Ringway to SeaTac

"Ringway to SeaTac"
Single by The Wedding Present
from the album Take Fountain
Released October 24, 2005
Format CD
Recorded Summer 2004
Genre Indie rock
Label Scopitones Records
Writer(s) David Gedge
Producer(s) Steve Fisk, David Gedge
The Wedding Present singles chronology
I'm From Further North Than You
(2005)
Ringway to SeaTac
(2005)
The Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend
(2008)

"Ringway to SeaTac" is a song by The Wedding Present. It was released as the third and last single from the album Take Fountain. The single was released on October 24, 2005 on CD. A music video was produced for the song, featuring the band performing the song on a completely white stage. The video can be found on the bonus DVD from the compilation album Search for Paradise: Singles 2004-5, released in 2006.

The "SeaTac" in the song's title refers to the airport between Seattle and Tacoma in Washington state. Ringway is the former name of Manchester airport in the UK. The song tells the story of a man leaving his lover at an airport to start a new life thousands of miles away.

Track listings

CD:

  1. "Ringway to SeaTac" - 2:41
  2. "Shivers" - 4:09
  3. "American Tan" - 1:35