| "Spiralling" | ||||
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| Single by Keane | ||||
| from the album Perfect Symmetry | ||||
| Released | 4 August 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Studio | Teldex Studios, Berlin | |||
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| Label | Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Keane | |||
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"Spiralling" is a song released by Keane on 4 August 2008 at 10:59 (CEST)[1] as the first single of their third album, Perfect Symmetry.[2] It was released in a similar fashion to that of "Atlantic" as a digital download only single; however, it was available as a free download from Keanemusic.com for the first week of release.[3] On 31 July, the message "When we fall in love, we're just falling in love with ourselves" appeared on the band's website in reference to the track. On 11 August 2008, the song was released as an official digital download on various online music stores. The song was said to be inspired by wrestling legend Ric Flair who Tom Chaplin described as a personal hero for his try hard mentality in the ring. His trademark "woo" inspired the song. Frontman Tom Chaplin described the song as "a train of thought about human endeavour, built on an outrageous groove".[4]
The song went on to become the most broadcast song in the world during its first week of release,[5] as well as the fastest-downloading song ever for Universal, reaching 500,000 downloads in less than a week.[6]
Keane performed the song live to an audience for the first time at the 2008 GQ Awards on 2 September 2008.[7]
The song won Best Track at the Q Awards on 6 October 2008, with all three members of the band present at the ceremony to accept the award.[8] In 2013, Christoper McBride of Drowned in Sound said the song "showcased Keane, for perhaps the only time in their career, in exhilarating day-glo mode. It is a sleek, shiny number which is no doubt one of the great pop singles of the past five years."[9]
The song was covered by Sugababes as a B-side to their 2008 single No Can Do.
- ^ Keanemusic countdown; calculated with clock synchronized from UTC.
- ^ "Keaneshaped – Spiralling". Retrieved 30 July 2008.
- ^ "Music Week: Keane return in Perfect Symmetry". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ "Keane give away new song for free today (Aug 4)". NME. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Keane on Universal Music México". Retrieved 26 September 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Interscope Records". Retrieved 26 September 2008.
- ^ "World exclusive! Keane perform for GQ". Retrieved 3 September 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Keane Land Best Track Award – Q Awards 2008". Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ^ McBride, Christopher (5 November 2013). "Keane: The Best of Keane". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.