"Red Socks Pugie" is the third single from the album ''

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'' by

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. It is their sixth single in total to date. It was released as a digital download, CD and vinyl on 9 June 2008. Lead singer

Yannis Philippakis Yannis Philippakis (Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Φιλιππάκης) (born 23 April 1986) is the lead singer and guitarist of the British indie rock band Foals. Early life Born to a Greek father and a South African Jewish mother, ...

stated that the track was about "the amazing energy, the flows you feel when you're in love, or you think you are". The video was directed by Dave Ma and features footage of the band near a lake,

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test explosions and medical animations. "Red Socks Pugie" peaked at number 89 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was used by

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during their coverage of the

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during the 2009-10 football season.

Formats and track listings

References

External links

Official website
{{Foals 2008 singles Foals songs 2008 songs Transgressive Records singles Songs written by Yannis Philippakis