"Destabilise" is a single by British rock band Enter Shikari, released as an iTunes exclusive download on 26 October 2010 and as a limited coloured 7" vinyl on 29 November 2010 in the UK and Europe. The track was recorded in the summer of 2010 to be released as a "one off single". After recording the track, the band went on to numerous tours including Warped Tour and a tour of Australia. After Warped Tour, the band recorded the music video for the track before their Australian tour. The band performed the track at multiple festivals and UK Shows including the Reading and Leeds Festivals and at their Preston show, both of which they posted on their YouTube channel. On 21 October 2010 the band announced the release date for the single on their website and that there would be a limited 7" Vinyl featuring the track and live favourite Motherstep/Mothership recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo in February. Only 500 were manufactured, approx 350 were sold into UK indie record stores and the remainder held back for the launch of the band's new webstore a few days after release. Motherstep/Mothership was released in the United States as a standalone single on 17 December 2010.

"Destabilise"
Single by Enter Shikari
Released26 October 2010
Recorded2010
Genre
Length4:31
LabelAmbush Reality
Songwriter(s)Chris Batten, Rou Reynolds, Rob Rolfe, Rory Clewlow
Producer(s)Dan Weller
Enter Shikari singles chronology
"Thumper"
(2010)
"Destabilise"
(2010)
"Quelle Surprise"
(2011)

The song was eventually included on the band's third studio album A Flash Flood of Colour as a bonus track on the UK and Ireland iTunes digital edition and on the Japanese CD version of the album, as well as the Redux version of the album.

Track listing

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Digital single/Limited coloured 7" vinyl

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No.TitleLength
1."Destabilise"4:31
2."Motherstep/Mothership" (Live at Hammersmith Apollo 2010)6:22

Personnel

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Enter Shikari
  • Roughton "Rou" Reynolds – vocals, electronics
  • Liam "Rory" Clewlow – guitar, vocals
  • Chris Batten – bass, vocals
  • Rob Rolfe – drums, background vocals
Production

Charts

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On 6 November 2010, "Destabilise" debuted at number 63 on the UK Singles Chart[2] and at number 1 on the UK Rock Chart.[3] The song stayed on the chart for eight consecutive weeks[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] before falling off.

Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[2] 63
UK Rock Chart[3] 1

Release history

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Region Date Label Format
United Kingdom 26 October 2010 Ambush Reality Digital download
United States 2 November 2010 DGC Records Digital download
United Kingdom 29 November 2010 PIAS Recordings 7" vinyl

References

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  1. ^ a b "SINGLE: Enter Shikari – Destabilise". Dead Press. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2010".
  3. ^ a b "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  6. ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  8. ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  10. ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  11. ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.