"The Pioneers" is a song by

Bloc Party Bloc Party are an English 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 Louise Bartle ( ...

from their debut album, ''

Silent Alarm ''Silent Alarm'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Bloc Party. Recorded in Copenhagen and London in mid-2004 with Paul Epworth as producer, it was released on 2 February 2005, by Wichita Recordings. The album peaked at number th ...

'' (2005). It was released in the United Kingdom by

Wichita Recordings Wichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees include Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Ye ...

on 18 July 2005 and reached number 18 in the

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. On some editions of the album it was called "Pioneers". Each copy of the single is numbered in the top left corner.

Music video

The

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was made by the company ''Mini Vegas'' and was directed by

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Track listings

CD: Wichita / WEBB088SCD (UK) # "The Pioneers" # "Plans" ( Acoustic) # "Storm and Stress" (Acoustic) 7-inch: Wichita / WEBB088S (UK) # "The Pioneers" # "The Pioneers" (Bloc Party vs The Mystery Jets) DVD: Wichita / WEBB088DVD (UK) # "The Pioneers" # "Banquet" (Original Video)

Charts

References

2005 singles 2005 songs Bloc Party songs Song recordings produced by Paul Epworth Songs written by Gordon Moakes Songs written by Kele Okereke Songs written by Matt Tong Songs written by Russell Lissack Wichita Recordings singles {{2000s-single-stub