Our Velocity
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| "Our Velocity" | ||
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| Single by Maxïmo Park | ||
| from the album Our Earthly Pleasures | ||
| A-side(s) | "Our Velocity" | |
| B-side(s) | "Distance Makes"
"Mary O'Brien" |
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| Released | March 19, 2007 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 3:26 | |
| Label | Warp Records | |
| Writer(s) | Paul Smith | |
| Producer(s) | Gil Norton | |
| Chart positions | ||
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| Maxïmo Park singles chronology | ||
| "I Want You To Stay" (February 2006) |
"Our Velocity" (March 2007) |
TBC |
| Our Earthly Pleasures track listing | ||
| "Girls Who Play Guitars" (1) |
"Our Velocity" (2) |
"Books From Boxes" (3) |
"Our Velocity" is the first single from Our Earthly Pleasures, the second album from the band, Maxïmo Park. The single was released two weeks prior to the release of the album, on March 19, 2007.
The song, according to singer Paul Smith, was inspired by a piece of art by Belfast artist Matthew Logan, of a twisting motorway. Smith stated "Our Velocity is a broadly political song about somebody fighting for their country and wondering just how they found themselves in such a godforsaken position in the first place." [1]
The video of the song features the band being multiplied in a white room while playing the song. It was directed by Nima Nourizadeh.
The song reached Number 9 on 25th March 2007 on the UK Singles Chart within a week of its physical release.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] CD
- "Our Velocity"
- "Distance Makes"
- "Mary O'Brien"
[edit] 7-inch #1 - white vinyl
- "Our Velocity"
- "Pride Before A Fall"
[edit] 7-inch #2 - red vinyl
- "Our Velocity"
- "Robert Altman"
[edit] 1st Week Download Only
- "Our Velocity (Home Demo Version)"
- "Our Velocity (First Live Performance)"
[edit] External links
| Maxïmo Park |
| Paul Smith | Duncan Lloyd | Archis Tiku | Tom English | Lukas Wooller |
| Discography |
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| Albums: A Certain Trigger | Missing Songs | Our Earthly Pleasures |
| Singles: "The Coast Is Always Changing" | "Apply Some Pressure" | "Graffiti" | "Going Missing" | "Apply Some Pressure" (Re-Release) | "I Want You To Stay" | "Our Velocity" |
| DVDs: Found On Film |
| Related articles |
| Warp Records | Newcastle Upon Tyne |
