Greek Tragedy (song)

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"Greek Tragedy"
Greek Tragedy single cover.jpeg
Single by The Wombats
from the album Glitterbug
Released14 January 2015
Recorded2014
Genre
Length3:29
Label14th Floor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Wombats singles chronology
"Your Body Is a Weapon"
(2013) 		"Greek Tragedy"
(2015) 		"Give Me a Try"
(2015)
Music video
"Greek Tragedy" on YouTube

"Greek Tragedy" is a song from indie rock band The Wombats. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2015 as the lead single from the band's third studio album, Glitterbug (2015).[1] "Greek Tragedy" was written and produced by band members Matthew Murphy, Dan Haggis, and Tord Øverland Knudsen, with Mark Crew also producing.[2] The track received its premiere on BBC Radio 1 when it featured as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record in the World on 14 January.[3] An official remix of the track by British band Bastille was released on 27 January 2015.[4] In 2020, Swedish music producer Oliver Nelson, released a remixed version on the social media platform, TikTok. This remix became a viral sleeper hit, renewing popularity for the original 2015 version on streaming platform, Spotify. In January 2021, The Wombats released the remixed version as an official single, entitled as the "Oliver Nelson TikTok Remix." The remix was accompanied by a music video created by Jamie Mac.

Music video[]

Directed by Finn Keenan, the accompanying music video for "Greek Tragedy" premiered on YouTube on 15 January 2015. The video follows a young woman, portrayed by April Pearson, who becomes obsessed with the Wombats, culminating in her stalking and eventually murdering all of them. She then takes them to a warehouse and sets their corpses up like marionettes.[5][6] The band credited Keenan for imagining the concept of the video.[7] Knudsen said "it is refreshing sometimes to get a different sight on the song ... the video is not really what the song is about",[8] and Haggis elaborated that "It’s not actually about a stalker – fortunately that’s not reality."[7]

Track listing[]

Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Greek Tragedy"3:29

Charts[]

Chart performance[]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 61
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 62
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[11] 32
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12] 47

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format
Worldwide 14 January 2015[1] Digital download

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "iTunes - Music - Glitterbug (Deluxe Edition) - The Wombats". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The Wombats premiere new single "Greek Tragedy" - Listen". NME. 14 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Zane Lowe - The Wombats - Greek Tragedy". BBC Radio 1. 14 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Bastille remix The Wombats "Greek Tragedy" - Listen". Ear Milk. 27 January 2015.
  5. ^ Davidson, Amy (15 January 2015). "The Wombats premiere music video for new song 'Greek Tragedy'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  6. ^ Mack, Emmy (15 January 2015). "Watch The Wombats' Murderous Video For New Single 'Greek Tragedy'". Music Feeds. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Vargas, Emily (10 February 2015). "INTERVIEW: The Wombats aim for new heights on 'Glitterbug'". GroundSounds. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  8. ^ Eberhart, Lisa (16 April 2015). "Getting Geeky: The Wombats Talk Their Musical Evolution". Nothing but Hope and Passion. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Australian-charts.com – The Wombats – Greek Tragedy". ARIA Top 50 Singles. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Wombats – Greek Tragedy" (in Dutch). Ultratip. 14 February 2015 Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  11. ^ "The Wombats Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  12. ^ "The Wombats Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  13. ^ "British single certifications – The Wombats – Greek Tragedy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 May 2020.Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Greek Tragedy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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