Balloons (song)

"Balloons" is the first single from the album Antidotes by Foals. It is their fourth single in total to date. It was released as a digital download on 9 December 2007 and on CD and vinyl the following day.

Released10 December 2007

Genre

• Math rock^[1]
• dance-punk

LabelTransgressive Records

SongwritersJack Bevan, Edwin Congreave, Walter Gervers, Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith

Quick facts Single by Foals, from the album Antidotes ...

"Balloons"
Single by Foals
from the album Antidotes
Released	10 December 2007
Genre	Math rock[1] dance-punk
Label	Transgressive Records
Songwriters	Jack Bevan, Edwin Congreave, Walter Gervers, Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith
Foals singles chronology
"Mathletics" (2007) "Balloons" (2007) "Cassius" (2008)
Antidotes track listing
"The French Open" "Cassius" "Red Socks Pugie" "Olympic Airways" "Electric Bloom" "Balloons" "Heavy Water" "Two Steps, Twice" "Big Big Love (Fig. 2)" "Like Swimming" "Tron"

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The video was directed by Dave Ma and features crows, dancers in flapper dresses, a wall of flowers and Foals' artwork maestro Tinhead painting on a wall. Singer Yannis has described the crows as representing coal or fuel.

"Balloons" peaked at number 39 on the UK singles chart, and was voted in at 86 in NME's 100 Tracks of the Decade.^[2]