B-side "Skeleton" (7") Format 7"
12"
CD Genre Indie rock
garage rock | Released 25 October 2004 Recorded 2004 Length 3:40 | |
"Helicopter" is a song by English rock band Bloc Party that was originally released in the UK in 2004 on the Little Thoughts EP, and two years later as a single from their debut album, Silent Alarm in the US. The song was received with much acclaim, reaching number 26 on the UK Singles Chart on its first release, but failing to chart in the US. Various remixes have been recorded.
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The song has also been featured on the video games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero: On Tour, FIFA 06, Project Gotham Racing 3, Burnout Revenge, Colin McRae Dirt 2, and Marc EckÅ's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. The song was also featured in the films Yes Man, Charlie St. Cloud and Grandma's Boy and in the Malcolm in the Middle episode "Morp". A remix of the song was featured in the film Reverb.
Composition
"Helicopter" is an indie rock and garage rock song, written by all band members prior to their debut studio album. Composed in B minor, it was written in common time and has a quick tempo of 171 beats per minute.
Music video
Two music videos were created for the song. The first video is displayed in black and white and shows the band playing in an old, empty house, intercut with surreal imagery. It has received the most views of any of Bloc Party's songs on YouTube, gaining over 20 million views.
The second video is computer animated and depicts the band traveling through bizarre landscapes before finally ending up in the barrel of a gigantic revolver and being shot into outer space.
Track listing
- "Helicopter"
- "Skeleton"
- "Helicopter"
- "Always New Depths"
- "Tulips" (Minotaur Shock mix)
- "Helicopter" (Diplo remix)
- "Helicopter" (Weird Science remix featuring Peaches)
- "Helicopter" (Whitey remix)
- "Helicopter" (Original version)
- "Helicopter" (Diplo remix)
- "Helicopter" (Weird Science remix featuring Peaches)