Never Miss a Beat

"Never Miss a Beat"
Single by Kaiser Chiefs
from the album Off with Their Heads
Released	27 August 2008 (2008-08-27)
Genre	Alternative rock [1] pop rock [2]
Length	3:08
Label	B-Unique Polydor
Songwriters	Ricky Wilson Andrew White Simon Rix Nick Baines Nick Hodgson
Producers	Mark Ronson Eliot James
Kaiser Chiefs singles chronology
"Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning)" (2007) "Never Miss a Beat" (2008) "Good Days Bad Days" (2008)
Music video
"Never Miss a Beat" on YouTube

"Never Miss a Beat" is a song by British indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs, released as the lead single from the band's third album, Off with Their Heads , on 27 August 2008. The song was co-produced by Mark Ronson and Eliot James and features backing vocals from Lily Allen and members of rock group New Young Pony Club. ^[3]

"Never Miss a Beat" premiered on BBC Radio 1's The Chris Moyles Show that day. On 17 September 2008, it was added to Radio 1's A List. On 12 October, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 5, giving the band their second UK top-five single as well as their fifth to enter the UK top 10. In the United States, the song was sent to modern rock radio in September 2008, and was released on phsycial formats in the United Kingdom and Australia in October.

Music video

The music video was directed by Goodtimes and was released on 6 October 2008, coinciding with its physical release. The video shows the band performing in The Barge Pole Public House, based in Abbey Wood, South East London, with sporadic glimpses of people wearing masks occurring frequently throughout. These scenes were filmed around the Tavy Bridge area of Thamesmead, South East London. Ricky Wilson plays a weather man, and appears on a television next to the band.

Track listings

UK CD single ^[4]

1. "Never Miss a Beat"
2. "Sooner or Later"

UK and US 7-inch single ^{[5] [6]}

1. "Never Miss a Beat" – 3:07
2. "How Do You Feel About That?" – 3:36

Australian CD single ^[7]

1. "Never Miss a Beat"
2. "Sooner or Later"
3. "Never Miss a Beat" (Yuksek Remix)
4. "Never Miss a Beat" (RAC Remix)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [8] 47 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 65 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [10] 47 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [11] 18 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [12] 33 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [13] 17 Germany (GfK) [14] 76 Ireland (IRMA) [15] 49 Japan (Japan Hot 100) [16] 42 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [17] 74 Scotland (OCC) [18] 7 Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 49 UK Singles (OCC) [20] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position UK Singles (OCC) [21] 144

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [22]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United Kingdom	27 August 2008	Radio debut	B-Unique Universal Motown	[23]
United States	8 September 2008	Modern rock radio	B-Unique Universal Motown	[24]
Australia	6 October 2008	CD	Liberator Music	[25]
United Kingdom		7-inch vinyl CD	B-Unique Polydor	[3] [26]

Usage in other media

The song was used on the official website for Formula One, as the background music for the video highlights of the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix. This song was used for the soundtrack in the games MLB 09: The Show , Tap Tap Revenge , and Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 . It is playable in Guitar Hero 5 , and was also in the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid .

Channel Ten used the song during advertisements promoting its 2009 Australian Football League coverage on its main channel, as well as its High Definition channel One HD.

References

1. Off with Their Heads by Kaiser Chiefs on Apple Music, 20 October 2008, retrieved 5 October 2025
2. Never Miss a Beat by Kaiser Chiefs on Apple Music, 27 August 2008, retrieved 5 October 2025
3. Webb, Rob (30 September 2008). "Never miss a treat: Kaisers to tour in '09". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
4. Never Miss a Beat (UK CD single liner notes). B-Unique Records, Polydor Records. 2008. BUN145CD.
5. Never Miss a Beat (UK 7-inch single sleeve). B-Unique Records, Polydor Records. 2008. BUN1457.
6. Never Miss a Beat (US 7-inch single sleeve). B-Unique Records, Universal Motown Records. 2008. UNIR 22151-7.
7. Never Miss a Beat (Australian CD single liner notes). Liberator Music. 2008. LIB57CD.
8. "Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss a Beat". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
9. "Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss a Beat" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
10. "Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss a Beat" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
11. "Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss a Beat" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
12. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 42. týden 2008 in the date selector. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
13. "The ARIA Report: European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 20th October 2008" (PDF). ARIA. 20 October 2008. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
14. "Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss a Beat" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
15. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Kaiser Chiefs". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
16. "Kaiser Chiefs - Artist - Billboard Japan". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
17. "Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss a Beat" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
18. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
19. "Schweizer Airplay Charts 43/2008". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
20. "Kaiser Chiefs: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
21. "Official Singles Chart 2008" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
22. "British single certifications – Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss a Beat". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
23. "BBC Radio 1 - The Chris Moyles Show, Chris Moyles guests 2008 - Kaiser Chiefs - 27 Aug 08". BBC. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
24. "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". FMQB . Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
25. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 6th October 2008" (PDF). ARIA. 6 October 2008. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
26. Sexton, Paul (18 October 2008). "Meanwhile, lead song 'Never Miss a Beat' (released as a U.K. single Oct. 6)...". Billboard . Vol. 120, no. 42. p. 43.

External links

• Kaiser Chiefs "Never Miss a Beat" music video on YouTube