| "Golden Skans" | ||||
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| Single by Klaxons | ||||
| from the album Myths of the Near Future | ||||
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| Released | 22 January 2007[1] | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
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| Producer(s) | James Ford | |||
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"Golden Skans" is a song released by London band Klaxons on 22 January 2007, taken from their first album Myths of the Near Future, which was released on 29 January 2007. The song reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart on download sales on 14 January (two weeks before the release of the CD) and climbed to number 14 the next week, eventually reaching number seven after the CD release. It was a minor hit in Belgium, charting on the Ultratip charts of both Flanders and Wallonia. The track was also released on French label Ed Banger Records as a French-exclusive remix EP.
In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Golden Skans" at number 40 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever. In December 2007, NME voted "Golden Skans" as the best NME single of the year in 2007; furthermore their debut album was the NME album of the year. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 97 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[2]
- ^ "The Schedule: Singles". Music Week. 20 January 2007. p. 33.
- ^ "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". NME. 6 October 2011.