Standing on the Shore
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| Single by Empire of the Sun | ||||
| from the album Walking on a Dream | ||||
| B-side | "The Art of Driving" | |||
| Released | 12 June 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2007
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| Length | 4:25 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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"Standing on the Shore" | ||||
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| "Standing on the Shore" on YouTube | ||||
"Standing on the Shore" is a song by Australian electronic music duo Empire of the Sun and the third single from their debut album Walking on a Dream. The single was released in June 2009, along with a cover of the Black Box Recorder song "The Art of Driving" as a B-side and features Steele's wife Jodi Steele on vocals. The B-side was originally recorded as the music for the advertisement of the new BMW Z4.[2]
The song received extensive airplay on the Nova radio network in 2009.[3] The song was featured in episode 4 of season 6 of HBO's Entourage on 2 August 2009, during the closing credits.[4]
The music video for "Standing on the Shore" was shot at Lancelin, north of Perth, Australia.[5] The video clip was directed by Josh Logue of Mathematics[6] and choreographed by Serena Chalker and Quindell Orton of Perth dance company Anything Is Valid Dance Theatre (AIVDT).[7] The video is also the first to only feature Steele and not Littlemore. The video first aired on 17 June 2009.
Track listings
UK 7-inch limited-edition vinyl single
- Blue-colored see-through vinyl
- "Standing on the Shore" – 4:22
- "The Art of Driving" – 4:32
iTunes digital download
- "Standing on the Shore" – 4:22
- "The Art of Driving" – 4:32