"Afterlife" is a song by Canadian indie rock band

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. It was released on September 28, 2013, as a single from the band's fourth studio album, ''

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''. The song was debuted on ''

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Music videos

The music video for the song was released on November 21, 2013. The short film, directed by Emily Kai Bock and notably shot with a mix of 35mm and 65mm film, depicts a Latino family in Los Angeles, California, dreaming of their missing mother. The video won the 2014

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'' in November 2013. It was directed by Spike Jonze. An official live performance video was also released in April 2014 on the band's YouTube channel. Scenes from the film ''

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'' were used in the official lyric videos.

Live performances

The band performed "Afterlife" at ''

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''. The song was performed live on every show of the Reflektor tour.

Chart performance

References

2013 singles 2013 songs Arcade Fire songs Franglais songs Merge Records singles Song recordings produced by James Murphy (electronic musician) Song recordings produced by Markus Dravs Music videos directed by Spike Jonze Songs written by William Butler (musician) Songs written by Win Butler Songs written by Régine Chassagne Songs written by Jeremy Gara Songs written by Tim Kingsbury Songs written by Richard Reed Parry {{2010s-rock-single-stub