Apply Some Pressure

"Apply Some Pressure"
Song
B-side	"Fear of Falling"

"Apply Some Pressure" was the second single released by Maxïmo Park. It reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart in February 2005. The song was re-released in October 2005 and reached number 17 in the UK charts. The song has also been featured in several video games such as SSX On Tour, Burnout Revenge, SingStar Rocks!, and the PlayStation Portable version of Asphalt: Urban GT 2.

The song was listed as the 352nd best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork Media.

Track listings

21 February 2005 release

• CD (WAP185CD):

1. "Apply Some Pressure" (Radio Edit) – 2:45
2. "Fear of Falling" – 2:36

• Maxi-CD (WAP185CDX):

1. "Apply Some Pressure" – 3:20
2. "The Coast Is Always Changing" – 3:19
3. "Fear of Falling" – 2:36
4. "I Want You to Leave" – 2:18

• 7" (7WAP185):

1. "Apply Some Pressure" – 3:20
2. "I Want You to Leave" – 2:18

• 10" (10WAP185X):

1. "Apply Some Pressure" – 3:20
2. "The Coast Is Always Changing" – 3:19
3. "Fear of Falling" – 2:36
4. "I Want You to Leave" – 2:18

31 October 2005 re-release

• CD (WAP198CD):

1. "Apply Some Pressure" – 3:20
2. "My Life in Reverse" – 3:20
3. "Once, a Glimpse" (Original Demo Version) – 3:27

• 7" #1 (7WAP198, orange vinyl):

1. "Apply Some Pressure" – 3:20
2. "My Life in Reverse" – 3:20

• 7" #2 (7WAP198R, clear vinyl):

1. "Apply Some Pressure" (Live in Japan) – 3:22
2. "Isolation" (John Lennon cover) – 1:14

• 
  CD
  & 7" Orange Vinyl
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  7" Clear Vinyl

Mark Ronson cover

The song was re-worked by Mark Ronson for his album Version. The cover version features Maxïmo Park singer Paul Smith on guest vocals. Smith recorded the vocals for Ronson after the instrumental had been finished, but Ronson was unable to find a singer on par with Smith.

External links

• Apply Some Pressure lyrics
• The Coast Is Always Changing lyrics
• Template:MetroLyrics song