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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Seven Years of Letters
| cover      = Sevenyearsofletters.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[The Twilight Sad]]
| album      = [[Forget the Night Ahead]]
| B-side     = Suck
| released   = 19 October 2009
| recorded   = Chem19 Studios
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Indie rock]], [[shoegazing]]
| length     = 3:41 (radio edit)<br />4:34 (album version)
| label      = [[Fat Cat Records|Fat Cat]] <small>(FAT49)</small>
| writer     = James Graham, Andy MacFarlane
| producer   = Andy MacFarlane
| prev_title = [[I Became a Prostitute]]
| prev_year  = 2009
| next_title = [[The Room (song)|The Room]]
| next_year  = 2010
}}
"'''Seven Years of Letters'''" is a song by [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[indie rock]] band [[The Twilight Sad]]. The song was released as the second single from the band's second studio album, ''[[Forget the Night Ahead]]''. It was released on 19 October 2009 on [[Fat Cat Records]].<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Twilight-Sad-Seven-Years-Of-Letters/release/1987743 Twilight Sad, The – Seven Years of Letters (7", Single) at Discogs]</ref> The B-side of the single is an acoustic cover of [[British people|British]] [[post-punk]] band [[The Wedding Present]], originally from their 1991 album ''[[Seamonsters]]''.
Guitarist Andy MacFarlane notes that, "We didn't ever intend to have the first three songs in the order that they were released, that's just a coincidence. This one has a guitar solo and a creaky piano seat."<ref name="skinny">[http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/97147-the-twilight-sads-forget-the-night-ahead-track-by-track-by-the-band The Twilight Sad's Forget the Night Ahead: Track-By-Track, By the Band]</ref> About the lyrics, vocalist James Graham said, "The lyrics in the song revolve around running away from things and people."<ref name="scotsman">[http://living.scotsman.com/under-the-radar-guest-blogger/James-Graham-on-the-new.5651997.jp Livingscotsman.com: James Graham on the new Twilight Sad album Forget the Night Ahead]</ref>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing     =
| title1          = Seven Years of Letters
| writer1         = Andy MacFarlane, James Graham
| length1         = 4:34
| title2          = Suck
| writer2         = [[David Gedge]]
| length2         = 3:25
}}
==Credits==
* James Alexander Graham – vocals
* Andy MacFarlane – guitar
* Craig Orzel – bass
* Mark Devine – drums
* Produced by Andy MacFarlane
* Co-produced by Mark Devine and [[Paul Savage (musician)|Paul Savage]]
* Recorded and mixed by Paul Savage
* Mastered by Alan Douches
* dlt – artwork
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/release.php?id=303 Single synopsis at Fat Cat Records]
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