". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  6. ^ "Interpol - PDA". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  7. ^ "Interpol - PDA". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-03-30.