"Inhaler" is a song by English band Foals. It is the lead single from their third album, Holy Fire. The track and music video were released on 5 November 2012 in the United Kingdom.[1] The official video was directed by Foals' frequent collaborator Dave Ma and features artwork from Tinhead.[2][3]

"Inhaler"
Single by Foals
from the album Holy Fire
Released5 November 2012
Recorded2012
Genre
Length4:54
LabelTransgressive
Songwriter(s)Foals (Jack Bevan, Walter Gervers, Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith)
Producer(s)
Foals singles chronology
"Blue Blood"
(2010)
"Inhaler"
(2012)
"My Number"
(2012)

Inhaler won the award for best track of 2012 at the NME awards held in February 2013. The single was also the group's first chart appearance on any American singles chart, peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in early 2013. Shortly after its peak on that chart, the song crossed over to hard rock radio and ultimately peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Track listing edit

Promo single
No.TitleLength
1."Inhaler" (radio edit)4:05
2."Inhaler"4:54

Chart positions edit

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[4] 62
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[5] 31
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 110
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7] 20
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8] 29
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[9] 33

References edit

  1. ^ Foals (2012-11-06). "Foals - Inhaler". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  2. ^ "Foals premiere 'Inhaler' video on NME – watch". NME. IPC Media. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Foals Return With A New Album Holy Fire On Feb 11th 2013 / Music Forum // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. 2012-10-26. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  4. ^ "Foals Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Foals Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  6. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2013". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Foals Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Foals Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Foals Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2019.