Machine Gun
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Machine Gun (Portishead song)
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| Single by Portishead | ||||
| from the album Third | ||||
| Released | 18 March 2008 | |||
| Format | Digital download, 12" | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2008 | |||
| Genre | Industrial, electronica, experimental | |||
| Length | 4:45 | |||
| Writer(s) | Geoff Barrow and Beth Gibbons | |||
| Producer | Portishead | |||
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Machine Gun is the first single taken from the 2008 LP Third by Portishead. The song made its radio and download debut on 18 March 2008. It premiered on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show and was made available for download on the band's official website. A UK one-sided 12 inch vinyl was released on 14 April 2008.[1]
The music video features the band playing the song at the studio. The 12-inch vinyl was released on 14 April, while a digital version was made available from the official site on 10 April. On 29 May, during the first concert at the Estrella Damm Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Chuck D of Public Enemy joined the band onstage to perform a rap section on the instrumental part at the end of the song.[citation needed]
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Tracklist
- "Machine Gun" – 4:43
Sales chart performance
"Machine Gun" entered the UK Singles Chart at #52 on 30 March 2008, their first singles chart entry for ten years since "Only You" in March 1998.[citation needed]
The song is also used in a trailer for the survival horror video game Metro: Last Light.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| French Singles Chart[2] | 82 |
References
- ^ "Portishead Reveal Third single, Box Set details". pitchforkmedia.com. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/49348-portishead-reveal-ithirdi-single-box-set-details. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ French Singles Chart
External links
- Machine Gun vinyl 12-inch edition at Discogs.
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