Andalucia (Doves song)
"Andalucia" is a single from Doves' best-of compilation, titled The Places Between: The Best of Doves. The song was released as a promo single on 1 March 2010. The single received its first airplay on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 3 March 2010, and again on 4 March 2010, on Steve Lamacq's BBC 6 Music radio show Roundtable.[1] The song was then released as a digital download-only single on 5 April 2010, the same day the compilation was released.[2] It was the band's final single before their ten-year hiatus. "Andalucia" also marks the first Doves single release not available commercially on a physical format.
| "Andalucia" | ||||
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| Single by Doves | ||||
| from the album The Places Between: The Best of Doves | ||||
| B-side | "Jetstream" (Acoustic) | |||
| Released | 1 March 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 3:59 (radio edit) 4:21 (album version) | |||
| Label | Heavenly Records Virgin Records/EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, Andy Williams | |||
| Producer(s) | Doves, Dan Austin | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Andalucia" on YouTube | ||||
A music video was produced for the song, filmed in Granada and directed by Soup Collective and photographer Percy Dean,[3] but was not included on the DVD for The Places Between.[4] nthWORD said of the music video, "It's very possible that the video for Doves' "Andalucia" will start your day off on the right feet. Dig the old man."[5] A video of Jimi Goodwin and Jez Williams performing an acoustic version of "Andalucia" at the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire premiered on The Guardian's website on 4 April 2010.[6]
Track listings
All tracks are written by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Andalucia" (Radio Edit) | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Andalucia" (Instrumental) | 4:21 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Andalucia" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Jetstream" (Acoustic Version) | 3:27 |
Credits
- "Andalucia" produced by Doves and Dan Austin.
- Mixed by Dave Bascombe.
- Violin by Belinda Hammond.
- Art direction by Rick Myers and Art-Utility.
References
- Doves Music Blog - Hear Andalucia Now! Archived 22 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Andalucía: Doves: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
- Percy Dean Blogspot - dated 14 April 2010
- YouTube - Doves - Andalucia (Heavenly Recordings)
- "nthWORD - Doves - Andalucia". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- Bainbridge, Luke (4 April 2010). "Doves: "The band are splitting up? Nobody told me!"". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 April 2010.