Bigger than Us (White Lies song)

"Bigger than Us"
Single by White Lies
from the album Ritual
Released3 January 2011 (2011-01-03)
RecordedMay–June 2010
Genre
Length4.43 (Album Version)
4.06 (Radio Edit)
LabelFiction
Songwriter(s)
  • Harry McVeigh
  • Charles Cave
  • Jack Lawrence-Brown
Producer(s)Alan Moulder
White Lies singles chronology
"Death"
(2009)
"Bigger than Us"
(2011)
"Strangers"
(2011)
Audio sample
Music video
"Bigger Than Us" on YouTube

"Bigger than Us" is a song by English Indie rock[1] band White Lies from their second studio album, Ritual.[2] It was released as the lead single on 3 January 2011 in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number 42.[3] A live version of the track was made available by the band for download.

The single received its first airplay on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 16 November 2010.[4] On 18 November 2010 the video premiered on the NME's website.[5]

The song is featured on the soundtrack of the 2010 video game Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, its 2020 remaster of the same name, and F1 2011.

  1. ^ "White Lies - To Lose My Life". Clash. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  2. ^ Chi, Chi. (2010-11-01) Newsbeat – White Lies reveal new album details. BBC. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
  3. ^ White Lies Announce Sophomore Album, Ritual – First Single: "Bigger Than Us" Available Nov 22nd Archived 2011-01-18 at the Wayback Machine. Bloginity.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
  4. ^ Zane Lowe's Hottest Records blog: Hottest Record: White Lies – Bigger Than Us. BBC (2010-11-16). Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
  5. ^ White Lies, 'Bigger Than Us' – Video – In The NME Office – NME.COM – The world's fastest music news service, music videos, interviews, photos and free stuff to win Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine. Nme.Com. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.