Wires (song)

"Wires"
Single by Athlete
from the album Tourist
B-side	"Never Running Out" "Get It Back" "Transformer Man"
Released	17 January 2005 (2005-01-17)
Length	4:20 (album version) 4:05 (radio edit)
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Joel Pott Steve Roberts Tim Wanstall Carey Willetts
Producer(s)	Victor Van Vugt Athlete
Athlete singles chronology
"You Got the Style" (2003) "Wires" (2005) "Half Light" (2005)

"Wires" is a song by British rock band Athlete, from their second studio album, Tourist. It was released on 17 January 2005 as the lead single from that album, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by lead singer Joel Pott about his daughter, who became ill after birth and was rushed to intensive care. Pott paid tribute to hospital worker Ben McQuade, who played a major part in saving his daughter's life.^[1]

In 2012, Rylan Clark-Neal performed "Wires" on the ninth series of British television music competition The X Factor. The week after Clark-Neal's performance, the original version by Athlete re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 40.^[2]