"Red Socks Pugie" is the third single from the album Antidotes by Foals. It is their sixth single in total to date. It was released as a digital download, CD and vinyl on 9 June 2008.

"Red Socks Pugie"
Single by Foals
from the album Antidotes
Released9 June 2008
GenreMath rock, post-rock
Length5:19
LabelTransgressive Records
Songwriter(s)Jack Bevan, Edwin Congreave, Walter Gervers, Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith
Foals singles chronology
"Cassius"
(2007)
"Red Socks Pugie"
(2008)
"Olympic Airways"
(2008)
Antidotes track listing
  1. "The French Open"
  2. "Cassius"
  3. "Red Socks Pugie"
  4. "Olympic Airways"
  5. "Electric Bloom"
  6. "Balloons"
  7. "Heavy Water"
  8. "Two Steps, Twice"
  9. "Big Big Love (Fig. 2)"
  10. "Like Swimming"
  11. "Tron"

Lead singer Yannis Philippakis stated that the track was about "the amazing energy, the flows you feel when you're in love, or you think you are".[1]

The video was directed by Dave Ma and features footage of the band near a lake, nuclear weapon test explosions and medical animations.

"Red Socks Pugie" peaked at number 89 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was used by ITV during their coverage of the FA Cup during the 2009-10 football season.

Formats and track listings

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Red Socks Pugie"5:15
Digital EP
No.TitleLength
1."Red Socks Pugie"5:15
2."Red Socks Pugie" (Henrik Schwarz remix)7:07
3."Red Socks Pugie" (Various Productions remix)4:18
CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Red Socks Pugie"3:50
2."A Sketch for ESG"5:29
7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Red Socks Pugie"3:50
2."Titan Arum"5:12
7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Red Socks Pugie"3:50
2."Gold Gold Gold"5:50

References

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  1. ^ "NME media player". NME. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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