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| Single by Years & Years | ||||
| from the album Communion | ||||
| Released | 23 November 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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"Desire" is a song by English synthpop band Years & Years from their debut studio album, Communion (2015). It was released on 23 November 2014 as the album's third single. Written by Years & Years and Kid Harpoon, the song peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.
A music video to accompany the release of "Desire" was first released onto YouTube on 4 November 2014 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-six seconds. [1] The video features night scenes of the city of Tokyo with Olly seen writing the same word on a typewriter in a darkened room, scenes of Japanese people eating dinner, taking Paparazzi pictures, having sex, and the members recording the song in a blue foggy studio. At the end, Olly is seen in the darkened room with the typewriter with the entire room on fire.
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| United Kingdom [26] | 23 November 2014 | Digital download | Polydor |
| 24 November 2014 | 7-inch single | ||
| United States [27] | 29 September 2015 | Contemporary hit radio | Interscope |
| "Desire" | ||||
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| Single by Years & Years featuring Tove Lo | ||||
| from the album Communion (deluxe edition) | ||||
| Released | 4 March 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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| "Desire (featuring Tove Lo)" on YouTube | ||||
On 24 February 2016,the band announced a re-release of "Desire" via social media. They uploaded a short video containing clips from the new video and featuring a new backing track containing female vocals. The clip ended with the words "Desire March 4th" appearing on screen. [28] On 2 March,the band announced Swedish singer Tove Lo would be featured on the new version. [29] On 3 March,the band debuted the track on Capital FM Breakfast.
At midnight on 4 March,the band released the new video via their Vevo channel on YouTube. [30]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [31] | 22 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [32] | 78 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [33] | 27 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 4 March 2016 | Digital download | Polydor | [5] |
| 18 March 2016 | Contemporary hit radio | [34] |
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