Never Miss a Beat
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"Never Miss a Beat" is a song by the British indie rock
band Kaiser Chiefs
that was released as the lead single from the band's third album Off with Their Heads on 6 October 2008. The song was produced by Mark Ronson
and features backing vocals from Lily Allen
and members of the rock group New Young Pony Club
. It was premiered on 27 August 2008 on the Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1
.
On 17 September 2008, the song was added to BBC Radio 1's A-List.
On 12 October 2008, the song entered the UK Singles Chart
at #5, therefore marking the band's second UK Top 5 single as well as their fifth to enter the UK Top 10.
The song was used on the Official Formula One website as the background music for the video highlights of the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix
This song was used for the soundtrack in the games MLB 09: The Show
, Tap Tap Revenge
, and PES 2010. It is playable in Guitar Hero 5
, and was in the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid
.
Channel Ten used the song during advertisements promoting its 2009
Australian Football League
coverage on its main channel as well as its High Definition
channel One HD
7"
and was released on 6 October 2008.
The video shows the band performing in The Barge Pole Public House, based in Abbey Wood
, South East London, with sporadic glimpses of people wearing masks occurring frequently throughout. These scenes was filmed around the Tavy Bridge area of Thamesmead
, South East London.
Ricky Wilson
plays a weather man and appears on a television next to the band.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
that was released as the lead single from the band's third album Off with Their Heads on 6 October 2008. The song was produced by Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson is an English DJ, guitarist, music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. He currently works with his band under the music alias of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl....
and features backing vocals from Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...
and members of the rock group New Young Pony Club
New Young Pony Club
New Young Pony Club are an English electronic band from London, consisting of members from London, Hereford, Cambridge and Bromley. Their influences are prominently from post-punk and New Wave....
. It was premiered on 27 August 2008 on the Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
.
On 17 September 2008, the song was added to BBC Radio 1's A-List.
On 12 October 2008, the song entered the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
at #5, therefore marking the band's second UK Top 5 single as well as their fifth to enter the UK Top 10.
The song was used on the Official Formula One website as the background music for the video highlights of the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix
2008 Japanese Grand Prix
The 2008 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 12, 2008, at the Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan. It was the 16th race of the 2008 Formula One season. The race, contested over 67 laps, was won by Fernando Alonso for the Renault team from fourth position on the starting...
This song was used for the soundtrack in the games MLB 09: The Show
MLB 09: The Show
MLB 09: The Show is a baseball simulation video game developed by SCE San Diego Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable systems. It belongs to the Major League Baseball game series on the PlayStation systems...
, Tap Tap Revenge
Tap Tap Revenge
Tap Tap is a series of rhythm games by Tapulous available for the iOS of which several versions, both purchasable and free, have been produced. The goal of the game is to tap each of the colored balls when they reach a line at the bottom of the screen. If the ball is hit on the beat, the player...
, and PES 2010. It is playable in Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero 5 is a music video game and the fifth main entry in the Guitar Hero series. The game was developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision, and released internationally in September 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, 3 and Wii consoles...
, and was in the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Thor Freudenthal and based on Jeff Kinney's book of the same name. The film was released on March 19, 2010. It was released on DVD, iTunes, and Blu-ray on August 3, 2010.-Plot:...
.
Channel Ten used the song during advertisements promoting its 2009
2009 AFL season
-Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9 :-Round 10:...
Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
coverage on its main channel as well as its High Definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
channel One HD
Tracklisting
CD- "Never Miss a Beat"
- "Sooner or Later"
7"
- "Never Miss a Beat"
- "How Do You Feel About That?"
Music video
The music video was directed by GoodtimesGoodtimes
Goodtimes is the November 2002 recording from Australian three-piece band The Beautiful Girls.This CD is currently unavailable.-Track listing:#Goodtimes#Water#All I Need #Everything Does#At The First Sign Of Trouble...
and was released on 6 October 2008.
The video shows the band performing in The Barge Pole Public House, based in Abbey Wood
Abbey Wood
Abbey Wood is a district of South-East London, England, located mostly in the London Borough of Greenwich, and partly within the London Borough of Bexley. It is situated east of Charing Cross.-Development:...
, South East London, with sporadic glimpses of people wearing masks occurring frequently throughout. These scenes was filmed around the Tavy Bridge area of Thamesmead
Thamesmead
Thamesmead is a district of south-east London, England, located in the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley. It is situated east of Charing Cross....
, South East London.
Ricky Wilson
Ricky Wilson (British musician)
Ricky Wilson is the lead singer of English band Kaiser Chiefs. Wilson has also been on the panel of the BBC Television comedy series Shooting Stars in 2009, Never Mind the Buzzcocks in 2005, and was a guest host on the show in 2006.-Character and Style:Wilson is well known for wearing stripy...
plays a weather man and appears on a television next to the band.
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Singles Chart | 43 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
74 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Eurochart Hot 100 Singles The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,... |
17 |
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
76 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
49 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
5 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
47 |