Cassius (song)

2008 single by Foals

"Cassius"

Single by Foals
from the album  Antidotes
Released| 10 March 2008
Genre|

* Math rock
* dance-punk

Length| 3:49
Label| Transgressive
Songwriter(s)|

* Jack Bevan
* Edwin Congreave
* Walter Gervers
* Yannis Philippakis
* Jimmy Smith

Foals singles chronology
| "Balloons"
(2007)  | "Cassius"
(2008)  | "Red Socks Pugie"
(2008)

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Antidotes track listing

1. "The French Open"
2. "Cassius"
3. "Red Socks Pugie"
4. "Olympic Airways"
5. "Electric Bloom"
6. "Balloons"
7. "Heavy Water"
8. "Two Steps, Twice"
9. "Big Big Love (Fig. 2)"
10. "Like Swimming"
11. "Tron"

"Cassius" is the second single from the album Antidotes by Foals. It is their fifth single in total to date. It was released as a digital download on 18 February 2008 and on CD and vinyl on 10 March 2008.

In a video interview with NME, lead singer Yannis Philippakis stated that the track was "the most straightforward song on the album. It's trying to deal with somebody being two-faced or, even to the extreme, someone having a split personality. The reason for why it's called Cassius – Cassius Clay who became Mohammad Ali, it's almost like there's two people in one and Cassius, the conspirator who instigated the assassination of Julius Caesar, who is a very literal symbol of being two faced".[1]

The video was directed by Dave Ma and shows the band playing with hanging hearts and pills.

"Cassius" peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and is their second highest-charting song after "My Number". The song was number 45 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[2]

## Formats and track listings

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Digital downloadNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Cassius"| 3:50

Digital EPNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Cassius"| 3:50
2.| "Cassius" (XFM session)| 3:27
3.| "Cassius" (Keiran Hebden version)| 11:01
4.| "Cassius" (Tensnake remix)| 8:09

CD singleNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Cassius"| 3:50
2.| "Cassius" (Keiran Hebden version)| 11:01

7" singleNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Cassius"| 3:50
2.| "The Chronic"| 4:57

7" singleNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Cassius"| 3:50
2.| "A Song for You"| 4:10

## Charts

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Chart (2008)  | Peak
position

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Scotland (OCC)[3] | 6
UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 26

## References

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1. ^ "NME media player". NME. Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
2. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2008". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008). Retrieved 2008-12-25
3. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
4. ^ "Foals: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

## External links

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* Official website

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Foals

* Jack Bevan
* Walter Gervers
* Yannis Philippakis
* Jimmy Smith

* Edwin Congreave
* Andrew Mears

Studio albums|

* Antidotes
* Total Life Forever
* Holy Fire
* What Went Down
* Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1
* Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2
* Life Is Yours

Singles|

* "Hummer"
* "Mathletics"
* "Balloons"
* "Cassius"
* "Red Socks Pugie"
* "Olympic Airways"
* "Spanish Sahara"
* "This Orient"
* "Inhaler"
* "My Number"
* "Late Night"
* "Bad Habit"
* "What Went Down"
* "Mountain at My Gates"
* "Exits"
* "On the Luna"
* "Sunday"
* "In Degrees"
* "Black Bull"
* "The Runner"
* "Into the Surf"
* "Like Lightning"
* "Wake Me Up"

Tours|

* Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost World Tour
* Life Is Yours Tour

Related articles|

* Discography
* Transgressive Records
* Yannis & The Yaw

* Category
* Commons

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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