Wires (song)

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"Wires"
AthleteWires2005cover.jpg
Single by Athlete
from the album Tourist
B-side
  • "Never Running Out"
  • "Get It Back"
  • "Transformer Man"
Released17 January 2005 (2005-01-17)
Length
  • 4:20 (album version)
  • 4:05 (radio edit)
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Athlete singles chronology
"You Got the Style"
(2003)		"Wires"
(2005)		"Half Light"
(2005)

"Wires" is a song by British rock band Athlete, from their second studio album, Tourist . It was released on 17 January 2005 as the lead single from that album, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by lead singer Joel Pott about his daughter, who became ill after birth and was rushed to intensive care. Pott paid tribute to hospital worker Ben McQuade, who played a major part in saving his daughter's life. [1]

Contents

In 2012, Rylan Clark performed "Wires" on the ninth series of British television music competition The X Factor . The week after Clark's performance, the original version by Athlete re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 40. [2]

Music video

The music video for "Wires" was directed by David Chaudoir and filmed on a former secret military test site at Orford Ness on the Suffolk coast. [3]

Track listings

UK CD1 and Australian CD single(CDATH007; 8704832) [4] [5]

  1. "Wires"
  2. "Never Running Out"

UK CD2(CDATHS007) [6]

  1. "Wires" (radio edit)
  2. "Never Running Out"
  3. "Get It Back"
  4. "Wires" (video)

UK 7-inch single(ATH007) [7] [8]

A. "Wires" (radio edit) – 4:07
B. "Transformer Man" – 3:18

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom17 January 2005
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Parlophone [15]
Australia21 March 2005CD [16]

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  5. ↑ Wires (Australian CD single liner notes). Athlete. Parlophone. 2005. 8704832.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Wires (UK CD2 liner notes). Athlete. Parlophone. 2005. CDATHS007, 07243-870483-0-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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