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"Our Velocity" is the first single from Our Earthly Pleasures, the second album from the band, Maxïmo Park. Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English Post-punk revival band signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000 Our Earthly Pleasures is the second Album by Newcastle -based indie rock band Maxïmo Park. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A CD single (abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other The post-punk revival is a movement in Alternative rock of the 2000s where bands draw from of the original sounds and aesthetics of the Post-punk sound of the late In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Warp Records is a pioneering independent English Record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989 notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Gil Norton is a British Record producer known for his work with such bands as Pixies, Echo and the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters, Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English Post-punk revival band signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000 " I Want You to Stay " was the fifth single released from Maxïmo Park, taken from their debut album A Certain Trigger. Overview February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. " Books from Boxes " is the second single from Our Earthly Pleasures, the second album from the band Maxïmo Park. Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Our Earthly Pleasures is the second Album by Newcastle -based indie rock band Maxïmo Park. " Girls Who Play Guitars " is the third single from Our Earthly Pleasures, the second album from the band Maxïmo Park. " Books from Boxes " is the second single from Our Earthly Pleasures, the second album from the band Maxïmo Park. Our Earthly Pleasures is the second Album by Newcastle -based indie rock band Maxïmo Park. Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English Post-punk revival band signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000 The single was released two weeks prior to the release of the album, on March 19, 2007. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

The song, according to singer Paul Smith, was inspired by a piece of photography by Anglo-French artist Mathieu Ógan, of a twisting motorway. Mathieu Ógan is an influential contemporary Anglo-French artist who set up the London art gallery " Number Forty7 " and has won numerous awards Smith stated "Our Velocity is a broadly political song about somebody fighting for their country and wondering just how they found themselves in such a godforsaken position in the first place. " [1]

The video of the song features the band being multiplied in a white room while playing the song. It was directed by Nima Nourizadeh.

The song has been highly regarded and in VH1's "50 Greatest Songs of 2007 So Far" it placed at number 1. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television

The song reached Number 9 on 25th March 2007 on the UK Singles Chart and number 1 on the UK indie chart^[1] within a week of its physical release. These are The Official UK Charts Company UK Official Indie Chart number one hits of 2007.

In August 2007, a segment of the song was used as the title music for the BBC coverage of the Reading and Leeds Festival.

Teletext's music page Planet Sound named "Our Velocity" as the best single of 2007. Planet Sound is a Teletext music page on ITV and Channel 4 in the UK.

The song features in the 2007 video game Project Gotham Racing 4. Project Gotham Racing 4 is the fourth title in the main Project Gotham Racing series, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft

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Track listing

"Our Velocity"
"Distance Makes"
"Mary O'Brien"

7" #1 (white vinyl):

"Our Velocity"
"Pride Before A Fall"

7" #2 (red vinyl):

"Our Velocity"
"Robert Altman"

1st Week Only Download:

"Our Velocity" (Home Demo Version)
"Our Velocity" (First Live Performance)

7" Red Vinyl

7" White Vinyl & CD

Lyrical References

The lyrics of the song are also seen to possibly reference to Paul Smith's home town of Billingham, with "I'm not a man, I'm a machine" possible referring to the over worked and underpaid workers in Billingham's industries. Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE ( 16 April, 1939 &ndash 2 March, 1999) professionally known as Dusty Springfield Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with Billingham is a Town in the Borough of Stockton on Tees in North East England with a population of 35765 (2006 Billingham is a Town in the Borough of Stockton on Tees in North East England with a population of 35765 (2006 "I buy books I never read" could also be a reference as Paul had a love of public libraries when he was younger. "Beneath the concrete there's a sound / A muffled cry below the ground" possibly referring to the anhydrite mines below Billingham, and "There is a poison in the air / A mix of chemicals and fear" could be referring to the chemical works in and around Billingham, or possibly about the chemical leaks from ICI Billingham. Anhydrite is a mineral - anhydrous Calcium Sulfate, CaSO4 It is in the Orthorhombic crystal system with three directions of perfect cleavage Billingham is a Town in the Borough of Stockton on Tees in North East England with a population of 35765 (2006 Billingham is a Town in the Borough of Stockton on Tees in North East England with a population of 35765 (2006 Billingham is a Town in the Borough of Stockton on Tees in North East England with a population of 35765 (2006 Paul Smith's father also worked as an industrial welder for ICI and numerous other Teesside industries. Paul Smith may refer to In music: Paul Smith (music industry, British record label manager and art event producer Paul Smith (composer Teesside is the name given to the Conurbation in the North East of England made up of the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees Another few lines in the song are suspected to be references to this fact. `

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Discography
Maxïmo Park
Paul Smith \| Duncan Lloyd \| Archis Tiku \| Tom English \| Lukas Wooller
Albums: A Certain Trigger \| Missing Songs \| Our Earthly Pleasures
Singles: "The Coast Is Always Changing" \| "Apply Some Pressure" \| "Graffiti" \| "Going Missing" \| "Apply Some Pressure" (Re-Release) \| "I Want You to Stay" \| "Our Velocity" \| "Books From Boxes" \| "Girls Who Play Guitars" \| "Karaoke Plays"
DVDs: Found on Film
Related articles
Warp Records \| County Durham \| Maxïmo Park discography
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Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English Post-punk revival band signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000 Paul Smith (born March 13, 1979) from Billingham, in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, is the singer for British indie Duncan Lloyd is guitarist songwriter and backing vocalist for Newcastle-based band Maxïmo Park. Archis Tiku (born 6 May 1977 in Bombay, India) is a founding member and bass guitarist of British Indie rock band Maxïmo Park. Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English Post-punk revival band signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000 Lukas Wooller is the keyboard player and occasional backing vocalist of British Indie rock band Maxïmo Park, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. A Certain Trigger is the debut album of Newcastle -based Post-punk revival band Maxïmo Park. Missing Songs is a Compilation album by the British Indie rock band Maxïmo Park comprising B-sides and demos Our Earthly Pleasures is the second Album by Newcastle -based indie rock band Maxïmo Park. " The Coast Is Always Changing " was the first single released by Maxïmo Park and features on their debut album A Certain Trigger. " Apply Some Pressure " was the second single released by Maxïmo Park. " Graffiti " was the fourth single released from Maxïmo Park, taken from their debut album A Certain Trigger. " Going Missing " was the fourth single released from Maxïmo Park, taken from their debut album A Certain Trigger. " Apply Some Pressure " was the second single released by Maxïmo Park. " I Want You to Stay " was the fifth single released from Maxïmo Park, taken from their debut album A Certain Trigger. " Books from Boxes " is the second single from Our Earthly Pleasures, the second album from the band Maxïmo Park. " Girls Who Play Guitars " is the third single from Our Earthly Pleasures, the second album from the band Maxïmo Park. " Karaoke Plays " is a song by Newcastle-upon-Tyne band Maxïmo Park. Found on Film is a live DVD of Maxïmo Park and also has a bonus audio CD of BBC Sessions Warp Records is a pioneering independent English Record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989 notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in The Discography of Maxïmo Park, from their first Album, A Certain Trigger, released in May 2005, to their second album

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