"Standing on the Shore" is a song by Australian electronic music duo Empire of the Sun and the third single from their debut album Walking on a Dream. The single was released in June 2009, along with a cover of the Black Box Recorder song "The Art of Driving" as a B-side and features Steele's wife Jodi Steele on vocals. The B-side was originally recorded as the music for the advertisement of the new BMW Z4.[2]
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| Single by Empire of the Sun | ||||
| from the album Walking on a Dream | ||||
| B-side | "The Art of Driving" | |||
| Released | 12 June 2009 | |||
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| Length | 4:25 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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| "Standing On The Shore" on YouTube | ||||
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The song received extensive airplay on the Nova radio network in 2009.[3] The song was featured in episode 4 of season 6 of HBO's Entourage on 2 August 2009, during the closing credits.[4]
Music video
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The music video for "Standing on the Shore" was shot at Lancelin, north of Perth, Australia.[5] The video clip was directed by Josh Logue of Mathematics[6] and choreographed by Serena Chalker and Quindell Orton of Perth dance company Anything Is Valid Dance Theatre (AIVDT).[7] The video is also the first to only feature Steele and not Littlemore. The video first aired on 17 June 2009.
Track listings
editUK 7-inch limited-edition vinyl single
- Blue-colored see-through vinyl
- "Standing on the Shore" – 4:22
- "The Art of Driving" – 4:32
iTunes digital download
- "Standing on the Shore" – 4:22
- "The Art of Driving" – 4:32
Charts
edit| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] | 13 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format |
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| Australia | 12 June 2009 | EMI | Digital download |
| 23 June 2009 | CD |
References
edit- ^ a b Leahey, Andrew. "Walking on a Dream – Empire of the Sun". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Empire of the Sun creates art of a different kind with the new BMW Z4". BMW. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Nova 100 - Playlist Archived 19 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Entourage Episode 70: Running on E". TV.com. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Empire of the Sun: Interview". Prefix Magazine. 8 April 2009. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ [1] Mathematics website
- ^ Anything Is Valid Dance Theatre to feature in new Emipire of The Sun video clip Official website of Anything Is Valid Dance Theatre
- ^ "Empire of the Sun – Standing on the Shore" (in Dutch). Ultratip.