"Whirring" | ||||
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Single by The Joy Formidable | ||||
from the EP A Balloon Called Moaning and the album The Big Roar | ||||
Released | May 2009 (Original) 16 April 2011 (Re-release) | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, shoegazing | |||
Length | 6:47 (Album) 3:17 ( Radio edit) | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | The Joy Formidable | |||
Producer(s) | The Joy Formidable, Rich Costey, Neak Menter | |||
The Joy Formidable singles chronology | ||||
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"Whirring" is a song by the Welsh alternative rock band the Joy Formidable. Written by the band, it was originally released on the band's debut EP, A Balloon Called Moaning, in 2009 before being re-released on the band's debut full-length album, The Big Roar, in 2011.
Pitchfork ranked the song No. 68 on its list of the Top 100 Tracks of 2011, with author Amy Phillips writing: "The Joy Formidable aren't headlining soccer stadiums quite yet, but you wouldn't know it from listening to 'Whirring'. An aerobic rush of a song that builds to the kind of explosive alt-rock chorus that would've blown the roof off of ' 120 Minutes' circa 1995, it's the kind of thing that gets you pumped to run up a steep hill, lift heavy objects, or defeat Bob Dole's Presidential run." [1]
The original music video for "Whirring", directed by Dain Bedford, was released in 2009 and was filmed in Northern Wales. [2] [3] A second music video, directed by Christopher Mills, was released on 8 March 2011 on MTV's website. The 2011 version is a surrealist music video featuring the band exploring a house full of cats and them descending deeper and deeper through the house's layers. [4]
The 2011 music video was the first video the air on the premiere episode of 120 Minutes with Matt Pinfield. [5]
A sample of "Whirring" was used for the Lonely Island song " YOLO", airing as an SNL Digital Short on 26 January 2013. "Whirring" is also featured on the soundtrack of the videogame Hi-Fi Rush, released in 2023. [6]
All songs written by Ritzy Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd.
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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US Alternative Songs ( Billboard) [9] | 7 |
US Rock Songs (Billboard) [9] | 21 |
Chart (2011) | Position |
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US Alternative Songs (Billboard) [10] | 25 |
"Whirring" | ||||
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Single by The Joy Formidable | ||||
from the EP A Balloon Called Moaning and the album The Big Roar | ||||
Released | May 2009 (Original) 16 April 2011 (Re-release) | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, shoegazing | |||
Length | 6:47 (Album) 3:17 ( Radio edit) | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | The Joy Formidable | |||
Producer(s) | The Joy Formidable, Rich Costey, Neak Menter | |||
The Joy Formidable singles chronology | ||||
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"Whirring" is a song by the Welsh alternative rock band the Joy Formidable. Written by the band, it was originally released on the band's debut EP, A Balloon Called Moaning, in 2009 before being re-released on the band's debut full-length album, The Big Roar, in 2011.
Pitchfork ranked the song No. 68 on its list of the Top 100 Tracks of 2011, with author Amy Phillips writing: "The Joy Formidable aren't headlining soccer stadiums quite yet, but you wouldn't know it from listening to 'Whirring'. An aerobic rush of a song that builds to the kind of explosive alt-rock chorus that would've blown the roof off of ' 120 Minutes' circa 1995, it's the kind of thing that gets you pumped to run up a steep hill, lift heavy objects, or defeat Bob Dole's Presidential run." [1]
The original music video for "Whirring", directed by Dain Bedford, was released in 2009 and was filmed in Northern Wales. [2] [3] A second music video, directed by Christopher Mills, was released on 8 March 2011 on MTV's website. The 2011 version is a surrealist music video featuring the band exploring a house full of cats and them descending deeper and deeper through the house's layers. [4]
The 2011 music video was the first video the air on the premiere episode of 120 Minutes with Matt Pinfield. [5]
A sample of "Whirring" was used for the Lonely Island song " YOLO", airing as an SNL Digital Short on 26 January 2013. "Whirring" is also featured on the soundtrack of the videogame Hi-Fi Rush, released in 2023. [6]
All songs written by Ritzy Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd.
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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US Alternative Songs ( Billboard) [9] | 7 |
US Rock Songs (Billboard) [9] | 21 |
Chart (2011) | Position |
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US Alternative Songs (Billboard) [10] | 25 |