Olympic Airways (Foals song)

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"Olympic Airways"
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Single by Foals
from the album Antidotes
Released6 October 2008
Genre
Length4:18
Label Transgressive Records
Sub Pop Records
Songwriter(s) Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan, Jimmy Smith, Walter Gervers and Edwin Congreave
Foals singles chronology
"Red Socks Pugie"
(2008)		"Olympic Airways"
(2008)		"Spanish Sahara"
(2010)
Antidotes track listing
  1. "The French Open"
  2. "Cassius"
  3. "Red Socks Pugie"
  4. "Olympic Airways"
  5. "Electric Bloom"
  6. "Balloons"
  7. "Heavy Water"
  8. "Two Steps, Twice"
  9. "Big Big Love (Fig. 2)"
  10. "Like Swimming"
  11. "Tron"

"Olympic Airways" is the fourth and last single from the album Antidotes by Foals. It was released as a digital download, CD and vinyl on 6 October 2008.

Contents

Yannis Philippakis stated that the lyrics are about or at least in connection with London Heathrow Airport. In an interview with NME , Philippakis stated that the song was about feelings of isolation, just wanting to be at home, and not wanting to go outside. [3]

The video was directed by Dave Ma and features friends, crude oil, balloons and an octopus.

"Olympic Airways" was featured on the FIFA 09 soundtrack.

Formats and track listings

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Olympic Airways"4:12
CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Olympic Airways"4:12
2."Glaciers"7:47
7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Olympic Airways"4:12
2."Unthink This"5:02

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [4] 20
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company) [5] 160
UK Indie (OCC) [6] 20

References

  1. ↑ Cabello, Joaquin (March 23, 2019). "PHOTOS: Foals party with intensity and euphoria at the Fox Theater". RIFF Magazine. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ↑ Nicolson, Barry (June 25, 2016). "Foals at Glastonbury 2016: If This Was An Audition For The Top Spot, It Went Very Well". NME . Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  3. ↑ "NME media player". NME . Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Chart Log UK: Adam F - FYA". Zobbel.de. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
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