"New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave

New Wave music

New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...

/Indie rock

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...

 act The Dykeenies

The Dykeenies

The Dykeenies are a Scottish indie rock band from Cumbernauld, formed in 2005. The group consists of brothers Brian Henderson and Andrew Henderson , along with Steven Ramsay and John Kerr...

. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on 17 July 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. The song was released on King Tut's Recordings, a minor label created through Glaswegian

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

 venue King Tut's Wah Wah Hut

King Tut's Wah Wah Hut

King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, also known as King Tut's, is a live music venue and bar in on St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland. It is owned and managed by Glasgow-based gig promoters DF Concerts...

 in order to expose small unknown artists to more major record labels. The concept worked, and following the release of the single, the band were signed to Lavolta Records.

The track was re-recorded and then re-released on 9 April 2007. A new video for the track was also made. The track was released on CD with new acoustic track "Safe", a remix of "New Ideas" by dance act Kissy Sell Out

Kissy Sell Out

Kissy Sell Out an English DJ, producer and graphic designer. Kissy Sell Out quickly gained notability in 2006 for his eccentric electro productions and energetic DJ style. In 2009 Mixmag described him as "one of the most exciting, charismatic and entertaining DJs of the decade"...

 (another signing of Lavolta) titled "New Ideas [Kissy Sell Out Crude Oasis]" and the video to their previous release, "Waiting For Go". Two 7-inch

Gramophone record

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 vinyls were released, containing b-sides "Layers" and "Simplify", alongside various other remixes. The re-released version stayed at #54 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 for one week.

Original Release

CD

Compact Disc

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1. "New Ideas" – 3:21
2. "Will It Happen Tonight?" - 3:22

Re-release

CD (LAVOLTA012)

1. "New Ideas" – 2:36
2. "Safe" - 2:26
3. "New Ideas [Kissy Sell Out Crude Oasis]"
4. "Waiting For Go" (Video) - 2:31

7" Special Edition Picture Disc (LAVOLTA012X)

1. "New Ideas" – 2:36
2. "Simplify" - 4:20

7" Gatefold

1. "New Ideas" - 2:36
2. "Layers"