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Aaron left the band one year later. The remaining duo was silent for some time, but then they released their second album, by the name of ''Something'' (yes, that is the name of the album) in 2012 to moderate success (it debuted on the Billboard 200, albeit on the rear end). This one got much more praise from critics, and surprise: even {{Music/Beyonce}} liked it, so much so, that they would later work with her (and her sister, {{Music/Solange}}). As it became popular in Japan also, the band released a Japanese version of "I Belong In Your Arms".

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Aaron left the band one year later. The remaining duo was silent for some time, but then they released their second album, by the name of ''Something'' (yes, that is the name of the album) in 2012 to moderate success (it debuted on the Billboard 200, albeit on the rear end). This one got much more praise from critics, and surprise: even {{Music/Beyonce}} liked it, so much so, that they would later work with her (and her sister, {{Music/Solange}}). As it became popular in Japan also, the band released a Japanese version of "I Belong In Your Arms". Arms."


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* GratuitousJapanese: The Japanese version of "I Belong In Your Arms." Though it was partially because Caroline lived in Japan as a child for a short time and grew up interested in Japanese culture.
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* PerfectlyCromulentWord: "Amanaemonesia" is a made up word, based on "amnesia."


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* WordSaladLyrics: Sometimes veers into this, like on "Amanaemonesia."
--> ''The girl at the window covered in ashes\\
Smiles grotesquely in the light of the day\\
Singing in German, the cold summer warning\\
But I can't remember what I meant to say''
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Afterwards, Caroline released an instrumental album under the alias of CEP, and in 2019 made her solo debut under her real name, which earned her much critical acclaim and success. She even worked with some well-known names like Music/CharliXCX, {{Music/Flume}}, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and oh, she also appeared on the soundtrack to Minions: Rise of Gru.]]

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Afterwards, Caroline released an instrumental album under the alias of CEP, and in 2019 made her solo debut under her real name, which earned her much critical acclaim and success. She even worked with some well-known names like Music/CharliXCX, {{Music/Flume}}, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and oh, she also appeared on the soundtrack to Minions: Rise of Gru.]]
''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru''.
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* FaceOnTheCover: ''Something.''
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-> ''I've tried to do headstands for you, I've tried to do handstands for you, every time I fell on you, yeah, every time I fell... I've tried to headstands for you, but every time I fell for you Permantly black and blue, permanently blue, for you... ''
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-> ''I've tried to do headstands for you, I've tried to do handstands for you, every time I fell on you, yeah, every time I fell... I've tried to headstands for you, but every time I fell for you Permantly you\\
Permanently
black and blue, permanently blue, for you... you...''
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jpg Patrick and Caroline, the two remaining members after Aaron left in 2010.]]
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Afterwards, Caroline released an instrumental album under the alias of CEP, and in 2019 made her solo debut under her real name. This earned her much critical acclaim and success: as of 2022, she had about two million monthly listeners on Spotify constantly. She even worked with some well-known names like Music/CharliXCX, {{Music/Flume}}, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and oh, she also appeared on the soundtrack to Minions: Rise of Gru.]]

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Afterwards, Caroline released an instrumental album under the alias of CEP, and in 2019 made her solo debut under her real name. This name, which earned her much critical acclaim and success: as of 2022, she had about two million monthly listeners on Spotify constantly.success. She even worked with some well-known names like Music/CharliXCX, {{Music/Flume}}, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and oh, she also appeared on the soundtrack to Minions: Rise of Gru.]]
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Chairlift was a band formed in 2005 by two University of Colorado students with the initial aim to create “haunted house music”. The two students were Aaron Pfenning and Music/CarolinePolachek, the latter who made quite a name for herself solo. But before that happened, in 2006, along with a bassist by the name of Kyle Mccabe, they released an EP called ''Daylight Savings''. Later that same year, the two members (one of them who was still in college) moved to Brooklynn. One year later, they signed to a records company, and added their new friend Patrick Wimberly as a third member.

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Chairlift was a band formed in 2005 by two University of Colorado students with the initial aim to create “haunted house music”. The two students were Aaron Pfenning and Music/CarolinePolachek, the latter who made quite a name for herself solo. But before that happened, in 2006, along with a bassist by the name of Kyle Mccabe, [=McCabe=], they released an EP called ''Daylight Savings''. Later that same year, the two members (one of them who was still in college) moved to Brooklynn. One year later, they signed to a records company, and added their new friend Patrick Wimberly as a third member.

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-> ''I've tried to do headstands for you, I've tried to do handstands for you, every time I fell on you, yeah, every time I fell...
I've tried to headstands for you, but every time I fell for you
Permantly black and blue, permanently blue, for you... ''

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-> ''I've tried to do headstands for you, I've tried to do handstands for you, every time I fell on you, yeah, every time I fell...
fell... I've tried to headstands for you, but every time I fell for you
you Permantly black and blue, permanently blue, for you... ''
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-> ''I tried to do headstands for you, I tried to do handstands for you, every time I fell on you, yeah, every time I fell...''

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-> ''I ''I've tried to do headstands for you, I I've tried to do handstands for you, every time I fell on you, yeah, every time I fell...fell...
I've tried to headstands for you, but every time I fell for you
Permantly black and blue, permanently blue, for you...
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-> ''I tried to do headstands for you, I tried to do handstands for you, every time I fell on you, yeah, every time I fell...''

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-> ''I tried to do headstands for you, I tried to do handstands for you, every time I fell on you, you, yeah, every time I fell...''
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* DejaVu: "Met Before" is about seemingly or already have met someone.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The music videos to “Polymorphing” and “Crying in Public” are this.

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* DejaVu: "Met Before" is about seemingly or already have having met someone.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The music videos to “Polymorphing” and “Crying in Public” in some segments are this.
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* Main/{{Homage}}: The "Amanaemonesia" music video is an homage to music videos from the The80s.

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* Main/{{Homage}}: The "Amanaemonesia" music video is an homage to music videos from the The80s.TheEighties.
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* Main/{{Homage}}: The "Amanaemonesia" music video is an homage to music videos from the The80s.

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* {{Absurdism}}: In the music video to “Polymorphing” Caroline poses with a bunch of one-meter long baguettes, bathes in sunglasses, and ties a rope around herself and dances, while Patrick irons a waffle.


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* SurrealMusicVideo: In the music video to “Polymorphing” Caroline poses with a bunch of one-meter long baguettes, bathes in sunglasses, and ties a rope around herself and dances, while Patrick irons a waffle.
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* {{Main/Scatting}}: In "Met Before"
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* DejaVu: "Met Before" is about seemingly or already have met someone.
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As for Patrick, he stayed working as a producer/songwriter, working with names such as {Music/{MGMT}}, and Music/BloodOrange.

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As for Patrick, he stayed working as a producer/songwriter, working with names such as {Music/{MGMT}}, Music/{{MGMT}}, and Music/BloodOrange.Music/BloodOrange.
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* CreatorCouple: Caroline and Aaron were a couple at the time of the band's founding.



* OneHitWonder: "Bruises" was the only song of theirs to get on any kind of charts.
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* CreatorCouple: Caroline and Aaron were a couple at the time of the band's founding.
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Chairlift was a band formed in 2005 by two University of Colorado students with the initial aim to create “haunted house music”. The two students were Aaron Pfenning and Music/CarolinePolachek, the latter who made quite a name for herself solo. But before that happened, in 2006, along with a bassist by the name of Kyle Mccabe, they released an EP called ''Daylight Savings''. Later that same year, the two members (one of them who was still in college) moved to Brooklynn. One year later, they signed to a records company, and added their new friend Patrick Wimberly as a third member.

In 2008, they released their first full-length album ''Does You Inspire You''. The album received OK reviews, and was a commercial failure, [[CriticalDissonance but the love song "Bruises" became trending, even playing in the background of an Apple commercial. The music video for “Evident Utensil” was also nominated for an MTV award.]] Despite the technical failure of ''Does You Inspire You'', in 2009, the band ended their contract with Kanine Records, and was able to sign to the major Creator/ColumbiaRecords. They also opened for some popular bands like {{Music/MGMT}} or Music/TheKillers.

Aaron left the band one year later. The remaining duo was silent for some time, but then they released their second album, by the name of ''Something'' (yes, that is the name of the album) in 2012 to moderate success (it debuted on the Billboard 200, albeit on the rear end). This one got much more praise from critics, and surprise: even {{Music/Beyonce}} liked it, so much so, that they would later work with her (and her sister, {{Music/Solange}}). As it became popular in Japan also, the band released a Japanese version of “I Belong In Your Arms”.
For the next four years, the band didn’t really do much. Caroline went solo for some time, and released an EP in 2013, and in 2014 an album called ''Arcadia'' under the alias of Ramona Lisa.

The band made a comeback in 2016, with the more poppier and mainstream album ''Moth''. This would be their last album to date: the duo dispersed in 2016, holding a farewell tour in 2017.

Afterwards, Caroline released an instrumental album under the alias of CEP, and in 2019 made her solo debut under her real name. This earned her much critical acclaim and success: as of 2022, she had about two million monthly listeners on Spotify constantly. She even worked with some well-known names like Music/CharliXCX, {{Music/Flume}}, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and oh, she also appeared on the soundtrack to Minions: Rise of Gru.]]

As for Patrick, he stayed working as a producer/songwriter, working with names such as {Music/{MGMT}}, and Music/BloodOrange.
The band is usually categorized as SynthPop, electropop, DreamPop, and indie R&B.

!! The list of Chairlift’s discography:
*''Does You Inspire You'' (2008)
*''Something'' (2012)
*''Moth'' (2016)

!! Tropes applicable to Chairlift’s members, and its music:
*{{Absurdism}}: In the music video to “Polymorphing” Caroline poses with a bunch of one-meter long baguettes, bathes in sunglasses, and ties a rope around herself and dances, while Patrick irons a waffle.
* AlbumTitleDrop: Quite easy to accomplish with ‘’Something’’. The word appears on the song “I Belong in Your Arms”
*ArtisticLicenseBiology: In the “Crying in Public” video, Caroline’s tears freeze to her face in drop form and won’t fall down, which, even if we consider the New York weather, isn’t very possible.
*BackgroundMusic: It was the original aim to play background music in haunted houses.
*DeliberatelyMonochrome: The music videos to “Polymorphing” and “Crying in Public” are this.
* DreamPop: Some songs from ''Does You Inspire You'' and ''Something'' are of this genre.
*DrivingSong: “Sidewalk Safari” is about… fantasizing of running over people on the sidewalk…with a car, of course.
*HauntedHouse: They originally wanted to make music that would fit in a haunted house. The dreampop/eerie feel of their first two albums show this.
*GenreThrowback: ''Moth'' is an homage to SynthPop works of earlier decades.
*GhostSong: “Ghost Tonight”, from ''Something'' is from the perspective of a purported ghost. Although, it’s probably just someone trying to get noticed by their crush.
* LongestSongGoesLast: “No Such Thing as Illusion” is the longest track off ''Moth''. It’s also the closing track.
*LoveNostalgiaSong: “Bruises”, most prominently.
* MaleBandFemaleSinger: Double Subverted. For ''Does You Inspire You'', Aaron added some vocals, but then he left, and Patrick never really sang, but by then Chairlift was also a duo.
*OneHitWonder: "Bruises" was the only song of theirs to get on any kind of charts.
*SpinTheBottle: A group of young adults are playing this in the music video to “Bruises”.
*StageNames: Caroline Polachek released an album under the name of Ramona Lisa, while she was still a member of Chairlift.
*SynthPop: Most of their music can be called as such, but the songs from ''Moth'' are clear examples.
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