Never Miss a Beat

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"Never Miss a Beat"
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Single by Kaiser Chiefs
from the album Off with Their Heads
Released6 October 2008 (2008-10-06)
Length3:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) 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)

"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 6 October 2008. The song was produced by Mark Ronson and features backing vocals from Lily Allen and members of rock group New Young Pony Club. [1]

Contents

"Never Miss a Beat" premiered on BBC Radio 1's The Chris Moyles Show on 27 August 2008. On 17 September 2008, it was added to BBC 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.

Music video

The music video was directed by Goodtimes and was released on 6 October 2008. 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

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United States8 September 2008 Modern rock radio [20]
Australia6 October 2008CDLiberator Music [21]
United Kingdom
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
[1] [22]

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.

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