"Banquet" | ||||
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Single by Bloc Party | ||||
from the album Silent Alarm | ||||
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B-side | "Staying Fat" (7-inch) Other formats
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Released | 25 April 2005[1] | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
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Length | 3:21 | |||
Label | Wichita | |||
Songwriter(s) | Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes, Kele Okereke, Matt Tong | |||
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Bloc Party singles chronology | ||||
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"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,[3] 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.[4] In 2011, NME placed it at number 20 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[5] The song was featured in the 2018/19 video game Life Is Strange 2.