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. It was first released as a

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with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on 17 July 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. The song was released on King Tut's Recordings, a minor label created through

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in order to expose small unknown artists to more major record labels. The concept worked, and following the release of the single, the band were signed t
Lavolta Records
The track was re-recorded and then re-released on 9 April 2007. A new video for the track was also made. The track was released on CD with new acoustic track "Safe", a remix of "New Ideas" by dance act

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(another signing of Lavolta) titled "New Ideas issy Sell Out Crude Oasis and the video to their previous release, "Waiting For Go". Two 7-inch singles were released, containing B-sides "Layers" and "Simplify", alongside various other remixes. The re-released version peaked at number 54 on the

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for one week and number two in the band's native Scotland. Their next single, "Clean Up Your Eyes", would top the

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Track listing

Original release

CD # "New Ideas" – 3:21 # "Will It Happen Tonight?" - 3:22

Re-release

CD (LAVOLTA012) # "New Ideas" – 2:36 # "Safe" - 2:26 # "New Ideas issy Sell Out Crude Oasis # "Waiting For Go" (Video) - 2:31 7" Special Edition Picture Disc (LAVOLTA012X) # "New Ideas" – 2:36 # "Simplify" - 4:20 7" Gatefold # "New Ideas" - 2:36 # "Layers"

Charts

References

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