Songs
Us
Description
"Us" is a song orginally composed, performed, recorded and released by Regina Spektor. The song was first performed live on 2002-11-30 at Sidewalk Cafe in New York, NY.
"Us" was first released on the LP Soviet Kitsch on 2003-05-02. A short vignette and a corresponding music video were released as part of The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch.
"Us was included on the compilation release Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories released in 2006 for the European market. Shortly after, the song was released as a single on 2006-02-13.
Since its release, "Us" has been performed live extensively up til the present day, with two such performances included as part of the LP Live in London, released in 2010 and the LP Live on Soundstage, released in 2017.
Official Releases
There are no known official releases associated with this song.
Music Videos
Demos
There are no known demos associated with this song.
Live Performances
This song has no known live performances.
Lyrics
They made a statue of us
And then put it on a mountain top
Now tourists come and stare at us
Blow bubbles with their gum
Take photographs of fun, have fun
They'll name a city after us
And later say it's all our fault
Then they'll give us a talking to
Then they'll give us a talking to
'Cause they've got years of experience
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
We wear our scarves just like a noose
But not 'cause we want eternal sleep
And though our parts are slightly used
New ones are slave labor you can keep
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
The tourists come and stare at us
The sculptor's mama sends regards
They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
Our noses have begun to rust
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
Song Facts
Release Status:
Released
Originally By:
Original
Collaborators:
Solo
Alternate Titles:
N/A
Written:
Unknown
Demo:
N/A
First Official Release:
First Live Performance:
Last Live Performance:
Song Stats
First Known Date:
Last Known Date:
Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:
about 21 years and 8 months
Time Between First and Last Performance:
about 21 years and 8 months
# of Appearances on Official Releases:
5
# of Times Performed Live:
288
Themes & References
Trivia
Media Features
• In 2005, "Us" was used in a commercial as part of the What Do You Want To Watch? series for the United Kingdom's British Sky Broadcasting.
• A clip from "Us" was used for a promotional campaign for MtvU in summer 2006.
• A clip from "Us" was used by Dutch telecom company KPN in a commercial in summer 2006.
• A clip from "Us" was used for the teaser website for Microsoft's Zune project at ComingZune.com in summer 2006.
• "Us" was used in the film (500) Days of Summer, released in theaters on 2009-08-07.
• A cover of "Us" was used in the film Something Like Summer, released in theaters on 2017-02-25.
• "Us" was used in the film Feel the Beat, released on Netflix on 2020-06-19.
• "Us" was used in the film The Artist's Wife, released in theaters on 2020-09-25.
• "Us" was featured on S03E04 of Sky One's Castle entitled "Episode 4" on 2021-10-06.
There are no known media features associated with this song.
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