Turtles All the Way Down (song)

"Turtles All the Way Down"
Single by Sturgill Simpson
from the album Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Released April 8, 2014 (2014-04-08)[1]
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre Country
Length 3:08
Label
Writer(s) Sturgill Simpson
Producer(s) Dave Cobb
Sturgill Simpson singles chronology
"Living the Dream"
(2014)
"Turtles All The Way Down"
(2014)
"The Promise"
(2015)

"Turtles All the Way Down" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Sturgill Simpson. It was released in April 2014 as the second single from his album Metamodern Sounds in Country Music.

Content

The song discusses human understanding of spacetime.

Critical reception

In his review of the album, Thom Jurek gave the song a positive review, praising both the production as well as Simpson's vocals and saying that "The track features Cobb's nylon-string guitar, the wafting tapes of a Mellotron, electric bass, acoustic and electric guitars, and sharp drums framing Simpson's lyrics that refer to Jesus, the Old Testament, Buddha, mythology, cosmology, drugs, and physics, before concluding that "love is the only thing that saved my life," making it a glorious cosmic cowboy song.[2]

Rolling Stone ranked the song No. 4 in its article "25 Best Country Songs of 2014." It praised the lyrics, saying that ""Turtles All the Way Down" is many things. Part twisted travelogue ("Met the devil in Seattle and spent nine months inside the lion's den"), part half-baked philosophy seminar ("Our souls must roam to and through that myth we call space and time"), "Turtles" serves as Simpson's grand mission statement for the rich storytelling and sentimentality that define this promising new artist."[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Graham Uhelski and premiered in April 2014.[4]

In television

The song was featured on FX's The Bridge.[5]

References

  1. "Sturgill Simpson: Turtles All the Way Down - Music on Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. Jurek, Thom. "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music". Allmusic.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  3. "Sturgill Simpson, "Turtles All the Way Down" - 25 Best Country Songs of 2014". Rolling Stone. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  4. "Sturgill Simpson's Interdimensional 'Turtles All the Way Down' Is Psychedelic as Hell [Fresh Vid]". Nashville Scene. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  5. Logan, Buddy (2014-08-26). "Sturgill Simpson Music to be Featured on FX's 'The Bridge'". Radio Texas Live. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
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