"Hold Your Colour" is a song by Australian

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, released as the fifth single from their debut album ''

Hold Your Colour ''Hold Your Colour'' is the debut studio album by the Australian drum and bass band Pendulum, released on 25 July 2005 and later reissued in 2007 by Breakbeat Kaos. The album was mastered by Stuart Hawkes at Metropolis in London. The album feat ...

'', and their eighth single overall. It was released as a

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on 6 March 2006 in the UK. The single features two tracks from the album – a remix of "Hold Your Colour" and "Streamline". The song "Hold Your Colour" features guest guitarist Andrew Goddard and bassist Jon Stockman of

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. The Bipolar mix of "Hold Your Colour" was featured on the soundtrack of ''

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''. According to Rob Swire, the intro vocal sample in "Hold Your Colour" ("Soaking through...") was taken from a track by Rob, Pendulum member Gareth McGrillen and ShockOne's old band Xygen. The track was titled "Lycaeum". Some lyrics from "Lycaeum" were used in ''Hold Your Colour''.

Track listing

These are the formats and associated track listings of single releases of "Hold Your Colour" / "Streamline". Digital single
#"Hold Your Colour" – 3:33 #"Hold Your Colour" – 4:13 12" vinyl single
:A. "Hold Your Colour" – 4:13 :AA. "Streamline" – 5:25 CD single
#"Hold Your Colour" – 3:33 #"Hold Your Colour" – 4:13 #"Hold Your Colour" – 5:30 #"Streamline" – 5:25

Personnel

The following people contributed to "Hold Your Colour" / "Streamline".Breakbeat Kaos :: BBK016SCD
''Discogs''. Retrieved 20 August 2010. *

Rob Swire Robert Swire-Thompson (born 5 November 1982) is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ, best known as the founder and vocalist of the drum and bass and electronic rock band Pendulum (drum and bass band), Pendulum, a ...

– writer, producer, vocals, synthesiser, mixing *

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– guitar on "Hold Your Colour" *

Jon Stockman Karnivool is an Australian progressive rock band formed in Perth in 1997. The group currently consists of Ian Kenny on vocals, Drew Goddard and Mark Hosking on guitar, Jon Stockman on bass, and Steve Judd on drums. Karnivool emerged from a band ...

– bass on "Hold Your Colour" * Stuart Hawkes – mastering

References

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