"Dang"
Polachek seated at a table with makeup and a costume making her arm resemble a swan
Single by Caroline Polachek
ReleasedOctober 17, 2023 (2023-10-17)
Genre
Length2:44
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Caroline Polachek
  • Cecile Believe
  • Danny L Harle
Caroline Polachek singles chronology
"Blood and Butter"
(2023)		 "Dang"
(2023)

"Dang" is a song by American songwriter and producer Caroline Polachek, released as a single on October 17, 2023. It was written and produced by Polachek with Danny L Harle and Cecile Believe.

Background and composition

"Dang" was written and produced by Polachek in collaboration with Danny L Harle and Cecile Believe. The single was recorded during the studio sessions for Polachek's second album under her own name, Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, released in February 2023. The track samples audio from a viral 2020 video of Polachek yelling at geese. The single cover also references the video, with Polachek's right arm painted like a goose.[1]

Release

While a leaked version of "Dang" had been circulating online for months, Polachek officially debuted the track on October 17, 2023 in a live performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Polachek's performance of the single utilized a slide show presentation and a chalkboard-inspired backdrop.[1][2] A limited run of T-shirts featuring slides from the performance went on sale on Polachek's website, with 100% of profits donated to UNRWA to help Palestinian refugees.[3]

Critical reception

Peyton Toups of Pitchfork characterized "Dang" as a "transfixing...mishmash of nonsensical imagery and surprise elements" and observed that the single marked a new stylistic direction for Polachek.[4] Similarly noting the "harsher hyperpop" sound of the single, Alex Hudson of Exclaim! listed "Dang" as one of the publication's staff picks.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Rettig, James (October 18, 2023). "Caroline Polachek – "DANG"". Stereogum. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Hudson, Alex. "Caroline Polachek's "Dang" Is Both a Continuation and Counterpoint". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ Wilkes, Emma (October 21, 2023). "Caroline Polachek has released merch to raise money for Palestinian refugees". NME. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ Toups, Peyton. ""Dang" by Caroline Polachek". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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