Ratchet (song)

This article is about the Bloc Party song. For the Borgore song, see Borgore.

2013 single by Bloc Party

"Ratchet"

Single by Bloc Party
from the album  The Nextwave Sessions
Released| 25 June 2013
Recorded| 2013
Genre|

* Dance-punk
* post-punk revival
* rap rock
* alternative dance

Length| 3:18
Label| Frenchkiss
Songwriter(s)|

* Russell Lissack
* Gordon Moakes
* Kele Okereke
* Matt Tong

Producer(s)| Dan Carey
Bloc Party singles chronology
| "Truth"
(2013)  | "Ratchet"
(2013)  | "The Love Within"
(2015)

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"Ratchet" is a song by English rock band Bloc Party. The song was released on 25 June 2013 as the lead single from the band's third EP The Nextwave Sessions. The song was given its first radio play by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1.[1] A music video for the song was also uploaded to the band's Vevo channel on YouTube on the same day of the song's release. The song was featured in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 14.[2]

It is the final single released by the band with the original lineup intact, as drummer Matt Tong left the band in 2013 and bassist Gordon Moakes left in 2015. Tong left the band prior to the release of the single but plays on the recording and appears in the video.

## Music video

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The official music video for the song, lasting three minutes and sixteen seconds, was uploaded on 25 June 2013 to the band's Vevo channel on YouTube.[3] The video, created by English animator Cyriak, features heavily edited footage from past music videos for the songs "Octopus", "Hunting for Witches", "Little Thoughts" and "Helicopter".[4][5]

## Track listing

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### CD

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CD release[6]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Ratchet" (Super Clean Edit)| 3:18
2.| "Ratchet" (Clean Edit)| 3:18

### Digital download

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Digital releaseNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Ratchet"| 3:18

## Charts

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Chart (2013)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[7] | 96

## References

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1. ^ Murray, Robin (25 June 2013). "Bloc Party confirm Nextwave Sessions EP". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
2. ^ "FIFA 14 Soundtrack Reveal". Electronic Arts. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
3. ^ "Bloc Party - Ratchet". YouTube. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
4. ^ Minsker, Evan (25 June 2013). "Bloc Party announce new EP The Nextwave Sessions". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
5. ^ Bowe, Miles (25 June 2013). "Bloc Party – "Ratchet" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
6. ^ "Bloc Party – Ratchet (2013, CDr)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
7. ^ "Chartifacts". Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

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Bloc Party

* Kele Okereke
* Russell Lissack
* Louise Bartle
* Harry Deacon

* Gordon Moakes
* Matt Tong
* Sarah Jones
* Justin Harris
* Daniel Pugsley

Studio albums|

* Silent Alarm
* A Weekend in the City
* Intimacy
* Four
* Hymns
* Alpha Games

Remix albums|

* Silent Alarm Remixed
* Intimacy Remixed

Extended plays|

* Bloc Party
* Little Thoughts
* The Nextwave Sessions
* The High Life

Singles|

* "She's Hearing Voices"
* "Banquet"/"Staying Fat"
* "Little Thoughts"/"Tulips"
* "Helicopter"
* "Tulips"
* ""So Here We Are"/"Positive Tension""
* "Banquet"
* "Pioneers"
* "Two More Years"
* "The Prayer"
* "I Still Remember"
* "Hunting for Witches"
* "Flux"
* "Mercury"
* "Talons"
* "One Month Off"
* "Signs"
* "One More Chance"
* "Octopus"
* "Truth"
* "Ratchet"

Other songs|

* "Like Eating Glass"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Songs
* Pin Me Down
* Young Legionnaire

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