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“Flux” is a song by Bloc Party which was released as a single on 12 November 2007. It was produced by Jacknife Lee, along with several other new songs, during the band’s week in the studio after their performances at the Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals. The song uses mostly electronic instruments and features vocalist Kele Okereke’s voice manipulated through auto-tune. It was first performed live on 26 September 2007 at Covington’s Madison Theater. CD2 of the set was only released as a free CD through the 14 November 2007 issue of NME. The song peaked at number 8 in the UK chart.

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A music video for the song was directed by director Ace Norton, who has previously directed videos for The Willows, Norah Jones and Death Cab for Cutie. The video was published on NME on 17 October 2007. Like the Beastie Boys music video “Intergalactic”, which it resembles stylistically, it pays homage to Japanese kaiju movies. It shows two giant silver robots falling in love while other monsters and robots destroy the city they are in. The band themselves do not appear in the video.

The video was filmed over two days in Boston with American performance troupe Kaiju Big Battel. Some of the Kaiju (Japanese for ‘strange beast’) characters in the video are the Call-Me-Kevin, Grudyin, Unibouzo, Vegetius, Giii the Space Pirate and Steam-Powered Tentacle Boulder (the newest Kaiju Hero).


B-side - “Emma Kate’s Accident”, “The Once and Future King”, “Where Is Home?”
Released - 12 November 2007 (2007-11-12)
Format - Digital download, CD, 7” vinyl, 12” vinyl
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Albums featuring this track

  • A Weekend In The City
    Bloc Party
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  • Flux EP
    Bloc Party
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  • Flux
    Bloc Party
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  • The Ultimate Workout Mix
    Various Artists Play
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  • Clembot

    we need to taaaaalk [2]

    last month

  • drumma93

    Can 't wait for their reunion and next album

    February 2012

  • shadowsanddusts

    this one always reminds me of the london night life

    February 2012

  • JamestheJohnson

    Absolute tune! Neck your beers and dance away!!

    January 2012

  • spectracide

    we need to taaaaalk

    January 2012

  • Izzysmiles

    We must talk about our problems, we are in a state of Flux.

    December 2011

  • Sol3ba22c0nduct

    ... Awesome!

    August 2011

  • RyanStarkey

    Awesome song, epic video. I especially like the goofy looking man at the beginning playing the keyboard. He is my idol.

    August 2011

  • goldwincs

    when music geniuses use autotune, the song will sounds so fcking awesome!

    August 2011

  • The_Scientist89

    i like it like it)

    August 2011

  • aquamouth

    I agree...the use of the autotune is not needed. It just interferes with Kele's amazing voice.

    July 2011

  • hotterthanjuly

    One of their weakest songs. I don't know why they re-released it as an album track for A Weekend in the City. It's almost completely out of step.

    July 2011

  • Goth-mog

    The video for this song is amazing XD!

    June 2011

  • The_Scientist89

    epic epic epic!

    June 2011

  • XGT

    perfect song to dance to

    April 2011

  • peter101101

    "if your right hand is causing you pain"... its probably about time you stopped wanking.

    March 2011

  • nearmoor

    another great band

    March 2011

  • hexpheen

    cocaine.

    March 2011

  • comkaz

    one of my faves lately :)

    February 2011

  • ajjelibean

    Wow, I'm in love with this song! Bloc Party rocks but daaaang :)

    January 2011
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