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"One More Chance"
Single by Bloc Party
from the album Intimacy (2009 re-release only)
Released	10 August 2009
Recorded	April 2009
Genre	Alternative dance post-punk revival
Length	4:39
Label	Wichita
Songwriter(s)	Russell Lissack Kele Okereke
Producer(s)	Jacknife Lee
Bloc Party singles chronology
"Signs (Armand van Helden remix)" (2009) "One More Chance" (2009) "Octopus" (2012)

"One More Chance" is a 2009 single by British band Bloc Party. It was released on 10 August 2009.

In interviews Kele Okereke has stated that there was still some creative energy left after making Intimacy and this was the reasoning behind making "One More Chance".

The song was released in order to coincide with the band's 'Bloctober' tour.

The song received its first radio play on 18 June 2009 on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show.

The music video for the song was first released publicly on the official MTV site in July 2009.

The single debuted at 15 in the UK Singles Chart after its first week of release. Originally released as a stand-alone single, it was included as one of three extra tracks on the 2009 re-release of their 2008 album Intimacy

Track listing

iTunes download

1. One More Chance
2. One More Chance (Instrumental)
3. Zephyrus (Holy Fuck Remix)

7" single
Side A

1. One More Chance

Side B

1. Zephyrus (Holy Fuck Remix)

12" single
Side A

1. One More Chance (extended mix)
2. One More Chance (Tiësto Remix)

Side B

1. One More Chance (Todd Terry's Inhouse Mix)
2. One More Chance (Heartbreak Remix)

Personnel

• Kele Okereke - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Russell Lissack - lead guitar
• Gordon Moakes - bass, keyboards, vocal effects
• Matt Tong - drum machine

Charts

References

1. ^ "One More Chance". Bloc Party. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
2. "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
3. "Lista Przebojów Trójki - Polskie Radio Online". Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

External links

• First playing of song at BBC Radio 1
• Music Video at MTV

v t e Bloc Party
Kele Okereke Russell Lissack Louise Bartle Harry Deacon Gordon Moakes Matt Tong Sarah Jones Justin Harris Daniel Pugsley
Studio albums	Silent Alarm A Weekend in the City Intimacy Four Hymns Alpha Games
Remix albums	Silent Alarm Remixed Intimacy Remixed
Extended plays	Bloc Party Little Thoughts The Nextwave Sessions The High Life
Singles	"She's Hearing Voices" "Banquet"/"Staying Fat" "Little Thoughts"/"Tulips" "Helicopter" "Tulips" ""So Here We Are"/"Positive Tension"" "Banquet" "Pioneers" "Two More Years" "The Prayer" "I Still Remember" "Hunting for Witches" "Flux" "Mercury" "Talons" "One Month Off" "Signs" "One More Chance" "Octopus" "Truth" "Ratchet"
Other songs	"Like Eating Glass"
Related articles	Discography Songs Pin Me Down Young Legionnaire
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