Cocoon (Catfish and the Bottlemen song)

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"Cocoon"
Cocoon - Catfish and the Bottlemen.jpg
Single by Catfish and the Bottlemen
from the album The Balcony
Released15 September 2014
Genre
Length4:04
Label
Songwriter(s) Van McCann
Producer(s) Jim Abbiss
Catfish and the Bottlemen singles chronology
"Fallout"
(2014)
"Cocoon"
(2014)
"Pacifier"
(2014)
Music video
"Cocoon" on YouTube

"Cocoon" is the fifth single by Welsh indie rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen. The song was included on their debut studio album, The Balcony . The single was released on 15 September 2014. The single did not contain a B-side.

Contents

Cocoon was written about Van’s on and off girlfriend Nyree Waters.

An acoustic version of the song was featured in the FIFA 15 and FIFA 23 video game soundtracks. [1] This replaces 'but fuck it' with 'forget it', which also applies to the radio edit.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Cocoon"4:04
Total length:4:04

Charts

Chart (2014–2015)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [2] 78
UK Singles (OCC) [3] 109
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [4] 29
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 50

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [6] Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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