Olympic Airways (Foals song)

"Olympic Airways" is the fourth and last single from the album Antidotes by Foals. It was released as a digital download, CD and vinyl on 6 October 2008.

"Olympic Airways"
Single by Foals
from the album Antidotes
Released	6 October 2008
Genre	Math rock[1] post-rock dance-punk[2]
Length	4:18
Label	Transgressive Records Sub Pop Records
Songwriter(s)	Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan, Jimmy Smith, Walter Gervers and Edwin Congreave
Foals singles chronology
"Red Socks Pugie" (2008) "Olympic Airways" (2008) "Spanish Sahara" (2010)
Antidotes track listing
"The French Open" "Cassius" "Red Socks Pugie" "Olympic Airways" "Electric Bloom" "Balloons" "Heavy Water" "Two Steps, Twice" "Big Big Love (Fig. 2)" "Like Swimming" "Tron"

Yannis Philippakis stated that the lyrics are about or at least in connection with London Heathrow Airport. In an interview with NME, Philippakis stated that the song was about feelings of isolation, just wanting to be at home, and not wanting to go outside.[3]

The video was directed by Dave Ma and features friends, crude oil, balloons and an octopus.

"Olympic Airways" was featured on the FIFA 09 soundtrack. It was the only single from Antidotes that did not chart.

Formats and track listings

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Olympic Airways"	4:12

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Olympic Airways"	4:12
2.	"Glaciers"	7:47

7" single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Olympic Airways"	4:12
2.	"Unthink This"	5:02

External links

• Official website
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

References

1. Cabello, Joaquin (March 23, 2019). "PHOTOS: Foals party with intensity and euphoria at the Fox Theater". RIFF Magazine. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
2. Nicolson, Barry (June 25, 2016). "Foals at Glastonbury 2016: If This Was An Audition For The Top Spot, It Went Very Well". NME. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
3. "Archived copy". NME. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)