"You Can Do Athletics, btw" was the third single by

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and the first to be released from their debut album on new label

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. It is a song about upgrading the human body/

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but is regularly introduced by singer Michael M as 'a song about running very fast'. The single received radio airplay in the UK from Steve Lamacq and reached Number 8 in the UK Indie Charts. The song was awarded 'Single of the Week' by ''

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'' in April 2008.

Track listing

# "You Can Do Athletics, btw" # "Filming Me Filming You" # "You Can Do Athletics, btw nbummed Radio Edit

Video

The video for the single (directed by Colin Kennedy) featured the band as patients in a 1960s style hospital being 'upgraded' by singer Michael M (dressed as a doctor) in order to defeat a giant 50' woman attacking Glasgow.YouTube - You Can Do Athletics, BTW
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References

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