"Cold Wind" is a single by

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indie rock Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...

band

Arcade Fire Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band's current touring line-up also includes former core member ...

. The song is not found on any of their studio albums. It was released in August 2005 via

Merge Records Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as an outlet for music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expande ...

, and was featured on the television soundtrack album '' Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: Everything Ends''. The song was played live during the band's encore on June 1, 2007 at Berkeley's

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, as the song's lyrics refer to

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. The single was pressed on clear 7" vinyl and featured the band's cover of "

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" (a.k.a. "Aquarela do Brasil"). The single is out of print.

Track listing

# "Cold Wind" – 3:12 # "Brazil" – 3:54

External links

Merge Records: Arcade Fire Discography
Arcade Fire songs 2005 singles 2005 songs Merge Records singles Songs written by William Butler (musician) Songs written by Win Butler Songs written by Régine Chassagne Songs written by Tim Kingsbury Songs written by Richard Reed Parry {{2000s-rock-single-stub