Granite (song)

"Granite"
Single by Pendulum
from the album In Silico
Released4 November 2007 (2007-11-04)
Recorded2007
Genre
Length
  • 4:41 (album version)
  • 3:45 (radio edit)
LabelWarner Music UK
Songwriter(s)Rob Swire
Producer(s)
Pendulum singles chronology
"Blood Sugar" / "Axle Grinder"
(2007)
"Granite"
(2007)
"Propane Nightmares"
(2008)

"Granite" is a song by Australian drum and bass band Pendulum, released as the first single from their second studio album In Silico. It was released through Warner Music UK, and through the band's new Earstorm imprint with Warner Music Group. The song entered the UK Singles Chart on 11 November 2007, peaking at number 29 on 2 December. The single is supposedly inspired by the likes of video game boss battles, including the theme of various battles against the Mario series' Bowser; specifically, the intro is directly inspired by the beginning of the music from the castle stages in Super Mario World. Q magazine named it 24th in the 50 top records of December 2007. When played in reverse, the main melody changes into the melody used in the end of the song, and vice versa. The song is featured in Need for Speed Undercover, and also an ATV game of Pure.