"Sunday" is the third single by British

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band

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from their fifth

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, ''

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''. The song was released on 25 February 2019. A remix EP of the single was released 27 June 2019 with remixes by British

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producers,

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and Lake Turner respectively.

Style

Ryan Reed, writing for the ''

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'' described "Sunday" as two songs in one, with the intro having a slow-paced

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and

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tempo before breaking out into a

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outro." Reed further described the song as "Philippakis gently crooning about burning cities and youthful optimism over swaying electric guitars and ambient keyboard textures. The arrangement shifts halfway through into a faster, funky section that builds with squelching synths and overlapping vocals." Sam Moore, writing for ''

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'' called "Sunday" a "funk-punk" track.

Lyrics

Philippakis described "Sunday" as a song about the overarching concern of

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and the apparent inaction by world governments. "Lyrically, there are resonances with what's going on in the world at the moment. I just feel like, what's the utility of being a musician these days, if you can't engage with at least some of this stuff? These songs are white flags, or they're SOSs, or they're cries for help... each in a different way."

Music video

The music video was edited and directed by

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. The music video features a mirage of storm clouds over a desert with translucent images of

Yannis Philippakis Yannis Barnabas Emanuel Philippakis (Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Φιλιππάκης) (born 23 April 1986) is a Greek-born British singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is a founding member and the lead vocalist of the British indie ...

since the song in the studio. The music video came out on 2 June 2019.

Track listing

References

External links

* * {{Foals 2019 singles 2019 songs Foals (band) songs Transgressive Records singles Warner Records singles Songs written by Yannis Philippakis Environmental songs Music videos directed by Leif Podhajsky Songs about climate change