Writing to Reach You

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"Writing to Reach You"
Independiente
Songwriter(s)	Fran Healy
Producer(s)	Nigel Godrich
Travis singles chronology
" More Than Us " (1998) "Writing to Reach You" (1999) "Driftwood" (1999)

"Writing to Reach You" is the first single taken from Scottish rock band Travis's second studio album, The Man Who (1999).

Background

The song was written by

. Fran was reading Letters to Felice from Franz Kafka while he wrote this song.

Music video

The video was directed by John Hardwick. It features Healy walking in the countryside and being attacked by a pair of schoolchildren. They pelt him with stones and shoot him with arrows, only to find that he is wearing body armour, which he takes off with the arrows still embedded. He is also attacked by a Bf 109 fighter plane being flown by one of the children. The video ends with Healy giving a letter of some sort to the school girl who shot him with arrows earlier and she runs toward the camera as it travels further away from the set.

Track listings

Appearances in popular culture

The song's intro is used as bumper music on the Ring of Fire radio program.

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	14

References