The Wilhelm Scream

For the sound effect, see Wilhelm scream.
"The Wilhelm Scream"
Single by James Blake
from the album James Blake
Released3 March 2011
Recorded2010
Genre
Length4:36
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
  • James Litherland
  • James Blake
Producer(s)James Blake
James Blake singles chronology
"Limit to Your Love"
(2010) 		"The Wilhelm Scream"
(2011) 		"Lindisfarne / Unluck"
(2011)

"The Wilhelm Scream" is a song by English musician James Blake, released on his self-titled debut studio album. It is a cover of the song "Where to Turn" by Blake's father, James Litherland.[1] The single was released in the United Kingdom on 3 March 2011,[2] and debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 136. The cover version was retitled after the Wilhelm scream, a sound effect used in numerous movies.[3] The single was used during the end credits of the HBO series Entourage.[4] Rapper Big K.R.I.T. sampled the single in his song "REM". The song was covered by The Bamboos, featuring Megan Washington, released by Tru Thoughts in November 2011.

  1. ^ Cooper, Duncan (11 February 2011). "James Blake Re-Conquers The BBC, Covers His Dad and Joni Mitchell". The Fader. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ^ "James Blake -The Wilhelm Scream" on iTunes
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference digitalspy110306 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Entourage S08E03 End Credit Song". All Music Lyrics. 7 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012.