Daydream Nation

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Teen Age Riot producer: Nick Sansano and Sonic Youth (US rock band) bass guitar: Kim Gordon drums (drum set): Steve Shelley (drummer) electric guitar: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo lead vocals: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) vocals: Kim Gordon recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) music videos: Teenage Riot by Sonic Youth (US rock band) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 157) recording of: Teen Age Riot writer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer) publisher: Sonik Tooth Music	4.2	6:59
2	Silver Rocket bass guitar: Kim Gordon drums (drum set): Steve Shelley (drummer) electric guitar: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo lead vocals: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) recording of: Silver Rocket writer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer)	4.15	3:47
3	The Sprawl bass guitar and lead vocals: Kim Gordon drums (drum set) and percussion: Steve Shelley (drummer) electric guitar: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) recording of: The Sprawl writer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer)	3.8	7:42
4	’Cross the Breeze bass guitar and lead vocals: Kim Gordon drums (drum set): Steve Shelley (drummer) electric guitar: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) recording of: ’Cross the Breeze writer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer)	4	7:01
5	Eric’s Trip bass guitar: Kim Gordon drums (drum set): Steve Shelley (drummer) electric guitar: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo lead vocals: Lee Ranaldo recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) recording of: Eric’s Trip writer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer) publisher: Sonik Tooth Music	4.15	3:49
6	Total Trash bass guitar: Kim Gordon drums (drum set): Steve Shelley (drummer) electric guitar: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo lead vocals: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) recording of: Total Trash writer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer)	4	7:33
7	Hey Joni bass guitar: Kim Gordon drums (drum set): Steve Shelley (drummer) electric guitar: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo lead vocals: Lee Ranaldo recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) recording of: Hey Joni writer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer)	3.5	4:23
8	Providence piano: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) spoken vocals: Mike Watt (bassist of Minutemen, fIREHOSE, etc.) recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) recording of: Providence composer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer)	3.25	2:42
9	Candle bass guitar: Kim Gordon drums (drum set): Steve Shelley (drummer) electric guitar: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo lead vocals: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) recording of: Candle writer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer) publisher: Sonik Tooth Music	3.8	4:59
10	Rain King bass guitar: Kim Gordon drums (drum set): Steve Shelley (drummer) electric guitar: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo lead vocals: Lee Ranaldo recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) recording of: Rain King writer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer)	3.75	4:39
11	Kissability bass guitar and lead vocals: Kim Gordon drums (drum set): Steve Shelley (drummer) electric guitar: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) recording of: Kissability writer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer)	3.65	3:09
12	Trilogy: a) The Wonder recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) recording of: The Wonder writer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer) part of: Trilogy	3	4:16
13	Trilogy: b) Hyperstation recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) recording of: Hyperstation writer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer) part of: Trilogy	3.8	7:13
14	Trilogy: z) Eliminator Jr. recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) recording of: Eliminator Jr. writer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer) part of: Trilogy	4	2:41

Credits

Release

assistant engineer:	Dave Swanson (producer/engineer) Matt Tritto
engineer:	Nick Sansano Matt Tritto
producer:	Nick Sansano Sonic Youth (US rock band)
remastering:	John Golden (mastering engineer) (in 2007)

remastered at:	Golden Mastering in Ventura, California, United States (in 2007)

purchase for download and stream for free:	https://sonicyouth.bandcamp.com/album/daydream-nation [info]

Release group

performed at:	Sonic Youth Performs "Daydream Nation" (2007-08-31)

associated singles/EPs:	Providence Teen Age Riot
live performances:	2007-08-27: ABC Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland

part of:

The Phoenix: The Ten Landmark Albums That Made Indie Rock (number: 1) (order: 1)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s (number: 7) (order: 7)
Top 50 by Nirvana (number: 17) (order: 17)
33⅓ (number: 39) (order: 39)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 45) (order: 45)
Jaguaro: One Hundred Albums You Should Remove From Your Collection Immediately (number: 49) (order: 48)
Joe Harrington: Top 100 Albums of All Time (number: 93) (order: 93)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 171) (order: 171)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 171) (order: 171)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 328) (order: 328)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 329) (order: 329)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 630) (order: 631)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/9768 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/sonic_youth/daydream_nation/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/50883/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000652888 [info]
Wikidata:	Q902833 [info]

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Release information

Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 1:10:52

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Sonic Youth Archive

Release events

[Worldwide]
2020-09-26

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