The Burgh Island EP

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The Burgh Island E.P.
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Released31 October 2012
Recorded2012
Genre
Length23:35
Label Island
Producer Chris Bond
Ben Howard chronology
Every Kingdom
(2011)
The Burgh Island E.P.
(2012)
I Forget Where We Were
(2014)

The Burgh Island E.P. is an EP by British singer-songwriter Ben Howard. It was released on 31 October 2012 as a digital download, on CD and on 12" EP. The songs on the EP were written by Howard and produced by Chris Bond. The cover art was designed by Owen Tozer. The 12" EP release was limited to 1000 copies, and is a single-sided vinyl disc; the EP included a voucher for the digital download. The CD was not sold, but issued for promotion only. [1]

Contents

The song "Oats in the Water" was used in the fifth episode of Season 4 of The Walking Dead television series. [2] It was also used in the Launch Trailer for the video game "The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt". [3] Moreover, it was used in the sixth episode of The Innocents television series.

Music video

To accompany the release of the EP, a music video for "Esmerelda" was released on YouTube on 30 October 2012. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Esmerelda"4:44
2."Oats in the Water"4:59
3."To Be Alone"5:37
4."Burgh Island" (featuring Monica Heldal)8:15
Total length:23:35

Release history

CountryRelease dateFormatLabel
United Kingdom31 October 2012 [5] Digital download, CD, LP Island

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References

  1. "Release info on Discogs"
  2. The Walking Dead Music: Oats In The Water By Ben Howard | Comicbook.com
  3. Makuch, Eddie (18 May 2015). "Watch The Witcher 3's Impressive Launch Trailer". GameSpot. Retrieved 29 April 2019. CD Projekt Red on Monday released the launch trailer for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and it is quite impressive. The lengthy trailer sets up the story [....]. And it's got a great song, too--Ben Howard's "Oats in the Water."
  4. "Esmeralda" on YouTube
  5. The Burgh Island at iTunes Store