Mothership (song)

This article is about the Enter Shikari song. For the Aurora song, see A Different Kind of Human (Step 2).
"Mothership"
Single by Enter Shikari
Released27 August 2006
11 January 2011 (Motherstep/Mothership)
Recorded2006
Genre
Length4:50 (demo version)
4:30 (album version)
6:23 (Motherstep version)
LabelAmbush Reality
Songwriter(s)Chris Batten, Rou Reynolds, Rob Rolfe, Rory Clewlow
Producer(s)Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari singles chronology
"Mothership"
(2006) 		"Sorry You're Not a Winner/OK Time for Plan B"
(2006)

"Mothership" is the first single by Enter Shikari. It was released as a digital download and a very limited run of 100 CD singles. It was released in August 2006. There was no vinyl released. It was available from their online store[1] and from iTunes. It has been featured as single of the week on the iTunes Store.

A video has been made for this single, which is viewable on the band's website.[2] The song has since been re-recorded and was included on Enter Shikari's debut album, Take to the Skies. When performed live, a dubstep intro, known as "Motherstep," is played along with the song. A single of the "Motherstep" version of "Mothership," recorded in 2010 at the Hammersmith Apollo, was released as a single on 26 January 2011.[3]

Track listing

Mothership single
No.TitleLength
1."Mothership" (Summer 2006 Download Version)4:50
Motherstep/Mothership single
No.TitleLength
1."Motherstep/Mothership" (live @ Hammersmith Apollo 2010)6:22

Video

The video for "Mothership" was shot at The Underworld in Camden, London on 2 July 2006 at a live performance and was filmed by overhead cameras, angled from the ceiling.

Chart performance

Chart (2006) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 151

Personnel

  • Roughton "Rou" Reynolds – lead vocals, electronics
  • Liam "Rory" Clewlow – guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Batten – bass, backing vocals
  • Rob Rolfe – drums

References

  1. ^ "Enter Shikari - Home". Archived from the original on 2007-01-17. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
  2. ^ "Enter Shikari - Official Website". Archived from the original on 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
  3. ^ "Motherstep/Mothership (Live @ Hammersmith) [Explicit] by Enter Shikari on Amazon Music". Amazon. 10 November 2021.