"Young Cardinals" is the first single from Alexisonfire's fourth studio album, Old Crows / Young Cardinals.

"Young Cardinals"
Single by Alexisonfire
from the album Old Crows / Young Cardinals
ReleasedMay 12, 2009[1]
RecordedFebruary – March 2009
GenrePost-hardcore
Length3:36
LabelDine Alone/Vagrant
Songwriter(s)Dallas Green, Jordan Hastings, Wade MacNeil, George Pettit, Chris Steele
Producer(s)Julius Butty and Alexisonfire
Alexisonfire singles chronology
"Rough Hands"
(2007)
"Young Cardinals"
(2009)
"Born and Raised"
(2009)

The song was first played on the radio on April 20, 2009[2] and premiered on imeem on April 22. As of April 24, "Young Cardinals" has been streaming on Alexisonfire's MySpace page. The song was officially released on May 12, 2009.[3] A music video was shot for "Young Cardinals" on May 2, 2009, on board the Maid of the Mist in Niagara Falls, Canada[4] and premiered on MOD on May 15.

The song is also available for download on the music video game Guitar Hero World Tour and is featured in EA Sports NHL 10.[5]

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 49
Canada Rock (Billboard)[7] 29

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 40,000

Sales streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Young Cardinals - Single (DD)" Dine Alone Records website. Retrieved on April 22, 2009.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2009-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "IMEEM: Alexisonfire Premiere of 'Young Cardinals'". Retrieved on 2009-04-22
  4. ^ "Alexisonfire Filming Music Video for 'Young Cardinals'". Noise Press. Retrieved on 2009-04-28
  5. ^ "EA Sports NHL 10 Official Soundtrack"
  6. ^ "Alexisonfire Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Alexisonfire Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Alexisonfire – Young Cardinals". Music Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2020.