Queen of Peace (song)
| "Queen of Peace" | ||||
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| Single by Florence and the Machine | ||||
| from the album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | ||||
| Released | 4 September 2015 | |||
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| Genre | Rock[1][2] | |||
| Length | 5:07 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Markus Dravs | |||
| Florence and the Machine singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Queen of Peace"/"Long and Lost" on YouTube | ||||
"Queen of Peace" is a song by English
UK Singles Chart,[3] peaking three weeks later at number 133,[4] the band's first single to miss the top 100 since "Lover to Lover
" in 2012.
Music video
A 10-minute
double-feature music video for "Queen of Peace" and "Long & Lost", another track from How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, was directed by Vincent Haycock and premiered on 27 July 2015.[5] Shot on the Scottish island of Easdale,[5] the short film is a part of a larger series of music videos centered on Welch and the storyline it creates known as The Odyssey.[6]
Track listing
- Digital download – Hot Chip Remix[7]
- "Queen of Peace" (Hot Chip Remix) – 6:25
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.[8]
Recording
- Engineered at The Pool and Urchin Studios (London)
- Strings, brass and flute recorded at Angel Recording Studios and The Pool (London)
- Mixed at Toast Studios (London)
- Mastered at Sterling Sound(New York City)
Personnel
Florence and the Machine
- Florence Welch – vocals, backing vocals
- Mark Saunders – bass
- Rob Ackroyd – electric guitar
- Rusty Bradshaw – piano
Additional personnel
- Markus Dravs – production
- Robin Baynton – engineering, strings recording, brass recording, flute recording
- Jonathan Sagis – engineering assistance
- Iain Berryman – engineering assistance
- Dan Cox – additional engineering
- Matt Ingram – drums, percussion
- Leo Abrahams – electric guitar
- Rusty Bradshaw – piano
- James Hallawell – Hammond organ
- Benson – additional keys, programming, flute arrangements, brass arrangements, string arrangements
- Janelle Martin – backing vocals
- Nim Miller – backing vocals
- Baby N'Sola – backing vocals
- Sally Herbert – flute arrangements, brass arrangements, string arrangements, orchestration, conducting
- Daniel Newell – piccolo trumpet, flugel, trumpet
- Nigel Black – French horn
- Pip Eastop – French horn
- Sam Jacobs – French horn
- Elise Campbell – French horn
- Andy Wood – trombone, Euphonium
- John Barclay – trumpet
- Philip Cobb – trumpet
- Andy Crowley – trumpet
- Tom Rees-Roberts – trumpet
- Ed Tarrant – Euphonium
- tenor trombone
- Oren Marshall – tuba
- Everton Nelson – violin
- Gillon Cameron – violin
- Rick Koster – violin
- Oli Langford – violin
- Bruce White – viola
- Nick Barr – viola
- Ian Burdge – cello
- Eliza Marshall – flute, alto flute
- Mat Bartram – strings recording, brass recording, flute recording
- Ronan Phelan – strings recording assistance, brass recording assistance, flute recording assistance
- Craig Silvey – mixing
- Eduardo de la Paz – mixing assistance
- Ted Jensen – mastering
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[9] | 2 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[10] | 39 |
| 133 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 4 September 2015 | Digital download – Hot Chip Remix | Island | [7][11][12] |
References
- ^ Marvilli, Joe (15 June 2015). "Florence and the Machine: How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful". No Ripcord. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Gill, Andy (29 May 2015). "Florence + The Machine, How Big How Blue How Beautiful, album review: Welch confronts her demons in a frank manner". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 12.09.2015 (wk37)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ a b "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending 3 October 2015". UKChartsPlus. No. 736. Milton Keynes.
- ^ a b Geslani, Michelle (27 July 2015). "Florence and the Machine Premiere Cinematic Video for Queen of Peace/Long and Lost". Consequence. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Martin, Pamley (27 July 2015). "Florence + The Machine's 'Queen of Peace/Long and Lost' Short Film: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Queen Of Peace (Hot Chip Remix): Florence + The Machine: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Florence and the Machine (2015). How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (liner notes). Island Records. 602547236067.
- Ultratip. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- Ultratip. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Queen Of Peace (Hot Chip Remix): Florence + The Machine: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. United States. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Queen Of Peace (Hot Chip Remix): Florence + The Machine: MP3-Downloads". Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
