| "Cross Your Fingers" | ||||
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| Single by Laura Marling | ||||
| from the album Alas, I Cannot Swim | ||||
| Released | June 8, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Laura Marling | |||
| Laura Marling singles chronology | ||||
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"Cross Your Fingers" is a single by Laura Marling. It was released on June 8, 2008, as the second single from her debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim . The song peaked at number 113 on the UK Singles Chart.
A music video to accompany the release of "Cross Your Fingers" was first released onto YouTube on February 28, 2009. The video includes both "Cross Your Fingers" and "Interlude (Crawled Out of the Sea)", which the former track segues into on Alas, I Cannot Swim [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cross Your Fingers" (Single Version) | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Blackberry Stone" (Demo) | 2:40 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) [2] | 113 |
| Country | Release date | Format(s) |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | June 8, 2008 [3] | Digital download |
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