"The Deer & the Wolf" is a song by English recording artist Sophie Ellis-Bextor from her fifth studio album Wanderlust (2014). The song was released as the fourth and final single of the album on 25 August 2014. It was co-written by Ed Harcourt and Ellis-Bextor; whilst production was handled by the former. It was remixed under the name of "The Deer & The Wolf (Role Reversal)" for the Wandermix edition of the album.

"The Deer & the Wolf"
Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
from the album Wanderlust
Released25 August 2014 (2014-08-25)
Recorded2013–14
GenreIndie pop, folk pop
Length3:27
LabelEBGB's
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ed Harcourt
Sophie Ellis-Bextor singles chronology
"Love Is a Camera"
(2014)
"The Deer & the Wolf"
(2014)
"Come With Us"
(2016)
Music video
"Sophie Ellis-Bextor - The Deer & The Wolf (Official video)" on YouTube

The music video for the song was directed by Harry Cauty of Kode Media, and features Ellis-Bextor performing the song in a forest set with her band.[1][2] A month later, Sophie uploaded an acoustic version of the song to her official YouTube account, played with the whole band lying on a bed.[3]

Track listing

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Promotional CD single

Details adapted from the liner notes of "The Deer & the Wolf"'s CD single.[4]

  1. "The Deer & the Wolf" (Radio edit)3:27

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 25 August 2014 EBGB's

References

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  1. ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor - The Deer & The Wolf on Vimeo". Vimeo. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ^ Davidson, Amy (23 July 2015). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor announces new single 'The Deer & The Wolf'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor - The Deer & The Wolf (Acoustic)". YouTube. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. ^ "The Deer & the Wolf" (CD single). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. EBGB's; Mallott Media; DR-PW. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)