The Recluse (Plan B song)

"The Recluse"
Single by Plan B
from the album The Defamation of Strickland Banks
Released	4 October 2010 (2010-10-04)
Recorded	2009 The Sanctuary, London
Genre	Soul hip hop
Length	3:19
Label	679 Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Ben Drew
Producer(s)	Ben Drew Eric Appapoulay (add.)
Plan B singles chronology
"Prayin'" (2010) "The Recluse" (2010) "Love Goes Down" (2010)

"The Recluse" is the fourth single from Plan B's second album The Defamation of Strickland Banks. The single was released on 4 October 2010.^[1] "The Recluse" has been labeled as "one of his best singles to date" by critics, "neatly marrying poignancy and aggression into a 4-minute-long track with a surplus of scaling strings and his voice showing more desperation for release than ever before."^[2] This song was covered by George Michael during his "Symphonica" tour.