Helicopter (song)

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This article is about the Bloc Party song. For other songs of the same name, see Helicopter (disambiguation).
"Helicopter"
Single by Bloc Party
from the album Silent Alarm
B-side "Skeleton" (7")
Released 25 October 2004
Format
Recorded 2004
Genre
Length 3:40
Label Wichita
Writer(s) Bloc Party
Producer(s)
Bloc Party singles chronology
"Little Thoughts/Tulips"
(2004)		 "Helicopter"
(2004)		 "Tulips"
(2005)
Music sample
"Helicopter"
30-second excerpt of "Helicopter".

"Helicopter" is a song by English rock band Bloc Party that was originally released in the UK in 2004 on the Little Thoughts EP, and two years later as a single from their debut album, Silent Alarm in the US. The song was received with much acclaim, reaching number 26 on the UK Singles Chart on its first release, but failing to chart in the US. Various remixes have been recorded.

The song has also been featured on the video games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero: On Tour, FIFA 06, Project Gotham Racing 3, Burnout Revenge, Colin McRae Dirt 2, and Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. The song was also featured in the films Yes Man, Charlie St. Cloud and Grandma's Boy and in the Malcolm in the Middle episode "Morp". A remix of the song was featured in the film Reverb.

Composition

"Helicopter" is an indie rock[1][2] and garage rock[3] song, written by all band members prior to their debut studio album. Composed in B minor, it was written in common time and has a quick tempo of 171 beats per minute.[4]

Music video

The music video premiered in September 2005 and it has been on YouTube since 27 August 2006. The video is displayed in black and white and shows the band playing in an old, empty house. Lead singer Kele Okereke can be seen wearing a Batman T-shirt in the video as well. The music video has received the most views of any of Bloc Party's songs on YouTube, gaining over 18 million views.[5]

Track listing

7" Wichita / WEBB070S (UK)
  1. "Helicopter"
  2. "Skeleton"
CD
Wichita / WEBB070SCD (UK)
  1. "Helicopter"
  2. "Always New Depths"
  3. "Tulips" (Minotaur Shock Mix)
US CD
  1. "Helicopter" (Diplo Remix)
  2. "Helicopter" (Weird Science Remix featuring Peaches)
  3. "Helicopter" (Whitey Remix)
  4. "Helicopter" (Original Version)
US 12" vinyl
  1. "Helicopter" (Diplo Remix)
  2. "Helicopter" (Weird Science Remix featuring Peaches)

References

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  4. ↑ Commercial sheet music for "Helicopter". Wichita Recordings Music Publishing. Distributed by International Music Publications. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  5. ↑ Video on YouTube

External links

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