Lucy Doesn't Love You
| "Lucy Doesn't Love You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Single by Ivy | ||||
| from the album Long Distance | ||||
| B-side |
|
|||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2000; Stratosphere Sound (New York City, New York) Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York) |
|||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:57 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) |
|
|||
| Producer(s) |
|
|||
| Ivy singles chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
Japan release
|
||||
"Lucy Doesn't Love You" is a song by American indie rock band Ivy. It was released as the lead single from their third studio album, Long Distance (2000). It was issued exclusively in Japan in mid-2000 by EastWest Japan, whereas the US lead singles were "Disappointed" and '"Edge of the Ocean", both released a year later by Unfiltered Records. The track was written by Dominique Durand, Adam Schlesinger and Andy Chase, while production was handled by the latter two.
The single received positive reviews from music critics, who noted its simplistic sound and production. Similar to Ivy's previous material, "Lucy Doesn't Love You" is an indie pop and indie rock song. It had a strong commercial performance in Japan, but was unsuccessful elsewhere. A promotional music video was filmed for the song in 2000 and displayed Durand singing at a nightclub with several background dancers.
After being dropped from Epic Records shortly after the reissued edition of Apartment Life (1997), Ivy began recording new material for their upcoming studio album. However, the recording process halted after a fire closed down the New York City studio where they regularly recorded. While writing songs for Long Distance, Andy Chase stated that they tried writing "more commercial" material for the album, in hopes that it would "mean the difference between making our next album or not".
Shortly after the studio fire, Schlesinger and Chase discussed trying out new genres for the album, incorporating influences from different types of music. Schlesinger stated: "The first songs [we] recorded were jangly and simple and straight-ahead. We started gravitating toward the groovier, slightly more melancholy stuff. It works well with Dominique's voice". However, while tracks like "Edge of the Ocean" experimented with new music like trip hop, "Lucy Doesn't Love You" reflected Ivy's previous material.
...
Wikipedia