"Winter Hill" is the second single from Doves' fourth studio album Kingdom of Rust

Kingdom of Rust

Kingdom of Rust is the fourth studio album from British indie rock band Doves. The album was released on 6 April 2009 in the UK via Heavenly Records. A CD/DVD release of Kingdom of Rust, originally announced when promotion started for the album, was pulled by the label three weeks prior to the...

. The single was released on 20 July 2009 via Heavenly Records

Heavenly Records

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. The song is one of three songs recorded during the album sessions produced by John Leckie

John Leckie

John Leckie is a British music producer, notable for producing many high-profile albums such as The Stone Roses's debut and Radiohead's The Bends...

 (the other two being album track "10:03" and B-side "Push Me On"). The radio edit of "Winter Hill" features a new mix by David 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...

. In a track-by-track discussion with NME

NME

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, Doves said that the song is about Winter Hill near Bolton

Bolton

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, and that the track had been "hanging around since Lost Souls but we've not worked on it before...it just kept knocking on our door." "Winter Hill" was released as a limited edition 7" vinyl single, with the exclusive new "Dylanesque

Bob Dylan

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" B-side "Brazil." Three limited edition 12" singles or two separate digital download

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-only sets feature exclusive remixes of "Jetstream" and "Compulsion" by Sasha

Sasha (DJ)

Sasha is a Welsh DJ and record producer. Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s...

, Hans-Peter Lindstrøm

Hans-Peter Lindstrøm

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, and Andrew Weatherall

Andrew Weatherall

Andrew Weatherall is a DJ, producer, and remixer.Andrew, Terry Farley, Cymon Eckel and Steve Mayes started Boy's Own initially as a fanzine commenting on fashion, records, football, and other issues...

. "Winter Hill" became the band's first single to not chart in the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 on its week of release. It does not appear on their 2010 best-of album The Places Between

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...

, although its video is included on the accompanying DVD.

The music video for "Winter Hill" premiered on 10 June 2009 and features stunt cyclist Danny MacAskill

Danny MacAskill

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. The video was produced by Pulse Films and directed by David Mould, who previously directed the video for Doves' 2002 single "Caught by the River

Caught by the River

"Caught by the River" is the third single from Doves' number 1 charting album The Last Broadcast. The single was released on 14 October 2002 in the UK on limited edition CD, CD and 10" vinyl, and charted at #29 on the UK Singles Chart...

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The B-side "Brazil" was remixed by Aeroplane in late 2009.

Track listings

Credits

• "Winter Hill" produced by Doves and John Leckie; mixed by Michael H. Brauer.
• "Winter Hill" (radio mix) mixed by David Bascombe.
• "Brazil" produced by Doves and Dan Austin; mixed by Dan Austin.
• "Jetstream" (Sasha Remix and Subdub) mixed by Sasha.
• "Jetstream" (Lindstrøm Remix) mixed by Hans-Peter Lindstrøm.
• "Jetstream" (The Time & Space Machine Remix) mixed by Richard Norris.
• "Compulsion" (Andrew Weatherall Remix) mixed by Andrew Weatherall.
• Sleeve design by Rick Myers.

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
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 ...	153