"Watercolour" is the first single from the third album Immersion by Australian drum and bass band Pendulum. This song has been remixed by dubstep artist Emalkay and by progressive house artist deadmau5. The video was shot on 16 March 2010 at a studio in East London featuring around 70 fans as extras. A behind-the-scenes video was released on the official Pendulum website.[1] The music video was released as a Myspace exclusive on 31 March.[2]
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| Single by Pendulum | ||||
| from the album Immersion | ||||
| Released | 1 May 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2010 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Rob Swire | |||
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"Watercolour" debuted at number four on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's highest-charting single in the United Kingdom. The song also featured on F1 2010 and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. The song was also used in a promo during the 2011 A-League Grand Final. It featured in the 2011 series of the BBC programme Traffic Cops. Pendulum performed "Watercolour" at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards at Belfast City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom during the backstage show on 6 November 2011.[citation needed]
Track listings edit
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iTunes digital bundle
Digital single
CD single
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12-inch vinyl single
12-inch remixes vinyl single
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Personnel edit
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Pendulum
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Other contributors
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Chart performance edit
As predicted by midweek sales estimates,[3] "Watercolour" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 9 May 2010 at number four, marking Pendulum's most successful single after "Propane Nightmares" reached number nine in 2008. In its second week in the chart, the single fell to number 13. On 26 May 2010, the single fell to number 22, before climbing three places to number 19 following the release of the album.
"Watercolour" also debuted on the Australian Singles Chart on 10 May 2010[4] at number 37. The following week, the single fell 10 places to number 47. The single also debuted the same day on the New Zealand Top 40 chart at number 37. However, the single dropped out of the top 40 the following week. "Watercolour" was listed on Triple J's Hottest 100, 2010 countdown and came in at number 69.
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history edit
| Region | Release date | Format | Catalogue |
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| Various | 1 May 2010 | iTunes | None |
| 2 May 2010 | Download single | None | |
| United Kingdom | 3 May 2010 | 12-inch single | WEA470T |
| CD single | WEA470CD |
References edit
- ^ "Making of the Watercolour video". pendulum.com. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Watercolour video on MySpace". myspace.com.
- ^ "Update: Sophie, Lady A, Rihanna, Lambo – Music The Sound". Digital Spy. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Australia Singles Top 50 (May 10, 2010) – Music Charts". Acharts.us. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Pendulum – Watercolour". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ Canadian Singles Chart 1 June 2010[usurped]
- ^ "Pendulum – Watercolour". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Charts Plus Year end 2010" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "British single certifications – Pendulum – Watercolour". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 March 2023.