Ruby (Kaiser Chiefs song)

"Ruby" is a song by English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It was released in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2007 as the lead single from their second studio album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob (2007). It became the band's first number-one single on 25 February 2007 and ended 2007 as the year's 10th-biggest-selling single in the UK, with total sales of 313,765.[1]

"Ruby"
Single by Kaiser Chiefs
from the album Yours Truly, Angry Mob
B-side
  • "Admire You"
  • "From the Neck Down"
Released5 February 2007
RecordedSeptember 2006
Length3:23
LabelUniversal Motown, B-Unique
Songwriter(s)Ricky Wilson, Andrew White, Simon Rix, Nick Baines, Nick Hodgson
Producer(s)Stephen Street
Kaiser Chiefs singles chronology
"Modern Way"
(2005)		 "Ruby"
(2007)		 "Everything Is Average Nowadays"
(2007)

A video single of the song was released in the United States at Best Buy stores on 13 March 2007, two weeks before the album was released there, and featured a live version of "Everything Is Average Nowadays" and the B-side "Admire You" (released on the UK 7" version).[2]

The song has sold 375,000 copies in the UK, as stated by the Official Charts Company. "Ruby" also was voted number 13 in the Triple J Hottest 100 in 2007.

Music video

The promo for "Ruby" was directed by Swedish production company Stylewar, who also produced the 2005 video for "I Predict a Riot", and features the band performing in a desert landscape whilst a CGI metropolis-like miniature city builds around them. The video was scheduled to be shown on Channel 4 at 11:35 p.m. on 15 January 2007 but was pulled from the schedules for unknown reasons. The video finally premiered on the official Kaiser Chiefs website four days later.

Track listings
  • 7 in (Special ruby coloured vinyl) BUN119-7
  1. "Ruby"
  2. "Admire You"
    • This song was also released as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of Yours Truly, Angry Mob.
  • CD BUN119CD
  1. "Ruby"
  2. "From the Neck Down"
    • This song was also released as a bonus track on the Best Buy edition of Yours Truly, Angry Mob.
  • Download
  1. "Ruby"
  2. "Ruby" (Live at Berlin Kesselhaus)
  • Best Buy stores video single UNIR 21804-2
  1. "Everything Is Average Nowadays" (live)
  2. "Admire You"
  3. "Ruby" (video)[2]

Charts and certifications

Notable cover versions

On 19 January 2011, Italian band Elio e le Storie Tese played a cover version of the song at the nationwide TV-show Parla con Me, with lyrics changed into a satiric reference to the Rubygate sex scandal, which then Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had just been involved with.[32]

Usage in media

This song was featured in Konami football video game, Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 along with Never Miss a Beat.

References
  1. BBC Music. "Top 40 Singles of the Year 2007 ". Retrieved 2007-12-27
  2. "Pre Album Single Offer - CD - Kaiser Chiefs".
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  5. "Ultratop.be – Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  6. "Kaiser Chiefs Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 200720 into search. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 119 no. 10. 10 March 2007. p. 63. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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  10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ruby". Irish Singles Chart.
  11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 12, 2007" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. "Charts.nz – Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby". Top 40 Singles.
  14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby". VG-lista.
  15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  16. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200722 into search. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. Turkish Airplay Chart Archived 5 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  19. "Kaiser Chiefs: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  20. "Kaiser Chiefs Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  21. "Kaiser Chiefs Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  22. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2007". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  23. "Jaaroverzichten 2007" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  24. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2007" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  25. "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2007". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  26. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2007" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  27. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  28. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  29. "Official Singles Chart 2008" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  30. "Top AFP – Audiogest – Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  31. "British single certifications – Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  32. "Elio e le Storie Tese performing satyric version of Ruby".
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