Ruby (song)

"Ruby"
Single by Kaiser Chiefs
from the album Yours Truly, Angry Mob
B-side "Admire You"
"From the Neck Down"
Released 5 February 2007
Format Digital download, 7", CD single
Recorded 2006
Genre Indie rock
Length 3:23
Label Universal Motown, B-Unique
Writer(s) Ricky Wilson, Andrew White, Simon Rix, Nick Baines, Nick Hodgson
Producer(s) Stephen Street
Kaiser Chiefs singles chronology
"Modern Way"
(2005)		 "Ruby"
(2007)		 "Everything Is Average Nowadays"
(2007)

"Ruby" is a song by English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It was released in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2007 as the lead single from their second studio album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob (2007). It became the band's first ever number-one single on 25 February 2007 and ended 2007 as the year's 10th biggest-selling single in the UK with total sales of 313,765.[1]

A video single of the song was released in the United States at Best Buy stores on March 13, 2007, two weeks before the album was released there, and featured a live version of "Everything Is Average Nowadays" and the B-side "Admire You" (released on the UK 7" version).[2]

The song has sold 375,000 copies in the UK, as stated by the Official Charts Company. "Ruby" also was voted number 13 in the Triple J Hottest 100 in 2007.

Music video

The promo for "Ruby" was directed by Swedish production company Stylewar, who also produced the 2005 video for "I Predict a Riot", and features the band performing in a desert landscape whilst a CGI metropolis-like miniature city builds around them. The video was scheduled to be shown on Channel 4 at 11:35pm on 15 January but was pulled from the schedules for unknown reasons. The video finally premiered on the official Kaiser Chiefs website four days later.

Track listings

  1. "Ruby"
  2. "Admire You"
    • This song was also released as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of Yours Truly, Angry Mob.
  1. "Ruby"
  2. "From the Neck Down"
    • This song was also released as a bonus track on the Best Buy edition of Yours Truly, Angry Mob.
  1. "Ruby"
  2. "Ruby" (Live at Berlin Kesselhaus)
  1. "Everything Is Average Nowadays" (live)
  2. "Admire You"
  3. "Ruby" (video) [2]

In popular culture

Television

Ruby was prominently featured in the first episode of the ITV fantasy drama Demons. It was played during a scene in which the main character, Luke Van Helsing searches for his friend, who is named Ruby.

Advertising

Ruby has been played in many Ruby Tuesday restaurants and commercials to represent their brand. Plusnet, an internet provider, covered part of the intro in brass. This was because both Kaiser Chiefs and Plusnet are from Yorkshire.

Videogames

The song appears as a bonus track in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and is featured in Project Gotham Racing 4, SingStar Vol. 2 and as a song in Lego Rock Band. It also appears in Pro Evolution Soccer 2010.

Cover versions

On 19 January 2011, Italian band Elio e le Storie Tese played a cover version of the song at the nationwide TV-show Parla con Me, with lyrics changed into a satyric reference to the Rubygate sex scandal, which then Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had just been involved with.[3]

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 28
Czech Republic (IFPI) 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 1
Germany (Media Control Charts)[7] 11
Ireland (IRMA) 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 29
Norway (VG-lista)[10] 16
Slovakia (IFPI) 15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 13
Turkey (Billboard Türkiye)[12] 18
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) 1
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Rank
Germany (Media Control Charts)[13] 46

References

  1. ↑ BBC Music. "Top 40 Singles of the Year 2007 ". Retrieved 2007-12-27
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pre Album Single Offer - CD - Kaiser Chiefs".
  3. ↑ "Elio e le Storie Tese performing satyric version of Ruby".
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  7. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Kaiser Chiefs > Ruby – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  8. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kaiser Chiefs search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  9. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby". Top 40 Singles.
  10. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby". VG-lista.
  11. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby". Swiss Singles Chart.
  12. ↑ Turkish Airplay Chart
  13. ↑ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Single_Jahrescharts_2007

External links

Preceded by
"Grace Kelly" by Mika		 United Kingdom number-one single
25 February 2007 		Succeeded by
"Shine" by Take That
Preceded by
"All Good Things (Come To An End)" by Nelly Furtado		 Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
10–16 March 2007 		Succeeded by
"The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani featuring Akon
Preceded by
"Relax, Take It Easy" by Mika		 Czech Airplay Chart number-one single
16 May 2007 - 22 May 2007 		Succeeded by
"Say It Right" by Nelly Furtado