"The Wire" | ||||
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Single by Haim | ||||
from the album Days Are Gone | ||||
Released | August 9, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
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Length | 4:05(album) 3:36 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
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Haim singles chronology | ||||
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"The Wire" on YouTube |
"The Wire" is the fourth single from American rock band Haim's debut studio album, Days Are Gone (2013), released in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2013. [3] The song had previously been released on US radio on September 17, 2013. [4] The song peaked at number 16 in the UK Singles Chart, and at number 25 in the Billboard Hot Rock Songs. It also went platinum in Australia, and featured at number 11 in radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 Countdown of 2013. The song ranked highly at number 6 on Pitchfork Top 100 Tracks of 2013 list. [5] and at number 91 on Pitchfork 200 Best Songs of the 2010s list. [6] It was number 16 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Best Songs of 2013 list. [7] A music video to accompany the release of "The Wire" was first released onto YouTube on August 12, 2013, at a total length of four minutes and fourteen seconds. [8] The video features an appearance from comedian Jorma Taccone. [9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Wire" | 4:05 |
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [10] | 12 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [11] | 6 |
Ireland (IRMA) [12] | 26 |
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [13] | 56 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14] | 17 |
Scotland (OCC) [15] | 17 |
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] | 87 |
UK Singles (OCC) [17] | 16 |
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [18] | 25 |
Chart (2014) | Position |
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US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) [19] | 79 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [20] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada) [21] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [22] | Gold | 7,500* |
United Kingdom (BPI) [23] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [24] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Australia | August 9, 2013 [25] | Digital download | Polydor |
United Kingdom | September 22, 2013 [26] |
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..."The Wire" sounded like...some brilliant retro-rock fan fiction.
The song has the group's three sisters...mastering a soft rock-meets-'90s R&B sound infused with Laurel Canyon vibes...