Snowden (song)

"Snowden"
"Snowden"
Single by Doves
from the album Some Cities
Released	9 May 2005
Genre	Indie rock, post-Britpop, space rock
Length	4:12 (album version); 4:15 (Rich Costey Mix);
Label	Heavenly
Songwriter(s)	Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, Andy Williams
Producer(s)	Doves, Ben Hillier, Rich Costey
Doves singles chronology
Music video
	"Snowden" on YouTube
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Music video
	"Snowden" (live edit) on YouTube
Alternative cover
	Maxi-CD cover.

"Snowden" is the second single from British indie rock band Doves' third album, Some Cities (2005). It was released in the United Kingdom on 9 May 2005, charting at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and number 42 on the Irish Singles Chart. The single version of the song was mixed by Rich Costey. Two music videos were produced for the song, directed by Dominic Leung. One features the album version of the song, and the other (also known as the "live edit") features the Rich Costey mix, with both videos featuring different footage.

B-side "Son of a Builder" contains elements of "Beasley Street," written by Mancunian performance poet John Cooper Clarke.

Track listings[edit]

UK 2-track CD (HVN150CD)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Snowden" (Rich Costey Mix)		4:15
2.	"Son of a Builder"	Williams, Goodwin, Williams, Clarke, Hannett, Hopkins	5:03

UK limited edition numbered CD with 4 art cards (HVN150CDS)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Snowden" (Rich Costey Mix)	4:15
2.	"Black and White Town" (David Holmes Remix)	4:59
3.	"Almost Forgot Myself" (Doves vs. 69Corp Mix)	4:53

UK limited edition numbered 7-inch vinyl (HVN150)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Snowden" (Rich Costey Mix)	4:15
2.	"Black Circus of Prague"	2:28

Charts[edit]

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[3]	42
Scotland (OCC)^[4]	14
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	17

References[edit]

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 7 May 2005. p. 23.
^ Handler, Shane (16 May 2005). "Doves: Some Cities". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ "Chart Track: Week 19, 2005". Irish Singles Chart.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 January 2019.

[1] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 7 May 2005. p. 23.

[2] Handler, Shane (16 May 2005). "Doves: Some Cities". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[sc_Ireland_-3] "Chart Track: Week 19, 2005". Irish Singles Chart.

[sc_Scotland_-4] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[sc_UK_-5] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 January 2019.

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v t e Doves
Jez Williams Jimi Goodwin Andy Williams Martin Rebelski
Studio albums	Lost Souls The Last Broadcast Some Cities Kingdom of Rust The Universal Want
Singles	"The Cedar Room" "Catch the Sun" "The Man Who Told Everything" "There Goes the Fear" "Pounding" "Caught by the River" "Black and White Town" "Snowden" "Sky Starts Falling" "Kingdom of Rust" "Winter Hill" "Andalucia"
EPs	Cedar EP Sea EP Here It Comes Live at Eden Some Cities Live EP
Compilations	Lost Sides Instrumentals of Rust The Places Between: The Best of Doves
DVDs	Where We're Calling From
Related articles	Discography Sub Sub Odludek