Phoenix - Tonight featuring Ezra Koenig (Official Video)

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Video shot in Tokyo and Paris, August 2022
Directed by Oscar Boyson
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Written and Produced by Phoenix
Ezra Koenig appears courtesy of Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
LYRICS:
Could you could you come tonight?
Instead of going under
Could you could you come tonight?
Would you think it’d be her last December?
Could it be the way she combs her hair
It must have been the day you lost to care
What if I was the answer to your prayer
Yeah you need a little candor, need a little candor
What if we last till it’s dawn like you promised me
Who let the boys spill their entree?
Dinner is served, can’t you see we’re not opposites
Are you still up thinking of me?
I take all the blame
Is it hard to understand?
When it’s all the same
I’ve played all the games
And lost almost everything
Now I talk to myself and it’s quite surprising
Roll with me
Let’s roll
Could you could you come tonight?
I’m counting from the thunder
Could you could you come tonight?
I got a feeling that you know the number
Could I be the best to jump ahead
Your feet are hurting less with moccasins
I never heard another comment since
Yeah you need a little splendor, need a little splendor
What if we last till it’s dawn like you promised me
Who let the boys spill their entree?
Dinner is served, can’t you see we’re not opposites
Are you still up thinking of me?
I take all the blame
Is it hard to understand?
When it’s all the same
I’ve played all the games
And lost almost everything
Now I talk to myself and it’s quite surprising
Roll with me
Let’s roll with me
I talk to myself and it’s quite surprising
In the middle of the night
Now I talk to myself and it’s quite surprising
In the middle of a fight
Can’t you see the sign up on the wall
In the middle of the night
Can’t you see the sign up on the wall
In the middle of a fight
I talk to myself and it’s quite surprising
Roll with me
Let’s roll with me
Oh how I wish I could be someone like you
Be someone else, someone else, someone like you
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VIDEO CREDITS:
Directed by Oscar Boyson
DOP: Zach Spiger
Production : Object & Animal
Producer : Dasha Deriagina,
Executive producers: Ella Toal-Gangar, Dom Thomas
Editor: Nate deYoung
Grade house : LightIron
Grade producers : Ryan Duffy, Bonnie Gross
Senior colorist : Keith Jonson
PARIS Shoot:
Service production company: Pelican Paris
1st assistant director: Julien Stecker
DOP: Zach Spiger
1st AC / DOP 2nd unit : Matthieu Muller
Producer: Gregoire Mwayembe
Executive producer: Laure Masse
PA: Amine Bellehouane
Gaffer: Kevin Zéphyr
Spark: Anis
DIT : Mansour Aoun
Key grip: Matthieu Muller
Playback operator: Yoen Cousot Paoli
Stylist : Anne Lise Marroig
HMU : Saleha Bouchama
Runners : Guillaume Gomez, Ilies Badoum
Partially filmed at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris museedesartsdecoratifs #muséedesartsdécoratifs #madparis
TOKYO Shoot:
Cast: Ezra Koenig, Kunichi Nomura, Gliiico
Service production company: TWIN BRAINS FILMS
Producers: Janie Chartier, Xavier Tera
Production manager: Momoko Nishiyama
Production coordinator : Setsuna Go
DOP : Tomoyuki Kawakami
1st AC : Kohei Shimazu
2nd AC : Anthony Rilocapro
Art director : Debbie Pan
PAs : Remi Fortin, Wataru Narita
Stylist : Takafumi Kawasaki
Assistant stylist : Masahiro Nakai
HMUA : Kazuki Fujiwara
Video commissioner : John Moule
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#Paris2024 #olympics

[@petrmoravec8401]

OLYMPICS 2024!!! GREAT PERFORMANCE LADS!

[@InterpolFL]

This evokes such a 2009-2011 feeling. Love it.

[@G4By_okokokok_lalalalala]

OMG yesss ♥️♥️

[@lamduong5701]

Definitely the golden era of indie music.

[@DJP1000]

I'm never leaving

[@zanfear]

If I like this song, which other songs would I like by Phoenix or any other band? I particularly like when there's a duet.

[@luizsanches7551]

​@@zanfear Hi Zan, I think you would like some of these songs below: "1901" by Phoenix "Gimme Twice", by The Royal Concept "Lisztomania" by Phoenix "Giving Up The Gun" by Vampire Weekend "Awkard", by San Cisco "The Look" by Metronomy "Goldrushed" by The Royal Concept "Houdini", by Foster The People "Forever" by HAIM

[@tasofrantzis1488]

They smashed the Olympics and turned it into a party

[@ROB-ew6wg]

It’s like the 2008 Phoenix never left. Along with Ezra, this is like the best gift for us indie heads.

[@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo]

This collab is 15 years too late but it's amazing

[@diegoarmandourmeneta3796]

Right? It feels like a comeback to their roots 👌🏼

[@haileyjuliasuarez6988]

@@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo so what enjoy it

[@richardalex4516]

​@@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo Perfect time if anything. This song brought me back to indie after being away for years

[@Later_Nerd]

@@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo Some would argue right on time and I'm leading the charge.

[@evasimorangkir]

phoenix in the studio be like: yeah this is the best song to ever exist. lets drop it

[@laureblau1241]

With Lisztomania of course !!

[@GLBizzie]

@@laureblau1241 and 1901!

[@laureblau1241]

@@GLBizzie Yeah and Rome; Chloroform ; If I ever feel better; Love for granted; Bourgeois; …

[@pelekalikimaka]

Ezra be like ‘Not until I spit some fire bars first’

[@OfLegionReal]

Alpha Zulu is also best song

[@kellnworldpeace]

To me, it has the joy of "It's Never Been Like That" mixed with the pop sensibility of "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" and the daring of "Bankrupt!" This is a masterclass in indie-pop songwriting.

[@highwaymaintainer]

@@josephr7529 he always sounds the same in every song

[@johnrios9049]

Such a vibe

[@gisellemmarie]

Definitely drums from bankrupt too

[@proposalsmusic]

@@josephr7529 it’s the classic thomas mars double with a bright chorus effect

[@mpassissilva]

Indeed, felt the same since first hearing... Awesome!

[@unapologeticchetan6566]

Olympics Closing Ceremony, will miss y'all too much

[@DGR_Dave]

This blew me away. I'll be playing this on repeat for the days and weeks to come. WOW

[@POLSKAH]

same, same, same. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@evlin97]

Hello Dgr

[@ayax4075]

Thomas and ezra in the same song and the same music video, what a moment to be alive

[@tasyaferissa2571]

and the fact that their wife's are working together as well is a moment to be alive

[@mattygeno]

This is my dream collab. My fiancé just showed this to me and reminded me that when we first started dating I said something like: imagine like a «Vampire Weekend and Phoenix collaboration?» My fiancé got me a engraved "Fior di Latte" case for my Airpods. Crazy that it happened. Just please keep making gems like this. We all love it so much, and I’ve listened to you both since I was 15-16. I’m 33 now, so you guys have been around half of my life up until now, and will still be. I gotta tell you also; I’m 31 months clean and sober from alcohol- and drug addiction, and you were there for me all the time I was alone. I will never turn to drugs and alcohol again, but I will always return to your sonic wonders. Thank you so much. Edit: I edited my comment, and the heart I got from you disappeared, but that meant the world to us! ❤️

[@loviseb.6630]

I love you❤

[@mattygeno]

@@loviseb.6630 And I love you, angel. ❤️

[@erscott13]

Congrats on 31 months. I've just over 18 months myself.

[@mattygeno]

@@erscott13 That is a BIG DEAL! ♥️

[@lotusgirl9166]

Congrats!! I wish you the best

[@proposalsmusic]

Like a modern track from “It’s Never Been Like That” I LOVE IT

[@wetfeathers9971]

Its crazy how many places the boys have been but still feels like next to no one knows who they are outside of France. I have to admit, i didnt care for Alpha Zulu the first few listens, but now i really enjoy it, it still doesnt knock Bankrupt or Ti Amo off the top for me, but its still in my top 3. The worst part of pheonix releasing a new album is the wait for more! It always leave me wanting more of it! ❤❤❤

[@kelly00000111111]

its like 2008 never ended. man it brings a tear to my eyes. insert overused comment about how things used to be so much simpler, but you actually mean it and arent being ironic.

[@oxotower]

Knowing that a new Phoenix album will be released soon always has the same effect on me... Happiness !

[@miriamnavamendez6174]

same, I'm crying

[@UrielBRB]

Same!

[@rillest75]

My Jolly Roger is raised!!

[@mattygeno]

JOY! ❤️

[@MKtagteamer]

My body is ready

[@TheCesarmiento]

Two of the indie singers I've listened to the most in the last decade

[@MasDouc]

Also two of the only remaining indie bands that stayed consistently great from the late 00's early 10's

[@ianisguerin4075]

Phoenix, le groupe qui te fait remonter la pente de ta vie avec espoir et sans tire fesse. Amitié universelle.

[@CrittyCritt]

Y’all saying Paris I’m saying THE SHOW 23 🔥

[@hotelmario510]

This song has the dubious honour of being the last song BBC Radio 6 played before all scheduled programming was suspended to report the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

[@jaredhemming3918]

This is indie rock’s “Under Pressure”

[@HarkWhoGoesThere]

Phoenix + Ezra = Match Made in Heaven! 💘

[@BisanKoirala]

this is probably the best FIFA 23 song for me

[@lightsviewpodcast6011]

Best song on fifa23 hands down

[@keithrobin6566]

FIFA 23 brought me here! Top 2 in my opinion though.

[@ruddinhadian5755]

​@@keithrobin6566Who thinks fc soundtrack is shit and wants fifa 23 back?

[@Erxetai4404]

@@ruddinhadian5755 I think the same thing I miss the times.Look at my playlists about FIFA songs I will make a top 25 songs from FIFA 13 to 23(This Playlist's is about my favourites hope is for you also)

[@jonesbrook1682]

Real

[@GabrielOliveira-te9ms]

@@keithrobin6566what is top 1?

[@evanheaton806]

It's interesting how the pre-chorus section has 6 measure phrases: "I played all the games / and lost almost everything / now I talk to myself and it's quite surprising", while the chorus & verses use a regular 4 measure phrase. I love the back and forth between vocalists too - great duet 😁

[@dreamingofnorthernlights]

They are gifted. Treasures that must be protected. 💙

[@chrisblockd]

This entered my top 5 Fifa Soundtrack songs of all time this year. Love it

[@Georgiabah24]

FIFA 23 brought me here. Legendary sound track in 23

[@ianisguerin4075]

Vous voir au Stade France pour cette cérémonie de clôture à été un plaisir non dissimilé. le Monde vous aime et peut être même l'univers vous aime. Amitié Universelle.

[@SamsungM1]

One of the best songs in FIFA23

[@Cattlecruiser]

Thank you Mr. Vampire Weekend singer for helping to bring Phoenix back to the sound I fell for back in the early 2000’s.

[@mitzuneneuya3302]

The serotonin boost

[@leandropotroel6844]

In minute 3 they drop 3 diferent melodies at same time. Mindblow

[@keretafuafiva6507]

this is the type of song fifa would play on their playlist, amazing🤩

[@alexthomas7923]

this seems tailor made for the fifa 23 soundtrack just with the timing, gonna be sad if it’s not on there

[@J--Boy]

@@alexthomas7923 It's already confirmed on there.

[@alexthomas7923]

@@J--Boy damn can’t wait

[@IDoBeParis]

This song eases the pain of relegation in seasons

[@derekmcdonald8801]

3 star g0an D 5

[@derekmcdonald8801]

Ooooooopopooo

[@chyntiaar7488]

This is TOO GOOD!!! Can really hear VW's signature sound as well🤩🤩

[@フェニックスフェニックス-n1x]

最高！日本で撮影されてることもサプライズ！！　My favorite band ever！

[@小牧一央]

野村訓市も出ててびっくりポン🐸

[@theperfumedpreppy]

Heard this song yesterday and immediately loved it. This reminds me why I love Phoenix & Vampire Weekend.

[@Soothsayer.5150]

Phoenix is my favorite modern day band. I first discovered them through Wolfgang and 1901 while in college and it blew me away. I met a great person, we fell in love and she introduced me to "It's Never Been Like That." I had an amazing summer which was accompanied to "Bankrupt!" Now I hear this song and it feels like Phoenix again will be a partner to my life and that makes me very happy. I think of how this band and their music has had such a positive influence on my life and it makes me want to cry - it's why we love and cherish the bands and music we do. -

[@G_a_b_r_i_e_l]

Okay, I just found the most underrated song in music history ngl

[@Diosbendigamibarriga]

Phoenix being Phoenix, great sound , it makes me happy

[@CarlosRojas-15]

It makes me so nostalgic to listen to two artists who had a song in the PES 2011

[@RonaldoJerseys]

Now fifa 23

[@skyscxpes9903]

France cooked with letting you guys come

[@ginmu9588]

El mejor Crossover de la historia!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@JayJay-ym6gh]

This is the good old Phoenix style I love! 💓Merci beaucoup!

[@joedangelo8383]

The concert in Chicago last night was amazing. They played this song for the first time live. Absolute legends. Much love for Phoenix.

[@ricardocruz6538]

Damn I didn’t even know they were coming fuck I’m so pissed

[@martinkasl7578]

They could also come to Prague... 😐

[@briankehew579]

Tonight they played it with Ezra live for the first time, end of their tour.

[@tbrown15]

This is a hit song…they don’t ever miss…thank you, guys for this…this made my night better.

[@POLSKAH]

SAME. JUST HEARD IT FOR THE FIRST TIME 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 it has literally been the first time i smiled this week.💔 PURE POP FUCKING GOLD. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@DreamTeamWrestling]

FIFA 23 BROUGHT ME HERE AND IM SO HAPPY! AWESOME HOLIDAY FEEL SONG

[@Joey_Ferrari]

the best mlb the show playlist song by far

[@mahesahoesain5587]

featuring vocalist of vampire weekend? i’m smiling from ear to ear right now

[@therealjovant]

Olympics 2024 anyone?

[@かか-r7d]

東京とパリが繫がってる。めっちゃexcite！どちらの街にもピッタリ。とても素敵✨

[@tbearshulz4573]

東京！大好きなバンドたち！ もうマジで素敵だ2022！

[@thechicantique4567]

I can't wait for this album!!!! Love the 80s vibe of this song!

[@inbars.]

It really reminds Michael Jackson's Beat it lol

[@thechicantique4567]

@@inbars. yes I totally hear that now!

[@laurenacquaviva6519]

I was hearing A-ha in the drums

[@thechicantique4567]

@@laurenacquaviva6519 yup I heard them too!

[@goldenpickaxe5666]

Featured at FIFA 23 (+ MLB The Show 23) & played live at the Olympics. Fantastic.

[@CarowHD]

In love with this song! Ezra's voice is a great plus. ♥

[@kv2768]

ナイスコラボです♪

[@EderA.]

Without this band and their music I'd have been dead long time agoooo ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@TheJaiwolf]

2009 called and it approves.

[@すいとんとん]

とても大好きな曲！ もっといろいろ聞きたい！！🎉

[@brianstjohn]

Saw them live in Nashville last week. AMAZING show. Killer musicianship. Go see/hear them live. You'll love that you did.

[@cocoa33]

Omgg… the collab my little pure high school heart didn’t know was possible. 🥲 Shout out class of 2012🫠

[@Billie___]

Banger !!! ✨🔥It’s a pleasure to have Ezra here !

[@cez_salad8467]

I bought every fifa game since fifa14 and i must say that fifa23 got one of the best if not the best soundtrack of every fifa game we have seen in the last decade. This is purely personnal but i cant compliment enough the mix of old golden hits pairing with the new fresh and diverse hits, its a marvelous soundtrack. This song is one of my top 3, glad i've got to know Pheonix in 2023.

[@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo]

First 30 seconds is all you need to love a Pheonix song.

[@ThatIndieJen]

The collab I never knew I needed !!! Love it !!!

[@cyberiagenesis]

RIP Philippe "Le Capitaine" Zdar ♥️

[@mjosemartinez1011]

Siempre❤

[@craigscott1058]

This is amazing and I hope it leads everyone in this realm of the music world toward more collabs.

[@xanthoussouls]

Phoenix have been my favorite band for over 20 years, cool to see them collaborating with other great artists. Beck next? ^_^

[@POLSKAH]

OMFG I'D LOVE THAT COLLAB!!! or would i? because they just made a MASTERPIECE with this one.🙌🏻💛🤟🏻

[@nathanp.5563]

This is a chill song. Catchy melody.

[@asta_chan9998]

THE WAY SHE COMBS HER HAIR !!

[@ultimatepotato192]

Phoenix never disappoints me, glad they are back

[@JustK4Y1512]

Never thought I would hear a song I know from FIFA at the Olympics but here we go I guess 👍

[@CRAIGANJOS]

I have been a fan since reading a Daft Punk interview in 2001 when they were asked what there favourite album was and they said it was Phoenix United - I promptly went out and purchased it so good as I had just ended a five year relationship & I felt half the tracks were written for me , that was 22 years ago and they still sound fantastic

[@bluuddrop825]

This brings me back to 2009-2012 era of music❤️

[@laureblau1241]

Toujours aussi bons !! Best band ever in the whole damn universe !!!

[@ejude83]

It’s Phoenix Weekend in “Revenge of 2010” - What a great combo!!

[@Salamander407]

Love it!!!! Phoenix and Ezra like peanut butter and jelly.

[@ChristineLECLAIR-x5l]

Musique au top pour les JO 2024 🎉❤

[@falloncribbs2010]

Okay my 2 favorite bands collabing?!?!?!? This is incredible!!!!

[@TruckerLerone]

This song just got me through my grandfathers funeral. First time I heard it is when I just bought mlb 23 on Xbox

[@SosukeandPonyo]

I'm in LOVE with the bridge of this song! "I talk to myself and it's quite surprising, in the middle of the night". Sometimes, that's what it takes, some processing at odd hours to help me pay attention to what I'm feeling, with the least amount of distraction possible. Anyways, I'm in love with this track a lot more than Alpa Zulu.

[@benharris-hayesaudio]

Eeeekkkkk. This was my introduction to PHOENIX... I'm still stoked I heard this song...and I keep playing it over and over. I've got to a point where I vocalise the bassline and the "chorus"...and the wife now loves it. :-) And you know what? I have a plethora of back catalog to go through now. 🙂

[@UB30]

Thank you Phoenix for featuring Japan in the video. Super cool that Oscar Boyson shot this. Your show I saw in Osaka was one of the best gigs I ever saw in my life

[@mattosas7272]

My best song in fifa 23 ❤❤❤

[@rubyrubia]

hearing ezras voice made me so feel nostalgic. this video is beautiful 🥰

[@DalaiDrama100]

people in the comments please recommend me music like this! similar energy please

[@pordawg]

MGMT has some songs with a similar vibe

[@TIMIMPALA420]

The chills I got when Ezra dropped the newspaper 😩

[@Mubii17]

best song in fifa 23

[@medazizijoui6655]

this song is just pure vibes

[@PCGamer77]

This song has a great "1901" vibe to it. Nostalgia!

[@derekmcdonald8801]

Just heard this 4 the first time on jools. Brilliant tune!. Not a lot lifts me these days since I lost my missus last year. This did!

[@dotjon1989]

Best Song for the next 10-100 years!

[@chetos17]

Ay los amo! 💖 Larga Vida a Phoenix

[@angeleduardoreysa9195]

Por supuesto. 😊♥️

[@josiahlonge2803]

FIFA 23 dropped this gift

[@FrancoisDressler]

Such an underrated band. Can't wait to see them live.

[@21chucks51]

Underrated? They're like one of the most acclaimed indie rock bands of the last two decades

[@yasssssok7319]

how are they underrated? they're a huge band worldwide

[@Otto500206]

@@21chucks51 "acclaimed indie rock" band, not just an "acclaimed band" :( I wish we had more indie rock fans in the world.

[@marwaunordest]

It’s more indie pop than indie rock btw

[@pwoswald]

They aren't very good live

[@Mubii17]

This song will be nostalgic in the coming years

[@JohnMushitu]

I'm not lying when I say this was every Indie fan's dream collaboration

[@HectorTWE]

Now if only Alex Turner can feature on a Strokes song

[@indiesoku]

I would love an animal collective and mgmt collab, even if it’s just panda bear or Avey with Ben and Andrew

[@genocidehero9687]

Vampire Weekend w/ Harlem Shakes

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

Los Dinos feat. Glaze

[@maxalbe]

it's been a bad wednesday. 'til now.

[@capitolhillsfullofshills7713]

Who is sitting with Ezra sippin' 🍷? 🍷🥂

[@_-LK-_]

Never thought I could listen to a song so much on repeat. So groovy, near perfect!

[@xNeoNxCobalT]

Might be the first song to feature in two major sports games in the same year. Not sure but either way quite awesome!

[@IzaaculateMixes]

now this is a certified classic sound for phoenix! epico! im so happy yall are back, i will be pre-ordering the new record and i hope to see yall during the tour for the first time!