Our Own House (song)

"Our Own House" is a song performed by American indie pop band MisterWives. It is the opening track on their debut full-length album of the same name and was issued as the album's first single. The song was co-written by lead singer Mandy Lee.[1] It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard rock chart in 2015.[3]

"Our Own House"
Single by MisterWives
from the album Our Own House
Released2015 (2015)
Recorded2014 (2014)
GenreIndie pop
Length3:52
LabelPhoto Finish
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bryan Fryzel[2]
MisterWives singles chronology
"Vagabond"
(2014)		 "Our Own House"
(2015)		 "Hurricane"
(2015)
Music video
"Our Own House" on YouTube

Critical reception

The song has received positive reviews. Alex Bear of idobi Radio described it as "an explosion [of] brilliant colors between chilled-out verses".[4] Garrett Kamps of Billboard and Miles Waymer of Entertainment Weekly both praised the song's disco feel, with the former further complimenting its "Nile Rodgers-style" guitar work;[2] and the latter stating that Lee's vocals result in a "soaring, emotional melody" while positively comparing her sound to Lorde and Gossip.[5]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Andrew Joffe.[6]

Chart positions
Chart (2015)[3] Peak
position
France (SNEP)[7] 87
US Rock Songs (Billboard) 25

References
  1. "Our Own House - MisterWives | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  2. Kamps, Garrett (February 23, 2015). "Album Review: MisterWives' 'Our Own House' Matches Big Ambition With an Even Bigger Sound | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  3. "MisterWives | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  4. Bear, Alex. "Album Review: MisterWives – Our Own House | idobi Network". idobi Radio. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  5. Raymer, Miles (January 12, 2015). "MisterWives' 'Our Own House' is epic, emotional disco-pop -- exclusive | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  6. Lindner, Emilee (August 13, 2015). "MisterWives Battle Their Enemies -- With Dance -- In 'Our Own House' Video: Watch - MTV". MTV. Viacom International. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  7. "Lescharts.com – MisterWives – Our Own House" (in French). Les classement single.
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