"One Month Off" is the third single from
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 ...
's third album, ''
Intimacy
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''. It was released on 26 January 2009 on 7-inch vinyl and digital download.
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The
music video
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was made b
Team D.A.D.D.Yand features footage from
Ray Harryhausen
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's
fairy tale
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stop motion
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films, augmented by
CGI scenes of war. The band does not appear in the music video.
The song was popular on
alternative-formatted radio stations in the United States and peaked at number 49 on the
Mediabase
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alternative chart.
However, the release charted lower in the UK than any other Bloc Party single, at #170.
Track listing
Limited 7" single
# "One Month Off" – 3:38
# "One Month Off (Findo Gask Cruel And Unusual 7-inch Mix)"
Digital EP
# "One Month Off" – 3:38
# "One Month Off (Restyled By Camp America)" – 3:36
# "One Month Off (
Filthy Dukes
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Remix
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- Vocal)" – 5:47
# "One Month Off (Findo Gask Cruel And Unusual Mix)" – 6:15
# "One Month Off (Metal on Metal Remake)" – 6:53
Charts
References
External links
"One Month Off" music videoat
YouTube
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Bloc Party songs
2009 singles
Song recordings produced by Paul Epworth
2008 songs
Wichita Recordings singles
Songs written by Kele Okereke
Songs written by Gordon Moakes
Songs written by Russell Lissack
Songs written by Matt Tong
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