"Retrograde" is a song by English electronic music producer and singer-songwriter James Blake. The song was released as a digital download on 11 February 2013 as the lead single from his second studio album '' Overgrown'' (2013). The song was written, produced and recorded by Blake, and the music video was directed by Martin de Thurah.

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In pop culture

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