| "Ruby" | ||||
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| Single by Kaiser Chiefs | ||||
| from the album Yours Truly, Angry Mob | ||||
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| Released | 29 January 2007 | |||
| Genre | Power pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Stephen Street | |||
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| "Ruby" on YouTube | ||||
"Ruby" is a song by English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It was released in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2007 as the lead single from their second studio album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob (2007). It became the band's first British number-one single on 25 February 2007 and ended 2007 as the year's 10th-biggest-selling single in the UK, with total sales of 313,765.[2] As of September 2016, it has sold over 600,000 copies in the UK as stated by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). "Ruby" was voted number 13 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007, Australia's largest annual music poll.[3]
A video single of the song was released in the United States at Best Buy stores on 13 March 2007, two weeks before the album was released there, and featured a live version of "Everything Is Average Nowadays" and the B-side "Admire You" (released on the UK 7-inch version).[4]
- ^ Zaleski, Annie (28 February 2012). "Still an angry mob, Kaiser Chiefs get creative". The Boston Phoenix. Boston, Massachusetts. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ BBC Music. "Top 40 Singles of the Year 2007 ". Retrieved 27 December 20097
- ^ "Hottest 100 2007". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Everything Is Average Nowadays [CD]". Best Buy.