"Refugees" | ||||
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Single by Embrace | ||||
Released | 13 January 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2011–13 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 3:57 | |||
Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
Songwriter(s) | Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara | |||
Producer(s) | Richard McNamara | |||
Embrace singles chronology | ||||
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"Refugees" is a song written by Danny McNamara and Richard McNamara of the English alternative rock band Embrace. The song was originally recorded by the band as a track for their eponymous sixth studio album, Embrace , where it appears as the third track on the album. "Refugees" was first released as the Embrace track, but debuting on the namesake seventh extended play, Refugees , which was released in promotion of Embrace two months prior. It appears as the opening track on the EP. A "Refugees" promotional single, boasting a radio edit of the song, was sent to UK Modern rock radio in January 2014, in promotion of both Refugees and Embrace.
A music video for "Refugees" was premiered on 13 January 2014 on video hosting service Vevo. The 5-minute video, directed by Richard McNamara and starring the McNamara brothers, was released parallel to the official announcement of Refugees and Embrace . [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Refugees" (Radio Edit) | Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara | R McNamara | 3:57 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Refugees" | Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara | R McNamara | 5:00 |
2. | "Chameleon" | Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara | R McNamara | 4:40 |
3. | "Decades" | Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara | R McNamara | 4:28 |
4. | "Bullets" | Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara | R McNamara | 3:20 |
5. | "Refugees" (Radio Edit) | Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara | R McNamara | 3:58 |
6. | "Refugees" (Instrumental) | Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara | R McNamara | 5:00 |
Adapted from Refugees liner notes. [3]
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Country | Date | Radio format | Label | Catalog no. |
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United Kingdom [2] | 13 January 2014 | Modern rock / alternative radio | Cooking Vinyl | unknown |
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