Letter to Memphis

"Letter to Memphis" is a single by the alternative rock band Pixies on the album Trompe le Monde. The song has been described as a melancholy love song about a letter lead singer Black Francis failed to write. "Letter to Memphis" has been commended for being a song that "sticks in your mind", specifically the lyric "Trying to get to you." [1] The song is supposed to be Francis' take on Chuck Berry's song "Memphis, Tennessee." [2] An instrumental version was included as a B-side to "Alec Eiffel" and later became the closing track of their compilation Complete 'B' Sides.[3] [2]

"Letter to Memphis"
Single by Pixies
from the album Trompe le Monde
Released1991 (1991)
Recorded1991
Master Control, Burbank;
Pacifique, Burbank;
Studio des dames, Paris;
Blackwing Studios, London.
GenreAlternative rock
Length2:39
LabelElektra/4AD
Songwriter(s)Black Francis
Producer(s)Gil Norton
Pixies singles chronology
"Alec Eiffel"
(1991)		 "Letter to Memphis"
(1991)		 "Head On"
(1991)

Charts
Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Letter to Memphis" Modern Rock Tracks 6
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References
  1. SPIN - Google Books
  2. Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies - Josh Frank, Caryn Ganz - Google Books
  3. Pixies - Alec Eiffel (CD) at Discogs
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