"Keep the Home Fires Burning" is a song by

The Bluetones The Bluetones are an English indie rock band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1993. The band's members are Mark Morriss on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar, Mark's brother Scott Morriss on bass guitar, and Eds Chesters on drums. A fifth m ...

, released as the first single from their third album, '' Science & Nature''. It peaked at number 13 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

. Its music video was directed by

Edgar Wright Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zooms and a ...

. In 2006, the song was included on the band's two-disc compilation album, '' A Rough Outline: The Singles & B-Sides 95–03''. An acoustic U.S.-released version of the song is featured on the second disc.

Track listing

;CD1 #"Keep the Home Fires Burning" #"Armageddon (Outta Here)" (featuring

Matt Lucas Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series ''Little Britain'' (2003–2006, 2020) and '' Come Fl ...

) #"The Favourite Son" ;CD2 #"Keep the Home Fires Burning" #"Be Careful What You Dream" #"Please Stop Talking" #"Keep the Home Fires Burning (enhanced video)" ;Cassette #"Keep the Home Fires Burning" #"Please Stop Talking" ;CD Promo #"Keep the Home Fires Burning (Radio edit)" #"Keep the Home Fires Burning"

References

{{authority control The Bluetones songs 2000 singles 2000 songs Songs written by Eds Chesters Songs written by Adam Devlin Songs written by Mark Morriss Songs written by Scott Morriss Music videos directed by Edgar Wright