"Brother Sport" is the third single from

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's 2009 album ''

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'', released on November 9, 2009 by Domino Records. The single is available as a 10" vinyl single and as a digital download. It was written by

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to encourage his brother into talking about previous ordeals that had troubled him. The single's B-side is a live recording of "Bleed" with an extended jam linking into "What Would I Want? Sky" recorded May 27, 2009 at

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, Big Sur, CA. ''

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'' called it a "resplendent orgy of

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pop with touches of

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, like

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double-dropping with

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in space." In 2012, ''

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'' ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest Animal Collective songs, and in 2015, ''

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'' ranked the song number one on their list of the 12 greatest Animal Collective songs.

Track listing

References

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