The Wire (Haim song)

"The Wire"
Single by Haim
from the album Days Are Gone
Released August 9, 2013
Format Digital download
Recorded 2012
Genre Pop rock
Length 4:05
Label Polydor
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Haim singles chronology
"Falling"
(2013)		 "The Wire"
(2013)		 "If I Could Change Your Mind"
(2014)

"The Wire" is the fourth single from American rock band Haim's debut studio album, Days Are Gone (2013), released in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2013.[1] The song peaked at number 16 in the UK Singles Chart, and at number 25 in the Billboard Hot Rock Songs. It also went platinum in Australia, and featured at number 11 in radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 Countdown of 2013. The song ranked highly at number 6 on Pitchfork Media Top 100 Tracks of 2013 list.[2] It was number 16 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Best Songs of 2013 list.[3] A music video to accompany the release of "The Wire" was first released onto YouTube on August 12, 2013 at a total length of four minutes and fourteen seconds.[4] The video features an appearance from comedian Jorma Taccone.[5]

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "The Wire"   4:05

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 12
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] 6
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 26
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[9] 56
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 17
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[11] 17
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 16
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[13] 25

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[14] 79

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[15] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] Gold 7,500*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Australia August 9, 2013[17] Digital download Polydor Records
United Kingdom September 22, 2013[18]

In popular culture

References

  1. ↑ iTunes - Music - The Wire - Single by HAIM
  2. ↑ "The Top 100 tracks of 2013". pitchfork.com. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-2013-20131204/haim-the-wire-19691231
  4. ↑ HAIM - The Wire on YouTube
  5. ↑ Video: Haim: "The Wire", Featuring the Lonely Island's Jorma Taccone Pitchfork Media
  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Haim – The Wire". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Haim – The Wire" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 39, 2013". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Haim Album & Song Chart History" Japan Hot 100 for Haim. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Haim – The Wire". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-10-05". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-10-05" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Haim Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Haim. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  15. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Singles Chart – 13/10/2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Singles Chart – 13/10/2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  17. ↑ iTunes - Music - The Wire - Single by HAIM
  18. ↑ iTunes - Music - The Wire - Single by HAIM