Neighborhood 2 (Laïka)

"Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)" is the second single by Canadian rock band Arcade Fire from their debut album Funeral. Released on 28 March 2005, the single reached number 30 on the UK Singles Chart, and was released on the Rough Trade Records record label. The single also contains the song "My Buddy" by Alvino Rey, the grandfather of Arcade Fire members Win and William Butler, which was previously featured on the band's debut single "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)".

When the song is performed at live shows, band members Will Butler and Richard Reed Parry usually take on percussion duties, often engaging in eccentric and sometimes violent acts while the rest of the band continue to perform.

Interpretation

The song, the second track on Funeral, is (according to Win Butler) about the Russian space program sending the dog Laika into space.^[1] Laika was the first living creature to orbit Earth. Butler told Pulse, a Minneapolis publication, "It’s a great story about a dog being the first living creature in space. Doing this spectacular thing, but not having food and watching itself fall back into the earth."^[1]

The song's dark lyrics complement its catchy melodies. The lyrics first tell the story of "Alexander" being sent out on an adventure. The adventure, for the "good of the neighborhood", will ultimately end in the death of "Alexander".^[1]

Track listings

"Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)" - 3:29
"My Buddy" (Alvino Rey Orchestra, live radio broadcast, 1940) - 2:32

Personnel

Win Butler - vocals, Jaguar Electric Guitar
Regine Chassagne - Vocals, accordion
Richard Reed Parry - percussion, synthesizer, engineer, recording
Tim Kingsbury - bass
Howard Bilerman - drums, Engineer, Recording
Will Butler - Percussion, xylophone

Additional musicians

Sarah Neufeld – violin, string arrangements
Owen Pallett – violin, string arrangements
Michael Olsen – cello
Pietro Amato – horn
Anita Fust – harp

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Anderson, Ian. "The Arcade Fire: Something filled up my heart with nothing," Pulse (Minneapolis, Minnesota). Retrieved 27 October 2007.

External links

"[1]' -"Neighborhood #2 Laïka" music video
"[2]" - Lyrics

v t e Arcade Fire
Win Butler Régine Chassagne Jeremy Gara Tim Kingsbury Richard Reed Parry Additional personnel Sarah Neufeld Owen Pallett Colin Stetson Stuart Bogie Marika Anthony-Shaw Diol Edmond Tiwill Duprate Dan Boeckner Paul Beaubrun Former members Josh Deu Alan Lavian Myles Broscoe Brendan Reed Dane Mills Tim Kyle Howard Bilerman Sarah Neufeld Will Butler
Studio albums	Funeral Neon Bible The Suburbs Reflektor Everything Now We
Film scores	Her
EPs	Arcade Fire
Singles	"Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" "Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)" "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" "Cold Wind" "Rebellion (Lies)" "Wake Up" "Black Mirror" "Keep the Car Running" "Intervention" "No Cars Go" "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" "The Suburbs"/"Month of May" "We Used to Wait" "Ready to Start" "City with No Children" "Speaking in Tongues" "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" "Reflektor" "Afterlife" "We Exist" "Everything Now" "Creature Comfort" "The Lightning I, II"
Related articles	Discography Awards The Reflektor Tapes

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