1109:
166:, the company who made the game, to ensure they fit with the tone of one of the Rattmann's dens, where it appears in-game. The National had expressed to Bug Music, their publishing label, an interest in doing music for Valve which the label forwarded on to Valve in discussing other music opportunities for the game. Valve and Bug Music identified that the National would fit well into
221:
After the game's release, Valve and the
National ran a contest encouraging users to create their own music video for "Exile Vilify", offering as prizes Valve merchandise and a guitar signed by members of the band. Of 320 videos submitted, Valve ultimately awarded two videos first prize. One video
29:
486:
375:
170:, as their "raw and emotive music evokes the same visceral reactions from its listeners that Portal does from its players" according to Bug Music's spokesperson Julia Betley.
543:
202:
described the song as a "sombre ballad that places Matt
Berninger's melancholic croon atop gloomy piano chords, lush orchestral swells and some subtle percussion".
173:
The track was originally to be used in one of several hidden "fake endings" of the game, but was later rewritten to be more sombre and included in the game as an
226:
that "had nothing to do with Portal" but "managed to beautifully capture the spirit of the song", while the other provided an animated retelling of the
1370:
842:
253:
1000:
1375:
606:
330:
496:
385:
1360:
431:
874:
461:
828:
729:
551:
687:
899:
779:
347:
190:
described the song as a "haunted, piano-lead ballad" similar to the band's song "Think You Can Wait" used in the film
993:
407:
1272:
849:
814:
694:
680:
599:
125:
1124:
1079:
966:
722:
571:
1380:
923:
821:
304:
1333:
1163:
575:
257:
210:
1290:
1355:
1168:
986:
948:
1147:
592:
1072:
708:
673:
351:
1365:
1265:
1033:
615:
145:
98:
40:
1173:
174:
1319:
1257:
1203:
1142:
1093:
1086:
959:
943:
521:
326:
163:
754:
715:
186:
1312:
1251:
1065:
1010:
892:
786:
761:
655:
648:
286:
1326:
1132:
835:
800:
627:
380:
322:
192:
36:
439:
1349:
906:
641:
634:
491:
206:
1237:
938:
1212:
1058:
793:
736:
701:
517:
223:
1108:
856:
87:
465:
411:
28:
1040:
933:
228:
198:
150:
953:
1137:
1244:
928:
547:
982:
588:
584:
376:"The National Release "Exile Vilify" off Portal 2 Soundtrack"
978:
209:") was nominated for "Best Song in a Game" at the 2011
162:
The lyrics were composed by the group and reviewed by
1304:
1282:
1229:
1222:
1189:
1156:
1123:
1116:
1050:
1025:
1018:
916:
884:
866:
771:
746:
665:
462:"Portal 2 Leads Spike TV VGA Nominees With 12 Nods"
97:
85:
69:
61:
46:
35:
21:
205:"Exile Vilify" (alongside other Portal 2 song "
487:"Valve Announces Portal 2 Music Video Contest"
994:
600:
369:
367:
8:
572:"Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50"
348:"The National To Provide Song For Portal 2"
1226:
1120:
1022:
1001:
987:
979:
607:
593:
585:
305:"Check Out: The National – "Exile Vilify""
239:
27:
18:
544:"Sad sock puppet wins 'Portal 2' contest"
281:
279:
843:The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
275:
34:
408:"The National write song for Portal 2"
154:and released as a stand-alone single.
432:"Mike Morasky Interview - Podcast 17"
7:
319:Portal 2: Collector's Edition Guide
14:
1107:
1371:Songs written by Matt Berninger
730:First Two Pages of Frankenstein
542:Benedetti, Winda (2011-08-09).
144:" is a song by indie rock band
578:. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
518:"Portal 2 Music Video Contest"
1:
1376:Songs written for video games
374:Spicer, Nathan (2011-04-19).
287:"The National "Exile Vilify""
148:, written for the video game
485:Koller, Phil (2011-06-15).
460:Orland, Kyle (2011-11-16).
406:Dutton, Fred (2011-03-11).
346:Walker, John (2011-03-11).
16:2011 single by the National
1397:
1273:Thinking with Time Machine
850:You Had Your Soul with You
681:Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers
1361:The National (band) songs
1105:
1080:Bridge Constructor Portal
967:Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy
622:
252:
245:
242:
105:
26:
50:April 19, 2011
1334:Tag: The Power of Paint
576:Official Charts Company
211:Spike Video Game Awards
900:Mistaken for Strangers
780:Mistaken for Strangers
822:Don't Swallow the Cap
709:Trouble Will Find Me
352:Rock, Paper, Shotgun
1266:Portal Stories: Mel
1259:Portal: Revolution
181:Critical reception
110:"Conversation 16"
101:singles chronology
1343:
1342:
1320:The cake is a lie
1300:
1299:
1291:Portal: No Escape
1185:
1184:
1103:
1102:
1094:Aperture Desk Job
1087:Aperture Hand Lab
976:
975:
960:Serpentine Prison
944:Brassland Records
723:I Am Easy to Find
332:978-3-86993-038-1
267:
266:
138:
137:
134:
133:
1388:
1227:
1121:
1111:
1023:
1003:
996:
989:
980:
917:Related articles
716:Sleep Well Beast
609:
602:
595:
586:
579:
569:
563:
562:
560:
559:
550:. Archived from
539:
533:
532:
530:
529:
514:
508:
507:
505:
504:
499:on June 19, 2011
495:. Archived from
482:
476:
475:
473:
472:
457:
451:
450:
448:
447:
438:. Archived from
428:
422:
421:
419:
418:
403:
397:
396:
394:
393:
384:. Archived from
371:
362:
361:
359:
358:
343:
337:
336:
315:
309:
308:
307:. 19 April 2011.
301:
295:
294:
283:
240:
107:
106:
90:
81:
80:
76:
57:
55:
31:
19:
1396:
1395:
1391:
1390:
1389:
1387:
1386:
1385:
1381:Portal (series)
1346:
1345:
1344:
1339:
1313:Narbacular Drop
1296:
1278:
1252:Portal Reloaded
1218:
1181:
1152:
1112:
1099:
1066:Lego Dimensions
1046:
1014:
1007:
977:
972:
949:Big Red Machine
912:
893:A Skin, A Night
880:
862:
787:Apartment Story
767:
762:The Virginia EP
742:
661:
656:Scott Devendorf
649:Bryan Devendorf
618:
613:
583:
582:
570:
566:
557:
555:
541:
540:
536:
527:
525:
516:
515:
511:
502:
500:
484:
483:
479:
470:
468:
459:
458:
454:
445:
443:
430:
429:
425:
416:
414:
405:
404:
400:
391:
389:
373:
372:
365:
356:
354:
345:
344:
340:
333:
317:
316:
312:
303:
302:
298:
285:
284:
277:
272:
247:
238:
219:
183:
160:
129:
120:
111:
86:
78:
74:
73:
53:
51:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1394:
1392:
1384:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1348:
1347:
1341:
1340:
1338:
1337:
1330:
1327:The Orange Box
1323:
1316:
1308:
1306:
1302:
1301:
1298:
1297:
1295:
1294:
1286:
1284:
1280:
1279:
1277:
1276:
1269:
1262:
1255:
1248:
1241:
1233:
1231:
1224:
1220:
1219:
1217:
1216:
1209:
1201:
1193:
1191:
1187:
1186:
1183:
1182:
1180:
1179:
1171:
1166:
1164:Companion Cube
1160:
1158:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1129:
1127:
1118:
1114:
1113:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1090:
1083:
1076:
1069:
1062:
1054:
1052:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1044:
1037:
1029:
1027:
1020:
1016:
1015:
1008:
1006:
1005:
998:
991:
983:
974:
973:
971:
970:
963:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
920:
918:
914:
913:
911:
910:
903:
896:
888:
886:
882:
881:
879:
878:
870:
868:
864:
863:
861:
860:
853:
846:
839:
836:I Need My Girl
832:
825:
818:
811:
804:
801:Bloodbuzz Ohio
797:
790:
783:
775:
773:
769:
768:
766:
765:
758:
750:
748:
747:Extended plays
744:
743:
741:
740:
733:
726:
719:
712:
705:
698:
691:
684:
677:
669:
667:
663:
662:
660:
659:
652:
645:
638:
631:
628:Matt Berninger
623:
620:
619:
614:
612:
611:
604:
597:
589:
581:
580:
564:
534:
509:
477:
452:
423:
398:
381:Paste Magazine
363:
338:
331:
323:Gardners Books
310:
296:
274:
273:
271:
268:
265:
264:
261:
250:
249:
244:
237:
234:
218:
215:
182:
179:
159:
156:
136:
135:
132:
131:
122:
113:
103:
102:
95:
94:
93:Matt Berninger
91:
83:
82:
71:
67:
66:
63:
59:
58:
48:
44:
43:
33:
32:
24:
23:
22:"Exile Vilify"
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1393:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1356:2010s ballads
1354:
1353:
1351:
1336:
1335:
1331:
1329:
1328:
1324:
1321:
1317:
1315:
1314:
1310:
1309:
1307:
1303:
1293:
1292:
1288:
1287:
1285:
1281:
1275:
1274:
1270:
1268:
1267:
1263:
1261:
1260:
1256:
1254:
1253:
1249:
1247:
1246:
1242:
1240:
1239:
1235:
1234:
1232:
1228:
1225:
1221:
1214:
1210:
1208:
1207:
1202:
1199:
1195:
1194:
1192:
1188:
1178:
1176:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1159:
1155:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1130:
1128:
1126:
1122:
1119:
1115:
1110:
1096:
1095:
1091:
1089:
1088:
1084:
1082:
1081:
1077:
1075:
1074:
1070:
1068:
1067:
1063:
1061:
1060:
1056:
1055:
1053:
1049:
1043:
1042:
1038:
1036:
1035:
1031:
1030:
1028:
1024:
1021:
1017:
1013:
1012:
1004:
999:
997:
992:
990:
985:
984:
981:
969:
968:
964:
962:
961:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
921:
919:
915:
909:
908:
904:
902:
901:
897:
895:
894:
890:
889:
887:
883:
876:
872:
871:
869:
865:
858:
854:
851:
847:
844:
840:
837:
833:
830:
826:
823:
819:
816:
812:
809:
805:
802:
798:
795:
791:
788:
784:
781:
777:
776:
774:
770:
764:
763:
759:
757:
756:
752:
751:
749:
745:
739:
738:
734:
732:
731:
727:
725:
724:
720:
718:
717:
713:
711:
710:
706:
704:
703:
699:
697:
696:
692:
690:
689:
685:
683:
682:
678:
676:
675:
671:
670:
668:
666:Studio albums
664:
658:
657:
653:
651:
650:
646:
644:
643:
642:Bryce Dessner
639:
637:
636:
635:Aaron Dessner
632:
630:
629:
625:
624:
621:
617:
610:
605:
603:
598:
596:
591:
590:
587:
577:
573:
568:
565:
554:on 2011-09-04
553:
549:
545:
538:
535:
523:
519:
513:
510:
498:
494:
493:
492:Game Informer
488:
481:
478:
467:
463:
456:
453:
442:on 2022-04-01
441:
437:
436:podcast17.com
433:
427:
424:
413:
409:
402:
399:
388:on 2011-04-24
387:
383:
382:
377:
370:
368:
364:
353:
349:
342:
339:
334:
328:
324:
320:
314:
311:
306:
300:
297:
292:
288:
282:
280:
276:
269:
262:
259:
255:
251:
243:Chart (2011)
241:
235:
233:
231:
230:
225:
216:
214:
212:
208:
207:Want You Gone
203:
201:
200:
195:
194:
189:
188:
180:
178:
176:
171:
169:
165:
157:
155:
153:
152:
147:
143:
127:
123:
118:
114:
109:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
89:
88:Songwriter(s)
84:
72:
68:
64:
60:
49:
45:
42:
38:
30:
25:
20:
1332:
1325:
1311:
1289:
1271:
1264:
1258:
1250:
1243:
1238:Aperture Tag
1236:
1205:
1198:Exile Vilify
1197:
1174:
1148:Cave Johnson
1092:
1085:
1078:
1071:
1064:
1057:
1039:
1032:
1009:
965:
958:
905:
898:
891:
875:Coney Island
808:Exile Vilify
807:
760:
753:
735:
728:
721:
714:
707:
700:
693:
686:
679:
674:The National
672:
654:
647:
640:
633:
626:
616:The National
567:
556:. Retrieved
552:the original
537:
526:. Retrieved
524:. 2011-08-09
512:
501:. Retrieved
497:the original
490:
480:
469:. Retrieved
455:
444:. Retrieved
440:the original
435:
426:
415:. Retrieved
401:
390:. Retrieved
386:the original
379:
355:. Retrieved
341:
318:
313:
299:
290:
227:
220:
204:
197:
191:
185:
184:
172:
167:
161:
149:
146:the National
142:Exile Vilify
141:
139:
117:Exile Vilify
116:
99:The National
41:the National
1283:Short films
1223:Fan content
1213:Still Alive
1059:Potato Sack
1026:Main series
1019:Video games
924:Discography
867:Other songs
829:Sea of Love
794:Fake Empire
755:Cherry Tree
737:Laugh Track
702:High Violet
224:sock puppet
222:featured a
217:Music video
1366:2011 songs
1350:Categories
1125:Characters
857:The Alcott
558:2011-08-10
528:2011-08-10
503:2011-06-17
471:2011-11-16
446:2020-07-28
417:2011-03-11
392:2011-04-19
357:2011-03-11
291:exclaim.ca
270:References
175:Easter egg
158:Background
54:2011-04-19
1204:Music of
1175:Half-Life
1169:Locations
688:Alligator
466:Gamasutra
412:Eurogamer
248:position
1206:Portal 2
1143:Wheatley
1117:Universe
1041:Portal 2
934:Pfarmers
325:. 2011.
254:UK Indie
199:Exclaim!
168:Portal 2
151:Portal 2
62:Recorded
47:Released
1305:Related
1073:The Lab
954:LNZNDRF
772:Singles
229:Lab Rat
193:Win Win
130:(2013)
121:(2011)
112:(2011)
52: (
1177:series
1138:GLaDOS
1034:Portal
1011:Portal
907:Cyrano
815:Demons
329:
236:Charts
232:comic.
126:Demons
70:Length
37:Single
1245:Mari0
1230:Games
1190:Music
1157:Other
1133:Chell
1051:Other
939:Clogs
929:EL VY
885:Films
695:Boxer
548:MSNBC
522:Valve
187:Paste
164:Valve
327:ISBN
246:Peak
65:2011
263:43
258:OCC
39:by
1352::
574:.
546:.
520:.
489:.
464:.
434:.
410:.
378:.
366:^
350:.
321:.
289:.
278:^
260:)
213:.
196:.
177:.
128:"
119:"
79:45
1322:"
1318:"
1215:"
1211:"
1200:"
1196:"
1002:e
995:t
988:v
877:"
873:"
859:"
855:"
852:"
848:"
845:"
841:"
838:"
834:"
831:"
827:"
824:"
820:"
817:"
813:"
810:"
806:"
803:"
799:"
796:"
792:"
789:"
785:"
782:"
778:"
608:e
601:t
594:v
561:.
531:.
506:.
474:.
449:.
420:.
395:.
360:.
335:.
293:.
256:(
140:"
124:"
115:"
77::
75:4
56:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
