"Polaris" is the second single from the album

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by the band

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. It was released on 15 June 2007 in

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and the

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, and in the

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on 18 June 2007. It reached number 32 in the

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, and as of 2022 remains their last single to have reached the UK top 40 singles chart. The band released the video for the song to their YouTube profile on 26 May. B-side "Chinese New Year" first featured as an acoustic version in the Ash road-movie, "Episode 1: Road Movie" and can be found on the DVD format of "Burn Baby Burn".

Production

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revealed that the song was written while he was on a break in the

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- Tuesday 22 May 2007, page 16

Track listings

CD #"Polaris (Album Version)" - 4:32 #"Come On Over" - 4:55 7" Poster Bag #"Polaris (Album Version)" #"Kingdom Of Shadow" 7" Gatefold #"Polaris (Album Version)" #"Chinese New Year" Download EP1 #"Polaris (Album Version)" #"Polaris (Acoustic)" #"Polaris (Superbass Dub Remix)" Download EP2 #"Polaris (Demo)" #"Polaris (Superbass Remix)" #"Polaris (Root-id Re-Rub)" #"Polaris (Streetlife DJ's Remix)"

References

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