"Andalucia" is the first single taken from Doves' first career-spanning best-of compilation, titled The Places Between: The Best of Doves

The Places Between: The Best of Doves

The Places Between: The Best of Doves is a compilation album from Manchester-based indie rock band Doves. The compilation was released on April 5, 2010 in the UK via Heavenly Records, and on April 20, 2010 in North America via Astralwerks Records...

. The song was released as a promo single on 1 March 2010. The single received its first airplay on Zane Lowe

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's BBC Radio 1

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 show on 3 March 2010, despite not being listed on the track list for that show, and again on 4 March 2010, on Steve Lamacq

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's BBC 6 Music

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 radio show Roundtable. Both shows are available for streaming on the BBC's website. The song was then released as a digital download

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-only single on 5 April 2010, the same day the compilation was released. "Andalucia" also marks the first Doves single release not available commercially on a physical format.

A music video was produced for the song, filmed in Granada

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 and directed by Soup Collective and photographer Percy Dean, but was not included on the DVD for The Places Between. nthWORD

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 said of the music video, "It's very possible that the video for Doves' "Andalucia" will start your day off on the right feet. Dig the old man." A video of Jimi Goodwin and Jez Williams performing an acoustic version of "Andalucia" at the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire

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 premiered on The Guardian

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s website on 4 April 2010.

Track listings

Credits

• "Andalucia" produced by Doves and Dan Austin.
• Mixed by Dave Bascombe
  David Bascombe
  David Bascombe is an English music producer and mix engineer. He has worked with many bands and musicians, such as Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode and Suede.-Selected engineering, production, mixing and remixing:*Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chair...
  
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• Violin by Belinda Hammond.
• Art direction by Rick Myers and Art-Utility.