Refugees (Embrace song)

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"Refugees"
Song

"Refugees" is a song written by Danny McNamara and Richard McNamara of the English alternative rock band Embrace. The song was originally recorded by the band as a track for their eponymous sixth studio album, Embrace, where it appears as the third track on the album. "Refugees" was first released as the Embrace track, but debuting on the namesake seventh extended play, Refugees, which was released in promotion of Embrace two months prior. It appears as the opening track on the EP. A "Refugees" promotional single, boasting a radio edit of the song, was sent to UK Modern rock radio in January 2014, in promotion of both Refugees and Embrace.

Music video

A music video for "Refugees" was premiered on 13 January 2014 on video hosting service Vevo. The 5-minute video, directed by Richard McNamara and starring the McNamara brothers, was released parallel to the official announcement of Refugees and Embrace.[1]

Track listing

UK promotional single[2]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Refugees" (Radio Edit) Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara R McNamara 3:57
Japanese single
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Refugees"   Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara R McNamara 5:00
2. "Chameleon"   Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara R McNamara 4:40
3. "Decades"   Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara R McNamara 4:28
4. "Bullets"   Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara R McNamara 3:20
5. "Refugees" (Radio Edit) Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara R McNamara 3:58
6. "Refugees" (Instrumental) Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara R McNamara 5:00

Personnel

Adapted from Refugees liner notes.[3]

Release history

Promotional

Country Date Radio format Label Catalog no.
United Kingdom[2] 13 January 2014 Modern rock / alternative radio Cooking Vinyl unknown

References

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