"Cold Wind" is a song by

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band

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

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, 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 Hearst Greek Theatre, 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.

Critical reception

Gary Mulholland of ''

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'' named "Cold Wind" the song of the month, calling it "extraordinarily beautiful". Jason Ankeny of

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called the song "an atmospheric but slight effort", saying the production must have been made while falling asleep but called the cover of "Brazil" "lovely".

Track listing

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

References

External links

Merge Records: Arcade Fire Discography
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