Embrace (Pnau song)

"Embrace" is a song by Australian Electronic house band, Pnau. "Embrace" was released in August 2008 as the third and final single from the band's third studio album, Pnau (2007). The song was co-written by and features uncredited vocals by New Zealand singer songwriter Ladyhawke.[1][2] "Embrace" peaked at number 55 on the ARIA Charts.

"Embrace"
Single by Pnau
from the album Pnau
Released	June 2008
Genre	Electronic, house
Label	Etcetc
Songwriter(s)	Nick Littlemore Peter Mayes Sam Littlemore Pip Brown
Producer(s)	Pnau
Pnau singles chronology
"Baby" (2008) "Embrace" (2008) "The Truth" (2011)

The song was supported with an "Embrace Tour" along the Australian East Coast across August 2008.[3]

Reception

In 2015, the song was listed at number 60 in In the Mix's 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time with Dave Ruby Howe saying "'Embrace' features the vocals of then-ubiquitous Kiwi import Ladyhawke, who stirs and soars as Littlemore and Mayes hit the euphoria button".[4]

Track listing

CD Single

1. "Embrace" (Radio edit) - 3:34
2. "Embrace" (Fred Falke & Miami Horror remix) - 6:06
3. "Embrace" (Chicken Lips remix) - 6:46
4. "Embrace" (Album version) - 5:36

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[5]	55

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	June 2008	CD Single	Etcetc	ETCETCD5002

References

1. Pnau (liner notes). Pnau. Etcetc (CD album – ETCETCD002). 2007.CS1 maint: others (link)
2. Bracken, Claire (11 December 2020). "First Spin: PNAU and Ladyhawke flow with "River"". ABC. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
3. "Pnau 'Embrace' bigger venues on August tour". in the mix. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
4. "The 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time". 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
5. "ARIA report Issue 966" (PDF). ARIA. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2018.