The Age of the Understatement (song)
2008 single by The Last Shadow Puppets
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"The Age of the Understatement" is the first single released by The Last Shadow Puppets. It was released on 14 April 2008 in the United Kingdom on Domino Records. The song is the title track from the band's debut album The Age of the Understatement.
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| Single by The Last Shadow Puppets | ||||
| from the album The Age of the Understatement | ||||
| Released | 15 April 2008 | |||
| Recorded | August 2007 – December 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, country rock, alternative country, symphonic rock | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Songwriters | Alex Turner, Miles Kane | |||
| Producer | James Ford | |||
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| The Age of the Understatement track listing | ||||
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Music video
The video was shot in Moscow, Russia by French director Romain Gavras, and features Turner and Kane walking through the Russian capital. Gavras chose to shoot in Russia, as the song had "a western feel to it," and "Russia is kind of like the new Wild West." He described it as, "The most difficult shot, I've ever done." due to the long hours, the cold temperatures, and the fact they had, "to bribe a few people - including the police, who were with us all the time when we were filming."[1] Gavras would later describe the shoot as "crazy" saying: "On the other side of the camera, it was a training camp with tanks shooting all the time, totally unsafe."[2][3] The video won Best Cinematography at the 2008 UK Music Video Awards,[4] and was featured on Pitchfork's Top 40 Music Videos of 2008 list.[5]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Alex Turner and Miles Kane, except where noted; all music is composed by The Last Shadow Puppets.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Age of the Understatement" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Two Hearts in Two Weeks" | 2:16 |
| 3. | "Wondrous Place" (Lewis/Giant) | 2:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Age of the Understatement" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Two Hearts in Two Weeks" | 2:16 |
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 86 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] | 2 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8] | 19 |
| European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] | 26 |
| France (SNEP)[10] | 81 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 34 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] | 97 |
| Spain (Promusicae)[13] | 3 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 9 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[15] | 1 |
| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||
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| 2008 | "Wondrous Place" (download only) | 187 | ||
| 2008 | "Two Hearts in Two Weeks" (download only) | 182 | ||
| 2008 | "In The Heat of the Morning" (download only) | 111 | ||