Backfire at the Disco

Infobox Single
Name = Backfire at the Disco


Caption = Cover of the original release.
Artist = The Wombats
from Album =
Released = Start date|2007|4|9|df=yes
Start date|2008|4|21|df=yes
Format = CD, 7"
Recorded =
Genre = Indie rock
Length =
Label = 14th Floor
Writer =
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "Moving to New York"
(2008)
This single = "Backfire at the Disco"
(2008)
Next single = "Kill the Director"
(2008)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Additional Artwork
Type = single

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Lower caption = Cover of the re-release.

Backfire at the Disco is the fourth single from Liverpudlian indie band, The Wombats. It is from their debut album, . It was originally released on April 9 2007, but was re-released on April 21 2008. The song's title is a play on the band Panic at the Disco.

Formats and track listings

Track listings of major single releases of "Backfire at the Disco".

First release

UK CD single
(Released April 9 2007)
# "Backfire at the Disco"
# "Backfire at the Disco (KGB Remix)

UK 7" single (Gatefold Sleeve, Coloured Vinyl)
(Released April 9 2007)
# "Backfire at the Disco"
# "Little Miss Pipedream"

UK 7" single (Picture Disc)
(Released April 9 2007)
# "Backfire at the Disco"
# "Moving to New York (BBC Radio 1 Session)"

econd release

UK CD single
(Released April 21 2008)
# "Backfire at the Disco"
# "Patience (BBC Radio 1 Live Version)"

UK 7" single (Coloured Vinyl)
(Released April 21 2008)
# "Backfire at the Disco (Live from The JD Set feat. Peter Hook)"
# "Let’s Dance to Joy Division (Live acoustic version)"

UK 7" single (Picture Disc)
(Released April 21 2008)
# "Backfire at the Disco (South Central remix)"
# "Caravan in Wales"

Reviews

In reviews, Backfire at the Disco is said to "gnaw itself into your brain like some kind of tropical disease"http://www.musicomh.com/singles/wombats-2_0307.htm: MusicOMH Review] .It is also said to be one of "three superb singles in a row from The Wombats"http://www.musicomh.com/singles/wombats-2_0307.htm: MusicOMH Review] .The video contains a pastiche of the famous derided 1979 video from Cliff Richard "Wired for Sound". This involves people in lurid spandex outfits on roller skates. The Cliff Richard video is currently in the Top 5 Worst Videos ever made on VH1.

Charts

References