Wire to Wire (song)

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"Wire to Wire"
Single by Razorlight
from the album Slipway Fires
Released27 October 2008 (2008-10-27)
Studio
  • Air
  • Fish Factory
Length3:01
Label Vertigo
Songwriter(s) Johnny Borrell
Producer(s) Mike Crossey
Razorlight singles chronology
"Hold On"
(2007)		"Wire to Wire"
(2008)		"Hostage of Love"
(2009)

"Wire to Wire" is a song by English indie rock band Razorlight, written by singer Johnny Borrell, from their third album Slipway Fires . It was officially released as the album's first single on 27 October 2008. [1] It was released for downloads digitally, however, on 26 September. [1] The song is a piano-led ballad, described as "slow-burning". [2]

Contents

The song marked the band's fourth UK top-five single and their fifth to chart in the UK top 10. It peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 3 in Germany and Austria. The song has also peaked No. 8 in Switzerland, No. 13 in Flanders, No. 23 in Ireland, and No. 71 in the Netherlands. It spent only seven weeks in the UK top 100, less than each of the first three singles from the preceding album Razorlight . The accompanying music video was shot by Oscar nominated feature film director Stephen Frears. [3]

The track was used as part of Burberry's introductory advertisement in its Fall/Winter 2009 collection. [4]

Track listings

European 7-inch single [5]

A. "Wire to Wire" – 2:58
B. "The Other Girl" – 1:54

European CD single [5]

  1. "Wire to Wire" – 3:01
  2. "Killing Casanova" – 1:55

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [21] Platinum300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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