Our Velocity

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"Our Velocity"
Single by Maxïmo Park
from the album Our Earthly Pleasures
A-side	"Our Velocity"
B-side	"Distance Makes" "Mary O'Brien"
Released	19 March 2007
Recorded	2006
Genre	Post-punk revival
Length	3:26
Label	Warp
Songwriter(s)	Duncan Lloyd, Paul Smith
Producer(s)	Gil Norton
Maxïmo Park singles chronology
"I Want You to Stay" (2006) "Our Velocity" (2007) "Books from Boxes" (2007)
Alternative cover
7" red vinyl single

"Our Velocity" is a song by English indie rock band Maxïmo Park. It was released on 19 March 2007 as the lead single from their second studio album, Our Earthly Pleasures (2007). The music was written by guitarist Duncan Lloyd and the lyrics by lead singer Paul Smith. According to Smith, the song is about the wars that the UK was involved in at the time, such as Afghanistan and Iraq.^[1]

"Our Velocity" became Maxïmo Park's first UK Top 10 single, reaching number 9 on 25 March 2007 on the UK Singles Chart and number 1 on the UK Indie Chart within a week of its physical release.