Watercolour (song)

"Watercolour"
Single by Pendulum
from the album Immersion
Released1 May 2010
Recorded2008–2010
Genre
Length
  • 5:04 (album version)
  • 3:28 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)Rob Swire
Producer(s)
  • Rob Swire
  • Gareth McGrillen
Pendulum singles chronology
"Showdown"
(2009)
"Watercolour"
(2010)
"Witchcraft"
(2010)
Alternative cover
Remixes vinyl

"Watercolour" is the first single from the third album Immersion by Australian drum and bass band Pendulum. This song has been remixed by dubstep artist Emalkay and by progressive house artist deadmau5. The video was shot on 16 March 2010 at a studio in East London featuring around 70 fans as extras. A behind-the-scenes video was released on the official Pendulum website.[1] The music video was released as a Myspace exclusive on 31 March.[2]

"Watercolour" debuted at number four on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's highest-charting single in the United Kingdom. The song also featured on F1 2010 and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. The song was also used in a promo during the 2011 A-League Grand Final. It featured in the 2011 series of the BBC programme Traffic Cops. Pendulum performed "Watercolour" at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards at Belfast City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom during the backstage show on 6 November 2011.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Making of the Watercolour video". pendulum.com. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Watercolour video on MySpace". myspace.com.