Hang Me Up to Dry
"Hang Me Up to Dry" is a song by American indie rock band Cold War Kids. Written and co-produced by all four band members and Matt Wignall, it originally came from their third EP Up in Rags (2006) and is the second track off their debut album Robbers & Cowards (2006). Lyrically, the song tells a story of a 'one-sided relationship' and uses the action of hanging wet clothes on a clothesline as a metaphor for the relationship.
| "Hang Me Up To Dry" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Cold War Kids | ||||
| from the album Robbers & Cowards | ||||
| B-side | "Every Valley Is Not A Lake" | |||
| Released | January 29, 2007 July 9, 2007 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 2006 at Tackyland in Long Beach, California | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Downtown, V2 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Cold War Kids | |||
| Producer(s) | Matt Wignall Cold War Kids | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Hang Me Up to Dry" on YouTube | ||||
It was released as a single on January 29, 2007 by Downtown and V2 Records, charting at number 57 in the UK and number 26 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. The song was re-released (using the same catalogue number and track listing) on July 9, 2007 but failed to break back into the charts. An accompanying music video for the song was directed by The Malloys and plays out like a trailer for an avant-garde film.