"Plage" is the sixth single by

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band

Crystal Fighters Crystal Fighters are an English-Spanish electronic music band, formed in 2007, in London, England, and in Navarre, Spain. Their debut album, ''Star of Love'', was released in October 2010 in the UK and was released in the US through Atlantic Re ...

from their album '' Star of Love''. The single was released on 8 August 2011 through Zirkulo records, to positive reviews.

Release

The release of this single coincided with the release of the "Deluxe Edition" of the album. The single was released through PIAS to the continental European market earlier in the year to both positive reviews and chart success in the Netherlands. An acoustic version of the song was recorded on the UK TV show, "Abbey Road Debuts", produced by

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and aired in April 2011. The song also featured in a TV advert named "Forever Spring" for UK clothing retailer

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as well as another for US retail corporation

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and the UK's Sky.

Music video

The music video for this single features live footage of Crystal Fighters from their 2010 / 2011 tour, with footage from Belgium, UK, Spain and Mexico.

Track listing

Reception

Whiteboard music awarded the single 8.7 out of 10, citing that the single "is an extraordinarily pleasant breath of fresh air into the current indie music scene". On-line music magazine, ''This is Fake DIY'', states: It was named by on-line music magazine, ''The Music fix'', as a "single of the week" on 7 August 2011.

Release

Music video

Track listing

Reception

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References