Banquet (song)

This article is about the Bloc Party song. For the Joni Mitchell song, see For the Roses.

"Banquet"
Single by Bloc Party
from the album Silent Alarm
A-side
  • "Banquet" (7-inch)
  • Other formats
      • Boys Noize Vox Remix (10-inch)
      • "Banquet (Phones Disco Edit)" (12-inch)
B-side"Staying Fat" (7-inch)
Other formats
    • "Tulips (Peel Session)" (Golden Brown 7-inch)
    • Boys Noize Dub Remix (10-inch)
    • "Compliments (Peel Session)" (CD)
    • "Banquet (The Glimmers Version)" (CD)
Released25 April 2005 (2005-04-25)[1]
Recorded2004
Studio
Genre
Length3:21
LabelWichita
Songwriter(s)Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes, Kele Okereke, Matt Tong
Producer(s)
Bloc Party singles chronology
"So Here We Are/Positive Tension"
(2005) 		"Banquet"
(2005) 		"Pioneers"
(2005)

"Banquet" is a song from British band Bloc Party's debut album Silent Alarm. Originally released on a double A-side single along with "Staying Fat" in May 2004 by Moshi Moshi Records, it was re-released as a regular single in the United Kingdom by Wichita Recordings on 25 April 2005. It was their first single to chart on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks where it came in at number 34,[4] and is often credited as their breakthrough single in North America. It was also featured in the song "Bloc Party" on the Fort Minor Mixtape: We Major. It was ranked No. 31 in NME's top 100 tracks of the decade, and was number 54 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of all time. It peaked at No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.[5] In 2011, NME placed it at number 20 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[6] The song was featured in the 2018/19 video game Life Is Strange 2.

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 23 April 2005. p. 25.
  2. ^ "Bloc Party Performing SILENT ALARM In Full For Select U.S. Dates This Fall". BroadwayWorld. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. ^ Blyweiss, Adam; Terich, Jeff; Whitacre, Wesley (22 March 2018). "10 Essential Post-Britpop tracks". Treble Zine. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Billboard Singles". All Media Guide / Billboard. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  6. ^ "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years". Nme.com. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2021.