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"Tompkins Square Park" is a song by English rock band Mumford & Sons. It was released as the fourth single from their third studio album, Wilder Mind, on 2 November 2015, and also serves as the opening track for the album. The song peaked at number 86 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Tompkins Square Park"
Single by Mumford & Sons
from the album Wilder Mind
Released	2 November 2015 (2015-11-02)
Recorded	2014–2015
Studio	AIR Studios (London)
Genre	Indie rock post-punk
Length	5:11 (album version) 4:24 (single version)
Label	Island V2 Glassnote Gentlemen of the Road
Songwriter(s)	Ted Dwane Ben Lovett Winston Marshall Marcus Mumford
Producer(s)	James Ford
Mumford & Sons singles chronology
"Ditmas" (2015) "Tompkins Square Park" (2015) "Just Smoke" (2016)

Composition

"Tompkins Square Park" is an indie rock and post-punk song,[1] recorded at AIR Studios in London.[2] The title of the song refers to the East Village, Manhattan park of the same name. The song is centered around a deteriorating relationship. In the first line, the narrator of the song, who is one half of the relationship, requests their partner to meet them in Tompkins Square Park for a chance of rebuilding said relationship.[3]

Video

No official music video for the song has been made, however, a video of a live version of the song has since been uploaded to the band's Vevo and YouTube channels on 3 May 2015.[4]

Critical reception

Sputnikmusic labelled "Tompkins Square Park" as a "massive highlight,"[5] while Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone called the song Wilder Mind's "sharpest moment," commenting "the sentiment is Springsteen, the guitars are straight-up Strokes, and even if it's not going to work out for the relationship in this song, the music itself bristles with self-assurance."[3] James Rainis of Slant was more critical of the song, stating that it "stacks clichés in unexciting ways: 'But no flame burns forever/You and I both know this [all] too well.'"[1]

Track listing

Charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7]	3
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	14
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	86
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10]	16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11]	Silver	200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Ref.
Europe	2 November 2015	Island V2 Glassnote Gentlemen of the Road	Digital download	[6]

References

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