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Bloc Party – The Prayer (3:43)

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“The Prayer” is the first single from Bloc Party’s second album A Weekend in the City, except for in the US where it will be the second single from the album (“I Still Remember” was the first US single from the album). It was released by Wichita Records on 29 January 2007. It can also be heard on the band’s MySpace page.

Lead singer Kele Okereke says he was inspired to write the song after hearing Busta Rhymes’ song “Touch It”. Okereke also described the song as having a “crunk-like” effect, which he revealed in a number of interviews in October 2006 concerning information on the new album. The song has been used in the video game Project Gotham Racing 4 and Need for Speed: ProStreet (the “Does It Offend You, Yeah? Remix” version)


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A music video for the song was released on 5 December 2006, and was directed by Walter Stern, also known for directing videos by Massive Attack, The Prodigy and most notably the The Verve’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony”. In the video, all members of Bloc Party are at a nightclub (which is, in reality, Café 1001, Dray Walk, Truman Brewery, London). It follows them throughout the night even though they do not appear to be doing much besides looking around. Okereke is the only one who actually gets up and goes around. The other members just sit around while Okereke goes off on his own journey, whilst cigarette burn effects and other visual distortions distort the film.
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Albums featuring this track

  • A Weekend In The City
    Bloc Party
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  • Weekend in the City
    Bloc Party
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  • This Is Next
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  • The Prayer
    Bloc Party Play
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  • dannyboy182

    One of the tracks I still like of theirs.

    January 2012

  • futchadoc

    This is my favorite :)

    January 2012

  • gamersgene

    FUCK YES! TONIGHT!

    November 2011

  • The_Groove_Girl

    interesting rhythm, <3

    October 2011

  • SoupForOne

    lol what a NERD hating on hipsters

    September 2011

  • revrend_slapaho

    I dig the band but they have a shitty fan base....DIE HIPSTERS DIE

    August 2011

  • Turner_Ound

    MY first Bloc party song i heard, never will forget now immortalised in last.fm

    August 2011

  • R3B3L1724

    The drumming is outstanding I command you Matt Tong!!!!

    June 2011

  • daniel10

    cool cool :-}

    May 2011

  • sas1983

    Let me Outshine them all......

    May 2011

  • rosaelefant

    the chorus is really great. the rest is kinda "meh".

    May 2011

  • Nat_Loves_You

    SO glad last.fm just reminded me how wonderful this song is! I don't listen to a lot of Bloc Party but I adore this!

    April 2011

  • sas1983

    Tonight I claim what's mine!!

    March 2011

  • dannyboy182

    You need decent headphones for this song to have its full impact.

    March 2011

  • AurorasKiss

    Bloc. Party. ♥ [2]

    February 2011

  • Zeichenkind

    Bloc. Party. ♥

    February 2011

  • sbeldred

    Love this song

    December 2010

  • merryvellia

    Best Bloc Party Song Ever [3] !!!

    December 2010

  • electrikalstorm

    GREAT.

    November 2010

  • SunnNoir

    oops, they did it again, huh

    October 2010
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