"Whistle for the Choir" is a song by Scottish rock band

the Fratellis The Fratellis are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band consists of three unrelated members, who perform under pseudonyms: lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli, bassist Barry Fratelli, and drummer Mince Fratelli. Thei ...

. It was released on 27 November 2006 as the band's third single and reached number nine on the

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, marking their second UK top-10 single. In the band's native Scotland, the song reached number two, becoming their second song to reach that position after "

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". The working title for the song was "Knickers in a Handbag", named after a line from Scottish comedian

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. The artwork points toward the old name by showing a girl on the cover handling a pair of knickers above a handbag. The wistful song is the most light-hearted and sentimental of the entire album

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and has drawn comparison to What Katie Did (song) by

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Music video

The video shows the band singing on darkened streets. It was filmed in

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, including

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and

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Track listings

This is listed in the

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as the ''Whistle for the Choir - EP'' even though it contains two other singles from the Fratellis' debut album, ''

''.

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In popular culture

* "Whistle for the Choir" is featured on the soundtrack of a 2007 episode of the American drama series '' Brothers & Sisters'' and in the 2009 ''

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'' episode "

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". * The song was featured on the controversial

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drama ''

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''. *

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used the song in his film '' The Suicide Squad'' (2021).

Barry Fratelli The Fratellis are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band consists of three unrelated members, who perform under pseudonyms: lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli, bassist Barry Fratelli, and drummer Mince Fratelli. Thei ...

was very pleased with this, saying he was a huge fan of Gunn's films.

References

External links

"The Fratellis Official Website" Official site
{{Authority control The Fratellis songs 2006 singles 2006 songs Song recordings produced by Tony Hoffer Songs written by Jon Fratelli