Wire to Wire (song)
"Wire to Wire" | ||||
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Single by Razorlight | ||||
from the album Slipway Fires | ||||
Released | 27 October 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2008 Air Studios, Fish Factory Studios | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, soft rock, piano rock, power ballad | |||
Length | 3:01 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johnny Borrell | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Crossey | |||
Razorlight singles chronology | ||||
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"Wire to Wire" is a song by Anglo-Swedish rock band Razorlight, written by singer Johnny Borrell, from their third album Slipway Fires. It was officially released as the album's first single on 27 October 2008.[1] It was released for downloads digitally, however, on 26 September.[1]
The song marked the band's fourth UK Top 5 single and their fifth to chart in the UK Top 10. It peaked at #5 in the UK Singles Chart, and #3 in Germany and Austria. The song has also peaked #8 in Swiss, #13 in Belgium (Flanders) #23 in Ireland and #71 in the Dutch singles charts. However, it underperformed in comparison to some of their previous singles and Slipway Fires is now their first album to fail to produce a top three single. It spent only 7 weeks in the UK Top 100, less than each of the first three singles from the preceding album Razorlight.
The song is a piano-led ballad, described as "slow-burning".[2]
The accompanying music video was shot by Oscar nominated feature film director Stephen Frears.[3]
The track was used as part of Burberry's introductory advertisement in its Fall/Winter 2009 collection.[4]
Track listing
- "Wire To Wire" – 3:01
- "Killing Casanova" (Band Version) – 3:44
- "Moscow Hotel" – 3:25
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Decade-end charts
Certifications
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References
- ^ a b "Razorlight announce new album details - exclusive". NME. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ "Razorlight: "Wire To Wire"". MSN Music. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Razorlight "Wire To Wire" music video credits". 16 March 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- ^ "VIDEO: Behind the Scenes at Emma Watson's Burberry Shoot". 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ "Razorlight – Wire to Wire" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Razorlight – Wire to Wire" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Razorlight – Wire to Wire" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Razorlight – Wire to Wire" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Razorlight – Wire to Wire". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2009". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2009". Ultratop. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2009 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Die ultimative Chart Show | Hits des neuen Jahrtausends | Download - RTL.de". rtl.de. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Razorlight; 'Wire to Wire')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "British single certifications – Razorlight – America". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type America in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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