"Music is Power" is a song by English singer-songwriter

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, the second track on his third studio album, ''

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'' (2006). The song features a sample from Walter Jackson's "It's All Over", written by

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. It was released as the second single from that album on 17 April 2006, peaking at 20 in the UK Singles Chart on 23 April.

Track listings

* 7-inch and CD (R6688; CDR6688) # "Music Is Power" – 4:01 # "Long Way Down" – 5:42 * DVD (DVDR6688) # "Music Is Power" – 3:55 # " Break the Night with Colour" (live at London's Kings College) – 5:24 # "Music Is Power" (live at London's Kings College) – 5:20 # "Music Is Power" (video) – 3:55 # "Music Is Power" (making of the video) – 2:00

References

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