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Spiral (Pendulum song)

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Format
  
12" Vinyl

Genre
  
Drum & Bass

Released
  
10 July 2003 (New Zealand) 1 March 2004 (Worldwide)

Length
  
6:28 "Spiral" 6:10 "Ulterior Motive"

Label
  
Low Profile, Uprising Records

Writer(s)
  
Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen, Paul Harding

"Spiral" / "Ulterior Motive" is the first single by drum and bass band Pendulum. It was initially released on 10 July 2003, while the band were still based in Perth, as a promotional single by Kog Transmissions' sublabel Low Profile. The single was made publicly available on 1 March 2004 by Concord Dawn's label Uprising Records, with the same track listing as the promotional record. The record was released worldwide distributed by LOAD Media and is one of Uprising Records' highest selling singles.

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Critical reception

The single has received critical reviews. One review describes "Ulterior Motive" as "not a show-stopper, [it] could be worked into a few different sets, and comes across like a fun dancefloor tune", but also describes sections of "Spiral" as "an epic crowd pleaser".

Personnel

The following people contributed to "Spiral / Ulterior Motive".

  • Rob Swire – writer, producer, vocals, mixing
  • Gareth McGrillen – writer, producer
  • Paul Harding – writer, producer
  • Neil Devine – mastering
  • References

    Spiral (Pendulum song) Wikipedia