Mountain at My Gates

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"Mountain at My Gates"
Foals - Mountain at My Gates cover art.jpg
Single by Foals
from the album What Went Down
Released21 July 2015 (2015-07-21)
Recorded2014–15 at La Fabrique Studios (Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France)
GenreIndie rock, post-punk revival
Length4:02
Label
Songwriter(s)Foals
Producer(s)James Ford
Foals singles chronology
"What Went Down"
(2015) 		"Mountain at My Gates"
(2015) 		"Give It All"
(2015)
Music video
"Mountain at My Gates" on YouTube

"Mountain at My Gates" is a song by English rock band Foals. It was released as the second single from their fourth studio album, What Went Down, on 21 July 2015. The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart, number 35 on the Belgian Flanders Tip Singles Chart, number 87 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 192 on the French Singles Chart. The song was also featured in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 16.

Music video[]

The official music video, lasting four minutes and eleven seconds, was uploaded to the official Foals YouTube channel on 29 July 2015. It is a spherical video taken in 4K quality with a GoPro and filmed at the Alexandra Road Estate. A non-spherical version of the video is also available for viewing.[1]

Track listing[]

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Mountain at My Gates"4:02

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[2] 35
Canada Rock (Billboard)[3] 7
France (SNEP)[4] 192
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[5] 48
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 87
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] 20
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[8] 4
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] 9
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10] 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] 17

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2016) Position
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12] 30
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] 17
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[14] 48
US Rock Airplay Songs (Billboard)[15] 19

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Gold 400,000double-dagger

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

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 21 July 2015 Digital download

References[]

  1. ^ "FOALS – Mountain At My Gates [2D Director's Cut]". YouTube. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Foals – Mountain at My Gates" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Foals Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Lescharts.com – Foals – Mountain at My Gates" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Foals Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Foals Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Foals Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Foals Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  10. ^ "Foals Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Foals Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Adult Alternative Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  13. ^ "Alternative Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  14. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  15. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  16. ^ "British single certifications – Foals – Mountain at My Gates". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 October 2020.Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Mountain at My Gates in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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