"Apply Some Pressure" is a song by the English

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band

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. It was released as the second single from their first studio album, '' A Certain Trigger'' (2005), on 21 February 2005. The song was re-released in October 2005. The music was written by

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and the lyrics by

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. The song originally reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart in February 2005 and later number 17 after its re-release. It was listed as the 352nd best song of the 2000s by ''

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''. The song has been used in several video games such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' SingStar Rocks!'' and the

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version of '' Asphalt: Urban GT 2''.

Track listings

21 February 2005 release

* CD (WAP185CD): # "Apply Some Pressure" (Radio Edit) – 2:45 # "Fear of Falling" – 2:36 * Maxi-CD (WAP185CDX): # "Apply Some Pressure" – 3:20 # "The Coast Is Always Changing" – 3:19 # "Fear of Falling" – 2:36 # "I Want You to Leave" – 2:18 * 7" (7WAP185): # "Apply Some Pressure" – 3:20 # "I Want You to Leave" – 2:18 * 10" (10WAP185X): # "Apply Some Pressure" – 3:20 # "The Coast Is Always Changing" – 3:19 # "Fear of Falling" – 2:36 # "I Want You to Leave" – 2:18

31 October 2005 re-release

* CD (WAP198CD): # "Apply Some Pressure" – 3:20 # "My Life in Reverse" – 3:20 # "Once, a Glimpse" (Original Demo Version) – 3:27 * 7" #1 (7WAP198, orange vinyl): # "Apply Some Pressure" – 3:20 # "My Life in Reverse" – 3:20 * 7" #2 (7WAP198R, clear vinyl): # "Apply Some Pressure" (Live in Japan) – 3:22 # "Isolation" (

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cover) – 1:14 Image:Apply_some_pressure_clear.jpg, 7" clear vinyl

Mark Ronson cover

The song was re-worked by

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for his album ''

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''. The cover version features the Maxïmo Park singer

on guest vocals. Smith recorded the vocals for Ronson after Ronson invited him to perform on the instrumental he had made based on the band's original.

Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control 2005 singles Maxïmo Park songs 2005 songs Song recordings produced by Mark Ronson Mark Ronson songs Songs written by Duncan Lloyd Songs written by Paul Smith (rock vocalist) Song recordings produced by Paul Epworth Warp (record label) singles