Holy Fire (album)

Holy Fire
Studio album by
Released11 February 2013 (2013-02-11)
Recorded2012
StudioAssault & Battery, London
Genre
Length49:50
Label
Producer
Foals chronology
Total Life Forever
(2010)
Holy Fire
(2013)
What Went Down
(2015)
Singles from Holy Fire
  1. "Inhaler"
    Released: 5 November 2012
  2. "My Number"
    Released: 17 December 2012
  3. "Late Night"
    Released: 22 April 2013
  4. "Bad Habit"
    Released: 17 June 2013
  5. "Out of the Woods"
    Released: 28 October 2013

Holy Fire is the third studio album by British rock band Foals, released on 11 February 2013 in the United Kingdom on Transgressive Records.[1] The first single "Inhaler" first aired on 5 November 2012 on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show, with the music video being released later that same day.[2] The second single "My Number" debuted on Later... with Jools Holland on 13 November 2012.[3] The track had its radio debut one month later, also on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show. The music video premiered on 23 January 2013.

The album managed to chart at number two on the UK Albums Chart in the UK and charted across the world including the number one spot on the Australian Albums Chart in Australia and number 86 on the Billboard 200 in the US.[4] The album also received favourable reviews and was nominated for the 2013 Mercury Prize for best album.[5]

  1. ^ "Foals confirm new album release date". NME. IPC Media. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Foals premiere 'Inhaler' video on NME – watch". NME. IPC Media. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Foals debut new track 'My Number' on 'Later... With Jools Holland' - watch | News". Nme.Com. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Watch: Foals Tweak the Live Performance Video Formula With the Video for "My Number" | News". Pitchfork. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  5. ^ "2013 Shortlist - Barclaycard Mercury Prize". Mercury Prize. 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2013.

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