Several months later, while sitting at a piano in his parents' house, he began to write the song and later said, "the first thing that came out was 'Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?'"

"[1] The song's lyrics contain multiple references to rapper Lil Jon (claiming that "he always tells the truth").

"[4] Pitchfork Media writer Mark Richardson praised "Oxford Comma" as "damn catchy", while Andrew Grillo of Click Music described it as having a "woozy organ and a half arsed guitar solo that masterfully straddles the line between inept and charmingly unstudied."

He elaborated that the afro-beat influence was less evident and finished his review by saying that the song was an "extremely enjoyable ditty that goes some way to justifying the attention they've received over the past year.

[6] Vampire Weekend Additional musicians Released in May 2008, "Oxford Comma" began to climb the UK Singles Chart.