"Wire to Wire" is a song by English

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band

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, written by singer

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, from their third album ''

Slipway Fires ''Slipway Fires'' is the third album by English indie rock band Razorlight. It was released on 3 November 2008. The first single from the album, " Wire to Wire", was released on 26 September 2008. It was premiered by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 on ...

''. It was officially released as the album's first single on 27 October 2008. It was released for downloads digitally, however, on 26 September. The song is a

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-led ballad, described as "slow-burning". The song marked the band's fourth UK top-five single and their fifth to chart in the UK top 10. It peaked at 5 on the

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, and No. 3 in Germany and Austria. The song has also peaked No. 8 in Switzerland, No. 13 in

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, No. 23 in Ireland, and No. 71 in the Netherlands. It spent only seven weeks in the UK top 100, less than each of the first three singles from the preceding album ''

''. The accompanying music video was shot by

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nominated feature film director

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. The track was used as part of

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's introductory advertisement in its Fall/Winter 2009 collection.

Track listings

European 7-inch single :A. "Wire to Wire" – 2:58 :B. "The Other Girl" – 1:54 European CD single # "Wire to Wire" – 3:01 # "Killing Casanova" – 1:55

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References

{{Authority control 2000s ballads 2008 singles 2008 songs Razorlight songs Songs written by Johnny Borrell Vertigo Records singles