"Apply Some Pressure" is a song by the English indie rock band Maxïmo Park. It was released as the second single from their first studio album, A Certain Trigger (2005),on 21 February 2005. The song was re-released in October 2005. The music was written by Duncan Lloyd and the lyrics by Paul Smith.
The song originally reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart in February 2005 and later number 17 after its re-release. It was listed as the 352nd best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork . The song has been used in several video games such as SSX on Tour , Burnout Revenge , SingStar Rocks! and the PlayStation Portable version of Asphalt:Urban GT 2 .
The song was re-worked by Mark Ronson for his album Version . The cover version features the Maxïmo Park singer Paul Smith on guest vocals. Smith recorded the vocals for Ronson after Ronson invited him to perform on the instrumental he had made based on the band's original.
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Scotland (OCC) [1] | 15 |
UK Indie (OCC) [2] | 2 |
UK Singles (OCC) [3] | 17 |
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