"Never Miss a Beat" is a song by British

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band

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, released as the lead single from the band's third album, '' Off with Their Heads'', on 6 October 2008. The song was produced by

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and features backing vocals from

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and members of rock group

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. "Never Miss a Beat" premiered on

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's ''

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'' on 27 August 2008. On 17 September 2008, it was added to

's A List. On 12 October, the song entered the

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at 5, giving the band their second UK top-five single as well as their fifth to enter the UK top 10. In the United States, the song was sent to

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radio in September 2008.

Music video

The music video was directed by Goodtimes and was released on 6 October 2008. The video shows the band performing in The Barge Pole Public House, based in

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, South East London, with sporadic glimpses of people wearing

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occurring frequently throughout. These scenes were filmed around the Tavy Bridge area of

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, South East London. Ricky Wilson plays a weather man, and appears on a television next to the band.

Track listings

UK CD single # "Never Miss a Beat" # "Sooner or Later" UK and US 7-inch single # "Never Miss a Beat" – 3:07 # "How Do You Feel About That?" – 3:36 Australian CD single # "Never Miss a Beat" # "Sooner or Later" # "Never Miss a Beat" (

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Remix) # "Never Miss a Beat" ( RAC Remix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Usage in other media

The song was used on the official website for

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, as the background music for the video highlights of the

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. This song was used for the soundtrack in the games '' MLB 09: The Show'', ''

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'', and '' Pro Evolution Soccer 2010''. It is playable in ''

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'', and was also in the film ''

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''. Channel Ten used the song during advertisements promoting its 2009 Australian Football League coverage on its main channel, as well as its High Definition channel One HD.

References

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