"Hummer" is the second single by Foals and is the first single with Yannis Philippakis on lead vocals (the previous lead vocalist was Andrew Mears). It was released on 12 March 2007.[2] It was recorded and mixed by producer Gareth Parton at the Fortress and Metropolis recording studios, London. It was released as a digital download and on vinyl on 23 April 2007.

"Hummer"
Single by Foals
Released12 March 2007
Genre
Length2:57
LabelTransgressive
Songwriter(s)Jack Bevan, Edwin Congreave, Walter Gervers, Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith
Producer(s)Gareth Parton
Foals singles chronology
"Try This on Your Piano/Look at My Furrows of Worry"
(2006)
"Hummer"
(2007)
"Mathletics"
(2007)

Although initially released as a non-album single, it was added as a bonus track to later editions of Foals' first album Antidotes.

The song was used in the second series of Skins.

Critical reception edit

In an 8/10 review, Drowned In Sound described the track as sounding "like Animal Collective rifling through The Rapture’s audio files on electro night".[3] It came 12th in a top tracks of 2007 list compiled by NME.[4] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 142 on its list of "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[5]

Track listing edit

7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Hummer"2:56
2."Astronauts 'n All"3:11
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Hummer"2:56
Promo CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hummer"2:56
2."Astronauts 'n All"3:11

References edit

  1. ^ Horner, Al (13 October 2015). "Foals – On The Road In Colombia With Britain's Most Ferocious Live Band". NME. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Hummer - Single by Foals". iTunes. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ Dobson, Gareth (23 April 2007). "Single Review: Foals - Hummer / Astronauts And All". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  4. ^ "NME Tracks Of The Year 2007". NME. Archived from the original on 15 March 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  5. ^ Schiller, Rebecca (6 October 2011). "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years". NME. Retrieved 22 February 2012.