This Orient

"This Orient"
Single by Foals
from the album Total Life Forever
Released 3 May 2010 (2010-05-03)
Format 7", CD
Genre Indie rock
Label Transgressive Records
Foals singles chronology
"Spanish Sahara"
(2010)		 "This Orient"
(2010)		 "Miami"
(2010)

"This Orient" is a song by English indie rock band Foals. It was released as the lead single from the band's second album, Total Life Forever. It was made available for digital download on 2 May 2010, and received a physical release the next day.

The song is built around vocal samples,[1] and the meaning behind the song is unclear.

The song peaked at number 97 on the UK Singles Chart.

Tracklisting

7" single
No. Title Length
1. "This Orient"   4:02
2. "This Orient" (Starkey Remix) 4:42
7" single
No. Title Length
1. "This Orient"   4:02
2. "Spanish Sahara" (Chad Valley Remix)  
Promo CD
No. Title Length
1. "This Orient"   4:06
2. "This Orient" (Radio Edit) 3:48
3. "This Orient" (Instrumental) 4:03
Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "This Orient"   4:02
2. "This Orient" (Starkey Remix) 4:42
3. "This Orient" (Warrior One Remix) 4:19
4. "This Orient" (Astronomer Remix) 6:24
5. "Spanish Sahara" (Mosca Remix) 7:32
6. "Tron" (Kieran Hebden Version) 8:17
This Orient (Starkey Remix) Promo CD
No. Title Length
1. "This Orient" (Starkey Remix) 4:42

References

  1. ^ Winistorfer, Andrew (10 May 2010). "Foals: Total Life Forever". Prefixmag.com. http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/foals/total-life-forever/37861/. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 

External links

Foals
Yannis Philippakis • Jack Bevan • Jimmy Smith • Edwin Congreave • Walter Gervers
Studio albums
Singles
"Try This On Your Piano/Look At My Furrows of Worry" • "Hummer" • "Mathletics" • "Balloons" • "Cassius" • "Red Socks Pugie" • "Olympic Airways" • "Spanish Sahara" • "This Orient" • "Miami" • "Blue Blood"
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