"Balloons" is the first single from the album ''

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. It is their fourth single in total to date. It was released as a digital download on 9 December 2007 and on CD and vinyl the following day. The video was directed by Dave Ma and features crows, dancers in flapper dresses, a wall of flowers and Foals' artwork maestro Tinhead painting on a wall. Singer Yannis has described the crows as representing coal or fuel. "Balloons" peaked at number 39 on the UK singles chart, and was voted in at 86 in NME's 100 Tracks of the Decade.

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{{authority control 2007 singles Foals songs Songs written by Yannis Philippakis Transgressive Records singles 2007 songs