Helicopter (song)

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"Helicopter"

Single by Bloc Party
from the album Little Thoughts and Silent Alarm
Released	October 25, 2004 (Europe) February 21, 2006 (US)
Format	CD, 12" Vinyl
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Wichita Recordings (Europe) Dim Mak Records (US)
Chart positions
#26 (UK) #51 (Sweden)
Bloc Party singles chronology
"Little Thoughts" (2004)	"Helicopter" (2004)	"Tulips" (2005)

"Helicopter" is a song by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was first released as a single from their 2004 EP Little Thoughts on October 25, 2004 in the Europe and released again on February 21, 2006 in the US.

It was rumored to be about George W. Bush being elected president of U.S.A.^{[citation needed]}, but the band has denied this.

There are two videos for the song. The one made for Europe was black and white and featured a shaky and fuzzy shots to put more emphasis on the song. But in the U.S., the video for "The Pioneers" was changed up a bit to make it the video for "Helicopter".

"Helicopter" is featured in several video games (FIFA 06, Burnout Revenge, Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, Project Gotham Racing 3). Portions of the song have also been used in television shows (Malcolm in the Middle) and films (Grandma's Boy and the surfing film Campaign 2).

Music sample:

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1 Track listing

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 7": Wichita / WEBB070S (UK)

"Helicopter"
"Skeleton"

[edit] CD: Wichita / WEBB070SCD (UK)

"Helicopter"
"Always New Depths"
"Tulips (Minotaur Shock Mix)"

[edit] CD (US)

"Helicopter" (Diplo Remix)
"Helicopter" (Weird Science Remix featuring Peaches)
"Helicopter" (Whitey Remix)
"Helicopter" (Original Version)

[edit] 12" vinyl (US)

"Helicopter" (Diplo Remix)
"Helicopter" (Weird Science Remix featuring Peaches)

Bloc Party v • d • e
Russell Lissack \| Gordon Moakes \| Kele Okereke \| Matt Tong
David Searston \| Mat Coleman \| James Chorley
Discography
Studio albums: Silent Alarm \| A Weekend in the City
EPs: Bloc Party EP \| Little Thoughts EP \| Two More Years EP
Remix albums: Silent Alarm Remixed
Singles: "She's Hearing Voices" \| "Little Thoughts" \| "Helicopter" \| "Tulips" \| "So Here We Are" \| "Banquet" \| "The Pioneers" \| "The Prayer" \| "I Still Remember" \| "Hunting for Witches"