Song · Bloc Party
“Talons” by Bloc Party
From the album Intimacy (2008)
“Talons” by Bloc Party appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2008. It was first released in 2008 on the album Intimacy. Its best result is #28 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #420 alternative song of 2008.
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"Talons" was the song Bloc Party kept up their sleeve for Intimacy, their third album, and then made its second single. When the record first appeared as a download, its track list had a hole at number 9; "Talons", one of the last songs cut during the sessions, filled the gap on the physical release and went free to everyone who had already downloaded the album.
It premiered on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 9 September 2008, with the download going live for album buyers the moment it finished playing, and came out physically on 20 October, a week ahead of the album's full release, peaking at 39 on the UK Singles Chart. Kele Okereke said the band reckoned fans would rather have something new than another album track, and that they made the call without overthinking it. Alan Moulder mixed it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 28 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2008 | 50 |
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