Two Weeks (FKA Twigs song)

"Two Weeks"
Single by FKA twigs
from the album LP1
B-side "Pendulum"
Released 24 June 2014 (2014-06-24)
Format
Recorded 2014
Genre R&B[1]
Length 4:08
Label Young Turks
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Emile Haynie
  • FKA twigs
FKA twigs singles chronology
"FKA x inc."
(2014)		 "Two Weeks"
(2014)		 "Pendulum"
(2014)

"Two Weeks" is a song by English singer FKA twigs from her debut studio album, LP1 (2014). The song was released digitally on 24 June 2014 as the album's lead single. It was also released on 12" vinyl on 29 July 2014, featuring the song "Pendulum" as a B-side.

Critical reception

"Two Weeks" was met with acclaim from music critics. The song was chosen upon release as Pitchfork's "Best New Track". Patric Fallon described it as "a beguilingly straight-laced cut of silken R&B" and "a commanding blast of raw sexual power." He also stated, "FKA twigs is larger than life here, knocking on the doors of great contemporary pop singers—Ciara, Mariah, and even Aaliyah, to name a few—with her breathy falsetto and magnetic presence."[1] Pitchfork later placed it at number three on its 100 Best Tracks of 2014 list and at number 64 on its 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far list.[2][3] In January 2015, "Two Weeks" was ranked at number two on The Village Voice's annual year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll, after Future Islands' "Seasons (Waiting on You)".[4]

Music video

FKA Twigs's appearance in the video has been compared to that of Aaliyah's character Akasha in the 2002 film Queen of the Damned

The music video was directed by Nabil Elderkin and premiered on 24 June 2014.[5] In the video, FKA Twigs portrays a giant goddess surrounded by miniature dancers, also played by Twigs. The entire video consists of one long panning-out shot. The video was nominated for Best Visual Effects and Best Cinematography at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.[6]

Track listings

  1. "Two Weeks" – 4:08
A. "Two Weeks" – 4:08
B. "Pendulum" – 4:59

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of LP1.[9]

Charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 54
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 200
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[12] 9
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 42

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United Kingdom 24 June 2014 Digital download Young Turks [7]
29 July 2014 12" single [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Fallon, Patric (24 June 2014). "FKA twigs: "Two Weeks"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "The 100 Best Tracks of 2014". Pitchfork. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "The 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far (2010–2014)". Pitchfork. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pazz+Jop 2014: Singles Winners". The Village Voice. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Gordon, Jeremy (23 June 2014). "FKA twigs Shares New Song/Video "Two Weeks"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Huerta, Heidi (30 August 2015). "2015 MTV VMAs: See The Full Winners List". MTV News. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Two Weeks (Explicit Content – Parental Advisory) (2014) | FKA twigs". 7digital (UK). Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  8. 1 2 "YT123 – FKA twigs – Two Weeks / Pendulum". Young Turks. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  9. ↑ LP1 (CD liner notes). FKA Twigs. Young Turks. 2014. YTCD118.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – FKA Twigs – Two Weeks" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  11. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "CHART: CLUK Update 9.08.2014 (wk31)". Zobbel. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-08-23" UK Indie Chart. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "FKA Twigs – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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