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About This Track
“Golden Skans” is a song released by London band Klaxons on 22 January 2007. It reached #16 in the UK Singles Chart on download sales on 14 January (two weeks before the release of the CD) and climbed to #14 the next week, eventually reaching #7 after the CD release. It is taken from their first album Myths of the Near Future, which was released on 29 January 2007.
The track was also released on French label Ed Banger Records, as a French exclusive remix EP.
In May 2007, NME magazine placed “Golden Skans” at number 40 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever. The song has been covered on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge on different occasions by both Mark Ronson and the Kaiser Chiefs.
An instrumental remix of the song has featured in the background of television trails for Brothers & Sisters on Channel 4, for BBC shows The Restaurant and Waterloo Road, and for ITV’s Emmerdale, all in 2007.
According to a radio interview with the Klaxons, the name “Golden Skans” is derived from a performance luminaire, the “Golden Scan” manufactured by Clay Paky.[1]
In December 2007, NME voted “Golden Skans” as the best NME single of the year in 2007; furthermore their debut album was the NME album of the year.
The song is featured on the soundtrack of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.
The track was also released on French label Ed Banger Records, as a French exclusive remix EP.
In May 2007, NME magazine placed “Golden Skans” at number 40 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever. The song has been covered on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge on different occasions by both Mark Ronson and the Kaiser Chiefs.
An instrumental remix of the song has featured in the background of television trails for Brothers & Sisters on Channel 4, for BBC shows The Restaurant and Waterloo Road, and for ITV’s Emmerdale, all in 2007.
According to a radio interview with the Klaxons, the name “Golden Skans” is derived from a performance luminaire, the “Golden Scan” manufactured by Clay Paky.[1]
In December 2007, NME voted “Golden Skans” as the best NME single of the year in 2007; furthermore their debut album was the NME album of the year.
The song is featured on the soundtrack of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.
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Obzezzion wrote:
♥ KLAXOOOONSSSSSS
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Thonydef wrote:
i.m.f showed this video back when it was a station and ever since i saw that video i searched and now i found them and i love their music now! too bad it took me several years lol
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wwwrty wrote:
Прикольно
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LightningLove wrote:
Klaxons бесподобны. Стиль, энергия, атмосфера, харизма - всё на высоте. Не знаю даже, чего им может не хватать.
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zombierosie wrote:
You can forget our future plans.
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jenks609 wrote:
Currently addicted to this song!! Too amazing!
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DanKoy wrote:
Addicting...catchy...annoying...love it...lol... [x2676]
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Metal-Kathy86 wrote:
GROSSARTIG
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kotZe4N71-4LL35 wrote:
my gf jjust slapped me.. .. as i said what i want to do with her if she doesnt stop being hot and dancing like a sexy robot while loading the dishwasher... as her brther stood by our side..and he laughed..
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lunamusa wrote:
wooooo! Me encanta!
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theXmodernXage wrote:
WHILE WE WAIT, WHILE WE WAIT!!!
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riotrhythms wrote:
hoouoooouoou ahh
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horcruxes- wrote:
I looked for this song for YEARS. :')
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Nandow1991 wrote:
Uma das músicas mais viciantes da minha vida ! Love Since the First time that i heard (2007')
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Josh_Sense wrote:
so dope.
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CONSUMMATE wrote:
v word 2 da flashbacks
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MonicaBunnell wrote:
vibeeee
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ElaineEscalante wrote:
Flashbacking so hard right now.
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DorthyLawton wrote:
Magic music
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ROCKPOPCLASSIC wrote:
G****
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