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"Exits" is the first single by British
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from their fifth
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''. The song and music video were released on 21 January 2019 in the United Kingdom after its debut on DJ
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. This is the band's first single not to feature former bassist Walter Gervers after leaving the group in 2018. A
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remix of the song by British
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producer, George FitzGerald was released on 7 March 2019.


Music video

The music video, directed by Albert Moya features French actress
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'' star Isaac H. Wright as students at a clandestine
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academy in a random series of interconnected vignettes of a
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nature. The video was filmed in
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Track listing


Charts


References


External links

* 2019 singles 2019 songs Foals songs Transgressive Records singles Songs written by Yannis Philippakis Environmental songs Warner Records singles {{2010s-rock-song-stub