Lost in Yesterday

"Lost in Yesterday"
Single by Tame Impala
from the album The Slow Rush
Released8 January 2020[1]
Genre
Length4:09
LabelModular
Songwriter(s)Kevin Parker
Producer(s)Kevin Parker
Tame Impala singles chronology
"Posthumous Forgiveness"
(2019) 		"Lost in Yesterday"
(2020) 		"Breathe Deeper"
(2020)
Music video
"Lost in Yesterday" on YouTube

"Lost in Yesterday" is a song by Australian psychedelic music project Tame Impala. It is the eighth track on the 2020 album The Slow Rush, and was released as its fourth single on 8 January 2020. The song was written by Kevin Parker, who performed all instruments and vocals.

The single reached number one on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart, becoming Tame Impala's first song to top an airplay chart in the United States.[6] It also peaked at number 78 on the Irish Singles Chart,[7] number 2 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, becoming their highest-charting song on the chart,[6] and number 5 on the Hot Rock Songs chart.[8]

The song was voted into fifth place on the Australian Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020, which was broadcast on 23 January 2021.[9][10]

The song was nominated for Song of the Year and Most Performed Alternate Work at the APRA Music Awards of 2021[11]

Music video

The official music video[12] was directed by Terri Timely and initially depicts an awkward, glum shotgun wedding reception with an unhappy and pregnant bride. The same scene is replayed multiple times, but each repetition portrays a happier and livelier version of the event; the original bride is replaced by a woman in a beautiful wedding dress, a disengaged man watching TV is replaced by a man clapping for the happy couple, and paper cups are replaced by champagne flutes. The last extravagant iteration is suddenly interrupted by the original bride and mother who threaten the new replacements and cameraman, breaking the fourth wall.[13][14]

The video is a metaphor for nostalgia and how it can inaccurately improve perceptions of bad memories over time, referencing the song's lyric "eventually terrible memories turn into great ones."

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 65
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[16] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[17] 22
Canada Rock (Billboard)[18] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 78
Lithuania (AGATA)[19] 80
Portugal (AFP)[20] 129
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 89
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] 5
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[22] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2020) Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[23] 22
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[24] 9

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[25] Gold 35,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[27] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Tame Impala - "Lost In Yesterday"". 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. ^ Munro, Scott (14 February 2020). "Tame Impala share disco-infused new single Lost In Yesterday". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ Simpson, Dave (10 February 2020). "Tame Impala: The Slow Rush review – a stunning explosion of heartfelt pop". loudersound. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ Fitzgerald, Riley (10 January 2020). "Review: Tame Impala 'Lost In Yesterday'". cosmicmagazine. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  5. ^ Alston, Trey (8 January 2020). "Tame Impala Try to Save You from Sinking into the Past on 'Lost in Yesterday'". MTV News. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Tame Impala Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Irish-charts.com – Discography Tame Impala". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Tame Impala Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  9. ^ Langford, Jackson (10 December 2020). "The Songs Most Likely To Win The Hottest 100 Of 2020". Music Feeds. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Hottest 100 2020". Triple J. 23 January 2021. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  12. ^ Tame Impala — Lost in Yesterday (Official Video) on YouTube
  13. ^ Strauss, Matthew (30 January 2020). "Watch Tame Impala's New Video for 'Lost in Yesterday'". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  14. ^ Shaffer, Claire (30 January 2020). "Tame Impala Soundtrack Many, Many Weddings in 'Lost in Yesterday' Video". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  15. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 24 February 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. No. 1564. 24 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Tame Impala – Lost in Yesterday" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Tame Impala – Lost in Yesterday" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Tame Impala Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  19. ^ "2020 3-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100) - Agata" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Tame Impala – Lost in Yesterday". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  21. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  22. ^ "Tame Impala Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  23. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  24. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  25. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  26. ^ "British single certifications – Tame Impala – Lost in Yesterday". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  27. ^ "American single certifications – Tame Impala – Lost in Yesterday". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 March 2022.