Standing on the Shore

"Standing on the Shore"
Single by Empire of the Sun
from the album Walking on a Dream
B-side "The Art of Driving"
Released 12 June 2009
(see release history)
Format CD, digital download
Recorded Soundworks Music Studio, Sydney, Australia
Genre Electroacoustic, electronic rock, synthpop
Length 4:25
Label EMI
Writer(s) Nick Littlemore
Luke Steele
Peter Mayes
Producer(s) Nick Littlemore
Luke Steele
Peter Mayes
Empire of the Sun singles chronology
"We Are the People"
(2008)		 "Standing on the Shore"
(2009)		 "Without You"
(2009)
Music video
"Standing on the Shore" on YouTube
Music sample
"Standing on the Shore"

"Standing on the Shore" is an alternative electroacoustic song performed by the Australian electronic music duo Empire of the Sun and the third single from their debut album Walking on a Dream. The single was released in June 2009, along with a cover of the Black Box Recorder song "The Art of Driving" as a B-side and features Steele's wife Jodi Steele on vocals. The B-side was originally recorded as the music for the advertisement of the new BMW Z4.[1]

The song received extensive airplay on the Nova radio network in 2009.[2] The song was featured in episode 4 of season 6 of HBO's Entourage on 2 August 2009, during the closing credits.[3]

Track listing

UK 7" limited edition vinyl single
  1. "Standing on the Shore" – 4:22
  2. "The Art of Driving" – 4:32
iTunes digital download
  1. "Standing on the Shore" – 4:22
  2. "The Art of Driving" – 4:32
Promo CD single
  1. "Standing on the Shore" – 4:22
  2. "Standing on the Shore" (instrumental) – 4:23

Music video

Luke Steele posing with the swordfish girls and the triangular people whilst blowing some sand across in the music video for "Standing on the Shore".

The music video for "Standing on the Shore" was shot at Lancelin, north of Perth, Australia.[4] The video clip was directed by Josh Logue of Mathematics [5] and choreographed by Serena Chalker and Quindell Orton of Perth dance company Anything Is Valid Dance Theatre (AIVDT).[6] In an interview with The Sun, Steele explained that the video clip was originally going to be filmed in Iceland but ended up being filmed at Lancelin as it was closer to his home.[7] The video is also the first to only feature Steele and not Littlemore. The video first aired on 17 June 2009.

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 13

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Australia 12 June 2009 EMI Digital download
23 June 2009 CD

References

  1. ↑ "Empire of the Sun creates art of a different kind with the new BMW Z4". BMW. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  2. ↑ Nova 100 - Playlist
  3. ↑ "Entourage Episode 70: Running on E". TV.com. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Empire Of The Sun: Interview". Prefix Magazine. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  5. ↑ Mathematics website
  6. ↑ Anything Is Valid Dance Theatre to feature in new Emipire Of The Sun video clip Official website of Anything Is Valid Dance Theatre
  7. ↑ Wood, Beci (8 June 2009). "EOTS star's exhaustion woes". The Sun (News Corporation). Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Empire of the Sun – Standing on the Shore" (in Dutch). Ultratip.

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