"Nørgaard" is the fifth single from English indie rock band the Vaccines from their debut album, What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?. The single was released on digital download and 7" vinyl in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2011. Prior to its single release the song appeared in the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules on 25 March 2011, two weeks after What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? was released.

"Nørgaard"
UK single cover art
Single by the Vaccines
from the album What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?
Released19 August 2011
Recorded2010
Length1:40 (single mix)
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)The Vaccines
Producer(s)Dan Grech-Marguerat
The Vaccines singles chronology
"All in White"
(2011)
"Nørgaard"
(2011)
"Wetsuit / Tiger Blood"
(2011)

Music video

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Amanda Nørgaard walking for Rebecca Taylor in 2010

A music video to accompany the release of "Nørgaard" was first released onto YouTube on 6 July 2011; at a total length of one minute and thirty-nine seconds.[1] In the music video, the band is staged in a photoshoot with young Danish model Amanda Nørgaard, about whom the song was written.

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Nørgaard - Single Mix" (Explicit Version)1:40
2."Primal Urges"3:04

Credits and personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[2] 64
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 84

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format
United Kingdom 19 August 2011[5]
  • Digital Download
  • 7" vinyl

References

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  1. ^ The Vaccines - Norgaard YouTube
  2. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "British single certifications – Vaccines – Norgaard". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. ^ Norgaard - Single by The Vaccines iTunes