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Single by English indie rock band Foals
"On the Luna"
Single by Foals
from the album Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1
Released14 February 2019
Recorded2018
Studio
  • 123 Studios
  • (London, England)
Genre
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Jack Bevan
  • Edwin Congreave
  • Yannis Philippakis
  • Jimmy Smith
Producer(s)
  • Yannis Philippakis
  • Foals
  • Brett Shaw
Foals singles chronology
"Exits"
(2019) 		"On the Luna"
(2019) 		"Sunday"
(2019)

"On the Luna" is the second single by British indie rock band Foals from their fifth studio album, Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1. The song and music video were released on 14 February 2019.

Style

DIY magazine called "On the Luna" a "slice of vintage" Foals with a mixture of loud/quiet verses. Patrick Clarke of New Musical Express described the song as a "jerky" track. In an interview with New Musical Express, Yannis Philippakis described the direction of the track as not being "yin and yang or anything corny like that. You can also tell that it’s a band working in the same space over the same period. If you were to put it crudely, the first record is probably more keyboard-driven and has slightly more of a new-wave feel to it. Then album two has more of the heavier rock frenetic energy."

Lake Shatz of the Consequence of Sound called the song a mixture of "bright, ’80s-style synths matched up with lively guitar riffs".

Music video

The music video features montages of old footage and the band recording the track at 123 Studios in London. The footage for the video was compiled by Kit Monteith and Alex Knowles. The video was edited by Michael Sherrington at Forest of Black Studios.

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart Update (OCC) 100
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 90

References

  1. "Foals unveil new track 'On the Luna', announce small shows". DIY. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. Clarke, Patrick (14 February 2019). "Foals' share zippy new single 'On The Luna' and reveal details of intimate tour dates". NME. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. Shatz, Lake (3 August 2019). "Foals reveal lively new song "On the Luna": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. "Foals - On The Luna [Official Music Video]". YouTube.
  5. "On the Luna – Foals - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  6. "Foals – Exits" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

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  • Edwin Congreave
  • Andrew Mears
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