Animals (Sparkadia song)

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"Animals"
Single by Sparkadia
from the album Postcards
ReleasedOctober 14, 2007 (UK)
November 10, 2007 (AUS)
Recorded2006/07
Genre Indie rock, Alternative rock
Length3:04
Label Ark Recordings (UK)
Ivy League Records (AUS)
Songwriter(s) Sparkadia
Producer(s) Ben Hillier
Sparkadia singles chronology
"Animals"
(2007)
"Too Much to Do"
(2008)

"Animals" is the debut single taken from Sparkadia's debut album Postcards. The single was released digitally in the UK and in Australia. [1] The single brought recognition to the band and made it onto the Triple J's Hottest 100 playlist of 2007. [2]

Contents

Track list

The single was digitally released.

Chart positions

The single was not eligible to chart in either UK or Australia. Although the single was on high rotation on Australian radio program 'Triple J'.

Music video

The music video appears to be a high budget shot video. It is partly animated and features the band performing with mystique backgrounds. [3]

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References

  1. Archived December 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "triple j hottest 100 | Song List". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  3. "SPARKADIA: Animals - YouTube". Au.youtube.com. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2012-01-14.