Rat Race (Enter Shikari song)

"Rat Race"
Single by Enter Shikari
from the album Rat Race EP
Released31 October 2013
GenreElectronicore, post-hardcore
Length3:17
LabelAmbush Reality, Hopeless
Composer(s)Enter Shikari
Lyricist(s)Rou Reynolds
Producer(s)Enter Shikari, Dan Weller
Enter Shikari singles chronology
"Radiate"
(2013) 		"Rat Race"
(2013) 		"The Last Garrison"
(2014)
Enter Shikari chronology
Live in London. W6. March 2012
(2012) 		Rat Race EP
(2013) 		Live in the Barrowland
(2013)

"Rat Race" is a single by British rock band Enter Shikari. The song was first played on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio One show on the evening of 31 October 2013.[1] The single was released with a remix of the song Radiate by Enter Shikari's alter ego Shikari Sound System. The band also released an EP, which compiled the two previous singles "The Paddington Frisk" and "Radiate".

The "Rat Race" single peaked at #77 on the UK Singles Chart on 16 November 2013.[2]

Music video

The music video was released on the band's official YouTube page on 31 October.[3]

Track listings

Digital download
  1. "Rat Race" – 3:17
  2. "Radiate" (Shikari Sound System Remix) – 3:49
CD
  1. "Rat Race" – 3:17
  2. "Rat Race" (Radio Edit) – 3:00
  3. "Radiate" (Shikari Sound System Remix) – 3:49
EP
  1. "The Paddington Frisk" - 1:16
  2. "Radiate" – 4:32
  3. "Rat Race" – 3:17
  4. "Radiate" (Shikari Sound System Remix) – 3:49

Personnel

Enter Shikari
  • Roughton "Rou" Reynolds – lead vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, programming
  • Chris Batten – bass guitar, vocals, co-lead vocals on "Rat Race"
  • Liam "Rory" Clewlow – guitar, vocals
  • Rob Rolfe – drums, percussion, backing vocals

References

  1. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Zane Lowe, Zane versus Andy C, Enter Shikari - Rat Race". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  2. ^ "ENTER SHIKARI | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "Enter Shikari - Radiate (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2016-11-22.