Sovereign Light Café
| "Sovereign Light Café" | ||||
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| Single by Keane | ||||
| from the album Strangeland | ||||
| B-side | Difficult Child | |||
| Released | 23 July 2012 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Writer(s) | Tim Rice-Oxley, Tom Chaplin, Richard Hughes, Jesse Quin | |||
| Producer(s) | Dan Grech-Marguerat | |||
| Keane singles chronology | ||||
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"Sovereign Light Café" is a song by English alternative rock band Keane released as the third single from their fourth studio album, Strangeland.
The band played the song for first time during the Perfect Symmetry World Tour on 17 September 2009 in Thunder Bay Ontario.
The band announced on their official website: "With Strangeland sitting atop the UK album chart for a second week, we're pleased to report that the next single to be taken from the album will be Sovereign Light Café, which is released on 16th July".[1]
The song is written with inspiration drawn from the town of Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex where the café is located in real life and also the town of Battle where many of the roads mentioned are, close to where the members of Keane grew up.[2]
Music video
The music video was premiered on 30 May 2012. It was filmed in Bexhill-on-Sea.
Track listing
- Digital download
- "Sovereign Light Café" – 3:38
- "Difficult Child" – 3:44
- Digital download — remix
- "Sovereign Light Café" (Afrojack Remix) – 6:16
Charts
Album version
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3] | 2 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[4] | 4 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 71 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] | 74 |
| US Billboard Triple A[7] | 20 |
Afrojack remix
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] | 22 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] | 29 |
References
- ↑ "Keane News, Blogs, Photos, Behind the scenes video, User comments and Tour announcements | Sovereign Light Café is next single". Keanemusic.com. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ↑ "BBC News - Keane to start world tour in Bexhill-on-Sea". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Keane – Sovereign Light Café" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Keane – Sovereign Light Café" (in French). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Keane – Sovereign Light Café" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-08-04" UK Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Billboard Triple A". 2013-03-02.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Keane feat Afrojack search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Afrojack vs Keane – Sovereign Light Café" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.