Hummer (Foals song)

"Hummer" is the second single by Foals and is the first single with Yannis Philippakis on lead vocals (the previous lead vocalist was Andrew Mears). It was released on 12 March 2007.[2] It was recorded and mixed by producer Gareth Parton at the Fortress and Metropolis recording studios, London. It was released as a digital download and on vinyl on 23 April 2007.

"Hummer"
Single by Foals
Released12 March 2007
FormatDigital download, Limited Edition 7" Vinyl
Genre
Length2:57
LabelTransgressive
Songwriter(s)Jack Bevan, Edwin Congreave, Walter Gervers, Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith
Producer(s)Gareth Parton
Foals singles chronology
"Try This on Your Piano/Look at My Furrows of Worry"
(2006)		 "Hummer"
(2007)		 "Mathletics"
(2007)

Although initially released as a non-album single, it was added as a bonus track to later editions of Foals's debut album Antidotes.

The song was featured in the second series of Skins.

Critical reception

In an 8/10 review, Drowned In Sound described the track as sounding "like Animal Collective rifling through The Rapture’s audio files on electro night".[3] It came 12th in a top tracks of 2007 list compiled by NME.[4] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 142 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[5]

Track listing
7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Hummer"2:56
2."Astronauts 'n All"3:11
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Hummer"2:56
Promo CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hummer"2:56
2."Astronauts 'n All"3:11

References
  1. Horner, Al (October 13, 2015). "Foals – On The Road In Colombia With Britain's Most Ferocious Live Band". NME. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. "iTunes - Music - Hummer - Single by Foals". iTunes. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  3. Dobson, Gareth (April 23, 2007). "Single Review: Foals - Hummer / Astronauts And All". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  4. "NME Tracks Of The Year 2007". NME. Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  5. Schiller, Rebecca (October 6, 2011). "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years". NME. Retrieved February 22, 2012.


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