"Little Shocks" is a song by English
indie rock
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...
band
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 2000 as Parva, releasing one studio album, ''22'', in 2003, before renaming and establishing themselves in their current name that same year. Since their formation the band h ...
, taken from their fourth studio album ''
The Future Is Medieval
''The Future Is Medieval'' is the fourth studio album released by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs. The album was made available through the band's official website on 3 June 2011, before being released in shops on 27 June. It is the final albu ...
'' (2011). The song was written by
Nick Hodgson
Nicholas James David Hodgson (born 20 October 1977) is an English drummer, backing vocalist, and songwriter, formerly of the indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs.
Early life
He attended St. Mary's Menston with Nick Baines and Simon Rix. He then wen ...
,
Ricky Wilson, Simon Rix,
Nick Baines, and
Andrew "Whitey" White. It was produced by
Tony Visconti
Anthony Edward Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His first hit single was T. Rex's " Ride a White Swan" in 1970, the first of man ...
. It peaked at number 179 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 ...
.
Music video
A
music video
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to accompany the release of "Little Shocks" was first released onto
YouTube
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on 28 June 2011. It is three minutes and fifty-two seconds long, and it features electrically based physics equipment, such as a
Tesla coil
A Tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit designed by inventor Nikola Tesla in 1891. It is used to produce high-voltage, low- current, high-frequency alternating-current electricity. Tesla experimented with a number of differen ...
behind the band, and Ricky Wilson in a
Faraday cage.
Track listing
Chart performance
References
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2011 singles
Kaiser Chiefs songs
Song recordings produced by Tony Visconti
Songs written by Nick Hodgson
Songs written by Ricky Wilson (British musician)
Songs written by Simon Rix
Songs written by Andrew White (musician)
Songs written by Nick "Peanut" Baines
2011 songs
Polydor Records singles