White Feather (song)

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"White Feather"
Wolfmother white feather.png
Single by Wolfmother
from the album Cosmic Egg
Released22 February 2010
Genre Hard rock, blues rock, alternative rock
Length3:04
Label Modular
Songwriter(s) Andrew Stockdale
Producer(s) Alan Moulder
Wolfmother singles chronology
"New Moon Rising"
(2009)
"White Feather"
(2010)
"Far Away"
(2010)

"White Feather" is a song by Australian hard rock band Wolfmother, featured on their 2009 second studio album Cosmic Egg . Written by vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, the song was released as the third single from the album on 22 February 2010.

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Background

"White Feather is a song by Wolfmother. It was first performed on 6 February 2009 at the first of the band's two low-key comeback shows performed under the same alias, White Feather. The song was again performed at the second show, on 8 February, and later at the new lineup's first performance in the United States, on 1 May at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. [1] On 9 May, Stockdale reported on his Twitter profile that he was "About to shred the solo on White Feather," describing it as "possibly the greatest song written since Womac[k] and Womac[k]'s "Foot Steps" Yes!" [2]

The "White Feather" single was first released on the Australian iTunes Store on 29 December 2009. According to independent music website Altsounds.com, a full single release was scheduled for 1 February 2010, [3] although promotional records released in December 2009 listed a 15 February 2010 release date. [4] The official release date is recognised as 22 February 2010. [5]

Track listing

iTunes digital download EP
  1. "White Feather" 3:05
  2. "White Feather" (Burns remix) 5:01
  3. "White Feather" (Sébastien Tellier remix) 3:32
  4. "White Feather" (Tiedye remix) 5:16
  5. "White Feather" (Bang Gang "Black Leather" remix) 7:17
United Kingdom 12-inch single (MODVL125)
  1. "White Feather" 3:05
  2. "White Feather" (Sébastien Tellier remix) 3:32
  3. "White Feather" (Burns remix) 5:01
  4. "White Feather" (Bang Gang "Black Leather" remix) 7:17
Island Records acetate promo
  1. "White Feather" (Bang Gang "Black Leather" remix) 7:18
  2. "White Feather" (Burns remix) 5:01
  3. "White Feather" (Sébastien Tellier remix) 3:32
  4. "White Feather" (Tiedye remix) 5:16
  5. "White Feather" (Turzi remix) 2:43
  6. "White Feather" (original mix) 3:04

Music video

A music video for "White Feather" was filmed in December 2009. [6] [7] Directed by Snakes & Ladders (Pete Moore & Patrick de Teliga), [8] the video premiered on Yahoo! Music on 10 February. [9]

Personnel

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