"Echoes" is the first single to be released by British

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band

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from their second studio album, ''

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''. The song was released through

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as a digital download on 15 August 2010, with a

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and CD single release the following day. The single was added to

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's A Playlist in July 2010. The single cover was shot by London-based photographer Ben Rayner. The song appears on '' Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit'' in 2010 along with the song "

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Music video

The music video to accompany the release of "Echoes" premiered on

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at 12:25 am on 17 July 2010 as part of a

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exclusive. It was then released on

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later that day from the band's record label YouTube page. The video features the band performing the song in the White Desert in

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Track listing

* CD single * 7" single

Charts

Release history

References

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