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Olympic Airways (Foals song)

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2008 single by Foals
"Olympic Airways"
Single byFoals
from the albumAntidotes
Released6 October 2008
Genre
Length4:18
LabelTransgressive Records
Sub Pop Records
SongwritersYannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan, Jimmy Smith, Walter Gervers and Edwin Congreave
Foals singles chronology
"Red Socks Pugie"
(2008)		"Olympic Airways"
(2008)		"Spanish Sahara"
(2010)
Antidotes track listing
  1. "The French Open"
  2. "Cassius"
  3. "Red Socks Pugie"
  4. "Olympic Airways"
  5. "Electric Bloom"
  6. "Balloons"
  7. "Heavy Water"
  8. "Two Steps, Twice"
  9. "Big Big Love (Fig. 2)"
  10. "Like Swimming"
  11. "Tron"

"Olympic Airways" is the fourth and last single from the albumAntidotes byFoals. It was released as a digital download, CD and vinyl on 6 October 2008.

Yannis Philippakis stated that the lyrics are about or at least in connection withLondon Heathrow Airport. In an interview withNME, Philippakis stated that the song was about feelings of isolation, just wanting to be at home, and not wanting to go outside.[3]

The video was directed by Dave Ma and features friends, crude oil, balloons and an octopus.

"Olympic Airways" was featured on theFIFA 09 soundtrack.

Formats and track listings

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Olympic Airways"4:12
CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Olympic Airways"4:12
2."Glaciers"7:47
7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Olympic Airways"4:12
2."Unthink This"5:02

Charts

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Chart (2008)Peak
position
Scotland Singles (OCC)[4]20
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)[5]160
UK Indie (OCC)[6]20

References

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  1. ^Cabello, Joaquin (March 23, 2019)."PHOTOS: Foals party with intensity and euphoria at the Fox Theater".RIFF Magazine. RetrievedNovember 7, 2019.
  2. ^Nicolson, Barry (June 25, 2016)."Foals at Glastonbury 2016: If This Was An Audition For The Top Spot, It Went Very Well".NME. RetrievedNovember 7, 2019.
  3. ^"NME media player".NME. Archived fromthe original on July 6, 2009. RetrievedJuly 29, 2019.
  4. ^"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  5. ^"Chart Log UK: Adam F - FYA".Zobbel.de. 18 October 2008. Retrieved4 February 2025.
  6. ^"Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

External links

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  • Edwin Congreave
  • Andrew Mears
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