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Cough Syrup
Young the Giant
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- Album
- Young The Giant (Special Edition)
- Released
- 2011
- Genres
- Length
- 4:10
- Tempo
- 129 BPM
- Label
- Roadrunner Records
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About this song
The track is from the album Shake My Hand and was created when the band still called themselves The Jakes. It went on to find significant commercial success and was certified platinum by the RIAA on August 25, 2017.
What it's about
The song is believed to have been written as a cry for help during a period when the band was broke and unsure what to do with itself.
Fun facts
- Covered 6 times, including “Cough Syrup by Vitamin String Quartet”.
- Written by Jacob Tilley, Francois Comtois, Eric Cannata, Ehson Hashemian and Sameer Gadhia.
- Produced by Young the Giant and Joe Chiccarelli.