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"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.

"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)

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
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]	26
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6]	69
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[7]	17
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[8]	2

References

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