"Consolation Prizes" | ||||
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Single by Phoenix | ||||
from the album It's Never Been Like That | ||||
Released | 11 September 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005–2006 | |||
Genre | Indie pop | |||
Length | 3:16 | |||
Label | Source | |||
Songwriter(s) | Thomas Pablo Croquet, Christian Mazzalai, Laurent Mazzalai, Frederic Moulin | |||
Producer(s) | Phoenix, Tony Hoffer | |||
Phoenix singles chronology | ||||
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The promotional video for the song was directed by Daniel Askill on location in Paris over the course of 3 nights. [1] It was released 17 July 2006 on the Phoenix homepage.
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