Down (The Kooks song)

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"Down"
The Kooks - Down.jpg
Single by the Kooks
from the album Listen
Released18 April 2014 (2014-04-18)
Recorded Los Angeles, United States
London, United Kingdom
Genre
Length2:41
Label Virgin EMI
Songwriter(s) Luke Pritchard, Inflo (Dean Josiah)
Producer(s) Inflo
The Kooks singles chronology
"Rosie"
(2013)		"Down"
(2014)		"Around Town"
(2014)

"Down" is a song by British rock band the Kooks. It was released on 18 April 2014 through Virgin EMI Records [1] as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album Listen , which was scheduled to be released on 1 September 2014. [2] The song debuted on UK Singles Chart at number 40. [3] It has also reportedly divided fans. [4]

Contents

Background and release

"Down" is the first song released by the Kooks since their 2012 single "Rosie". The song was written by the band's frontman Luke Pritchard and hip-hop pioneer Inflo for the band's upcoming studio album Listen. [5] "Down" was recorded in Los Angeles and London. [4] According to reports, the song is "a mission statement from a band that have rediscovered what they loved about making music in the first place." The R&B-inspired track features "looped hooks and crazy percussion" and has a "contagious swagger." [5] [6]

The song premiered on 11 March 2014 on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record'. [4] [5] It was released digitally on 18 April 2014, [1] and as a 7" vinyl on 21 April 2014. [7]

Music video

A music video for the song was released onto YouTube on 20 March 2014. [8] It was directed by Davis Silis. [9]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Down"2:41
2."Hooray for Henry"3:46
3."Hold On"2:42
4."Melody Maker"2:24
7" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Down"2:41
2."Hooray for Henry"3:46

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [10] 19
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia) [11] 25
Scotland (OCC) [12] 48
UK Singles (OCC) [3] 40

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatRef.
United Kingdom18 April 2014 Virgin EMI Records Digital download [1] [13]
21 April 20147" vinyl [7]

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  3. 1 2 "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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  6. ↑ "The Kooks unveil R&B-inspired new single 'Down' – listen". NME . 12 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Down EP - The Kooks [vinyl]". Virgin EMI Records . Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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