"Echoes" is the first single by British indie rock[2] band Klaxons from their second studio album, Surfing the Void. The song was released through Polydor Records as a digital download on 15 August 2010, with a vinyl and CD single release the following day. The single was added to BBC Radio 1's A Playlist in July 2010. The single cover was shot by London-based photographer Ben Rayner. The song appears on Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit in 2010 along with the song "Twin Flames".
"Echoes" | ||||
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Single by Klaxons | ||||
from the album Surfing the Void | ||||
B-side | "Sorcerer City" | |||
Released | 16 August 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:37 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Klaxons | |||
Producer(s) | Ross Robinson | |||
Klaxons singles chronology | ||||
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Music video
editThe music video to accompany the release of "Echoes" premiered on Channel 4 at 12:25 am on 17 July 2010 as part of a 4Music exclusive. It was then released on YouTube later that day from the band's record label YouTube page.[3] The video features the band performing the song in the White Desert in Farafra, Egypt.[4]
Track listing
edit- CD single[5]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Echoes" | 3:52 |
2. | "Sorcerer City" | 3:09 |
- 7" single
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Echoes" | 3:52 |
2. | "Birdman" | 3:17 |
Charts
editChart (2010) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[6] | 95 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] | 22 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8] | 20 |
UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 55 |
Release history
editRegion | Date | Format |
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United Kingdom | 15 August 2010 | Digital Download |
16 August 2010 | CD single | |
Vinyl |
References
edit- ^ "Klaxons Mercury award winners". Clash. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "Klaxons Mercury award winners". Clash. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "Klaxons chooses Egypt's White Desert for new music video". thelocationguide. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Echoes: Amazon.co.uk: CDs & Vinyl". UK: Amazon.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 156.
- ^ "Klaxons – Echoes" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ^ "Klaxons – Echoes" (in French). Ultratip.
- ^ "Klaxons: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.