"Hunting for Witches" is a song by English
rock
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band
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Loui ...
. It was released as the third single from their second
studio album
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, ''
A Weekend in the City
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'', on 9 July 2007. The song peaked at number 22 on the
UK Singles Chart
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.
Composition
"Hunting for Witches" lyrics were influenced by the
terrorist attacks
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on London's transportation system in July 2005, the
September 11, 2001
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attacks in the
United States
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, and the media's reaction to the attacks. It also touches upon the amount of control the media has over modern society.
Frontman
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Kele Okereke
Rowland Kelechukwu Okereke (born 13 October 1981), also known mononymously as Kele, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock band Bloc Party.
Early life
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